Legislation

Japan's parliament approved legislation reclassifying bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as financial assets, marking a major regulatory shift that aligns digital assets more closely with traditional financial markets.

The UK will introduce a "no gain, no loss" tax treatment for qualifying crypto lending and DeFi liquidity pool transactions from April 6, 2027, deferring Capital Gains Tax until users make an economic disposal of their cryptocurrency.

White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt will begin military leave later this month as the Senate enters a critical final stretch to pass the Clarity Act before the August recess.

Russia's largest private lender, Alfa-Bank, plans to launch Bitcoin and crypto trading, custody, and a digital depository once new regulations take effect, joining a broader push by major Russian banks to enter the country's emerging crypto market by late 2026 or 2027.

Illinois became the first U.S. state to impose a transaction-based crypto tax after Gov. JB Pritzker signed SB 3019 into law.

More than 60 leading crypto executives urged Senate leaders to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act with its blockchain developer protections intact.

The full text of H.R. 8957 reveals that the proposed Strategic Bitcoin Reserve would impose a 20-year lock-up on federally held bitcoin.

Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are urging the U.S. Department of Labor under Donald Trump to withdraw a proposed rule allowing Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in retirement accounts.

Nick Begich, R-Alaska, introduced legislation today to permanently establish a U.S. strategic bitcoin reserve.

The Senate Banking Committee opened a high-stakes markup for crypto on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act.