Law & Policy

Last week in crypto regulation (June 30 – July 6):

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1/ SEC Chairman Paul Atkins endorsed tokenization as an “innovation,” supporting market adoption.

Head of crypto practice at Buzko Krasnov law firm
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Law School Adjunct Lecturer

1/ SEC Chairman Paul Atkins endorsed tokenization as an “innovation,” supporting market adoption. https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-chair-paul-atkins-tokenization-crypto-regulation-shift

2/ U.S. court allowed Celsius to continue $4.3B lawsuit against Tether.

2/ U.S. court allowed Celsius to continue $4.3B lawsuit against Tether. https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69033248/52/celsius-network-limited-v-tether-limited/

3/ U.S. Senate passed “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” without crypto tax relief.

3/ U.S. Senate passed “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” without crypto tax relief. https://cointelegraph.com/news/senate-budget-bill-amendment-crypto-taxes

4/ DOJ charged four North Koreans in a nearly $1M crypto theft case.

4/ DOJ charged four North Koreans in a nearly $1M crypto theft case. https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/four-north-koreans-charged-nearly-1-million-cryptocurrency-theft-scheme

5/ Arizona Governor vetoed crypto reserve bill.

6/ Connecticut banned state crypto holdings.

7/ Ripple Labs applied for U.S. banking license. https://www.wsj.com/finance/regulation/ripple-seeks-a-u-s-banking-license-adding-to-list-of-crypto-companies-e007afa4

6/ Connecticut banned state crypto holdings. https://x.com/Bitcoin_Laws/status/1939840917323882641

5/ Arizona Governor vetoed crypto reserve bill. https://www.theblock.co/post/360672/arizona-governor-vetoes-bill-reserve-seized-crypto