SEC and CFTC memorandum of understanding on coordinated market oversight

SEC and CFTC Sign MOU to Coordinate Oversight Including Crypto Assets

March 12, 2026 114

WASHINGTON, March 11, 2026 — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Wednesday they had entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to guide coordination and collaboration between the two agencies and support lawful innovation, market integrity, and investor and customer protection.

UK FCA crypto rules regulatory framework document

UK FCA to Publish Crypto Rules This Summer With Licensing Gateway in September

March 10, 2026 107

LONDON, March 10, 2026 — The UK Financial Conduct Authority plans to publish final rules governing cryptoasset firms this summer, with a regulatory licensing gateway expected to open in September, according to remarks delivered Tuesday by FCA Executive Director for Payments and Digital Finance David Geale at the MoneyLIVE Summit 2026 in London.

Grayscale Bittensor Trust switches NAV benchmark from Coin Metrics to CoinDesk rate

Grayscale Bittensor Trust Switches NAV Benchmark to CoinDesk Rate

March 6, 2026 129

NEW YORK, March 4, 2026 — Grayscale Investments-sponsored Grayscale Bittensor Trust said it will begin calculating the trust’s net asset value using the CoinDesk Bittensor Benchmark Rate, replacing the Coin Metrics Real-Time Rate for Bittensor, according to a Form 8-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reporting an event dated March 4, 2026.

United States Capitol building in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Crypto Market Structure Bill Faces Impasse as Banks Reject Stablecoin Reward Proposal

March 5, 2026 125

WASHINGTON, March 5, 2026 — Negotiations over landmark U.S. cryptocurrency legislation have stalled after banks said they cannot support a White House-backed compromise on stablecoin rewards, raising uncertainty over whether Congress will pass a crypto market structure bill this year, according to a Reuters report.