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The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control announced sanctions on August 7, 2026, against a network of digital asset exchanges used by the Iranian regime to launder billions of dollars, evade international sanctions, and fund the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The Federal Reserve's research division released a paper in August that few retail investors will read but that every stablecoin holder should understand. Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2026-055 examines the mechanics of digital asset runs, the conditions that trigger th
The joint release landed without fanfare. The Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service published final regulations implementing bipartisan tax reporting requirements for 'brokers' in the digital asset space. The effective date is set. The compliance timeline is clear.
When the IRS released its final regulations on digital asset broker reporting last month, I found myself staring at a document that will reshape how millions of Americans interact with cryptocurrency taxation. The agency's 300-page rulemaking establishes the framework for Form 10
The executive order arrived with the presidential signature that marks policy moments which reshape industry landscapes. When President Trump signed the directive commanding federal agencies to update regulations and permit the integration of digital assets into traditional finan
The Treasury Department's announcement landed with the understated weight of a document that will reshape billions in daily transaction flows. When Secretary Bessent described the proposed rules implementing the GENIUS Act as "establishing the first federal framework for stableco
The conference room at Treasury felt different that morning. Not the hushed urgency of a financial crisis, nor the bureaucratic routine of a typical briefing. Something in between—a sense that the document being unsealed carried weight beyond its page count.
Federal Reserve and FDIC Withdraw Restrictive Crypto Guidance: What This Means for Bitcoin Banking In a significant shift for the American banking landscape, the Federal Reserve and FDIC jointly announced the withdrawal of prior restrictive guidance on crypto-asset activities. Th
The IRS Bitcoin Tax Crackdown: What Digital Asset Reporting Means for Users Washington's new reporting requirements are about to shine a spotlight on every Bitcoin transaction. The days of treating Bitcoin transactions as invisible to tax authorities are officially ending. When t
The Credit Union Pivot: Why the NCUA's Stablecoin Rule is a Quiet Revolution Key Metrics: NCUA Stablecoin Framework Regulatory Trigger GENIUS Act Implementation Issuance Model Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuer (PPSI) Key Constraint Consortium-based/Subsidiary focus Risk Profile
