New SEC chair Paul Atkins begins term as 72 crypto ETFs await approval
Paul Atkins confirmed as SEC chair with 52-44 Senate vote. Crypto firms donated over $85 million to Trump inauguration. SEC’s new direction may favour altcoins and DeFi platforms. The US…
Paul Atkins SEC chair confirmation faces delay with Senate due to paperwork issues
A March 27 meeting is being considered for a committee hearing on the selection of incoming SEC chair Paul Atkins US President Donald Trump selected Atkins in December following his…
Former House Financial Services chair Patrick McHenry joins Ondo Finance
Ondo Finance has announced a former US Congressman has joined its advisory board. Former House Financial Services Chair Patrick McHenry also recently joined Stripe and a16z. Patrick McHenry, former Republican…
Trump is planning to pick former CFTC commissioner Brian Quintenz as chair
Quintenz served as a CFTC Commissioner between 2017 and 2021 as part of the Technology Advisory Committee CFTC Commissioner Caroline Pham has been filling in as acting chair US President…
Acting US CFTC chair hints at roundtable to address digital assets market issues
Acting US CFTC Chair Caroline Pham has said that the commission will host roundtables on several issues including digital assets. The acting chair aims for clear crypto market rules. Pham’s…
Acting SEC Chair Uyeda announces new crypto task force
SEC acting chair Mark Uyeda has announced a crypto task force dubbed “SEC Crypto 2.0” The task force will look to establish a clear regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies. SEC Commissioner…
Trump picks Caroline Pham as acting CFTC Chair
Caroline Pham, the primary advocate for Digital assets “regulatory sandbox” U.S. President Donald Trump is yet to pick a permanent chair for CFTC. US elect President Donald Trump has picked…
Rep. Senator Cynthia Lummis selected to chair crypto subcommittee
Republican Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis has been picked to chair the crypto subcommittee Lummis, a crypto advocate, filed the Bitcoin Act of 2024 bill last month Other Republican members of…
CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam to leave agency, calls for the need to fill the crypto regulatory gap
Behnam’s last day at the Commission will be February 7 The CFTC obtained a $12.7 billion judgment against the now-defunct FTX exchange and Alameda Research in 2024 Rostin Behnam, the…
Fed’s vice chair for supervision Michael Barr to step down in February
Michael Barr’s resignation is effective from February 28, 2025, but he will continue as governor of the Federal Reserve Board A Reuters report indicated in December that Barr was seeking…