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Regulation · Analysis

Crypto's campaign machine has money. One Texas loss shows its limits

Fairshake reported $125.8 million in cash through May. A lopsided Texas runoff still cannot be read as a clean referendum on crypto policy—or as proof of the next Congress.

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Regulation · News

Crypto companies join a broader corporate push to fund children's investment accounts

Treasury has listed Coinbase among companies supporting Trump Accounts, and current reporting adds Strategy to a wider pledge drive. The accounts hold conventional diversified funds, not crypto assets.

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Regulation · News

Senate CLARITY draft adds ethics language after a 15-9 committee vote

The July 22 draft combines Senate Banking and Agriculture Committee work and includes a section on public-official ethics. Sponsors say negotiations are continuing; committee minority staff says the restrictions and enforcement mechanism remain too narrow.

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Regulation · Deep Dive

The SEC-CFTC taxonomy separates the token from the deal. That changes the crypto securities question

Washington's March interpretation separates the asset, the promises made around it, the transaction under review and the intermediary that carries it. The release supersedes the SEC staff's 2019 framework, but applies existing law rather than creating a complete market-structure rulebook.

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Regulation · Analysis

South Africa is moving crypto transfers into its capital-control perimeter

The proposal would bring cross-border crypto transfers under the capital-flow rules already applied to bank and brokerage channels. Transaction classifications and reporting duties remain unresolved.

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Regulation · Briefing

MiCA's longest transition is over. Check the company behind your crypto app

EU customers should find the legal entity in their account terms, then check its status in ESMA and national registers.

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