From James Hunt, how crypto regulation is going in the UK: UK has ceded crypto hub ground to US amid 'heavy-handed' FCA oversight, Consensys says theblock.co/post/375873/uk…

In a statement, WH Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said: “President Trump exercised his constitutional authority by issuing a pardon for Mr. Zhao, who was prosecuted by the Biden Administration in their war on cryptocurrency." theblock.co/post/375917/pr…

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Coinbase, Ripple among crypto titans donating to Trump's new White House ballroom theblock.co/post/376062/cr…

The planned launches come in the wake of Oct. 9 guidance from the SEC, released a week into the shutdown, clarifying procedures for firms seeking to go public. theblock.co/post/376364/cr…

Small nugget: The Senate Agriculture Committee officially received the nomination of Michael Selig to lead the CFTC this afternoon

The Bitwise Solana Staking ETF, the first of its kind, with the ticker symbol BSOL, will launch on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday. theblock.co/post/376428/so…

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Grayscake is taking the same path as it did for its SOL ETF last week in looking to launch the XRP ETF, according to a person familiar, meaning its XRP ETF could list without the SEC’s sign-off.

Jailed former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's case is back in court as he looks to get a redo after being found guilty two years ago on multiple fraud charges.

Had fun chatting this morning with Chris Elias, Kelvin Sparks and Tim Copeland about what’s up next for crypto legislation 🏛️➡️

Senate Ag Committee's draft crypto legislation gives new authority to CFTC, leaves key issues unresolved theblock.co/post/378267/se…

There’s a long to-do list facing Congress when the government reopens, but crypto legislation still remains top priority among many in the Senate. Still a ways to go, but always great chatting with Sarah Wynn on the latest in DC!

SEC Chair Paul Atkins unveils plan for 'token taxonomy' to redefine crypto regulation theblock.co/post/378590/se…

Atlanta Fed President to Step Down in February nytimes.com/2025/11/12/bus…

#BREAKING: U.S. House votes to end government shutdown, 222-209. Goes now to the president.

ICYMI: Unpacking the Clarity Act - The Crypto Beat Policy Special In episode 50 of the Crypto Beat, Tim Copeland and Kelvin Sparks were joined by The Block's policy reporter Sarah Wynn and Moto Legal founding partner Chris Elias to break down how the Genius and Clarity

ICYMI: Crypto and traditional finance heavyweights debated decentralized finance's role in tokenization during an SEC investor advisory committee meeting on Thursday: theblock.co/post/381443/to…

In her latest move to update financial markets, Caroline D. Pham debuted a "digital assets pilot program" allowing certain cryptocurrencies to be used as collateral in derivatives markets. Read more here: theblock.co/post/381804/cf…

Lawmakers are forging ahead on crypto market structure talks, the big question seems to be… will there be a markup hearing next week to move the bill forward? 👀 theblock.co/post/381924/no…