Crypto.com launched a standalone prediction markets platform called OG, offering U.S. users access to federally regulated event contracts tied to sports and other outcomes, according to a company announcement.
Senior leaders of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) this week discussed closer coordination on digital asset regulation during a joint public event focused on harmonizing oversight of crypto markets.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has published a response letter addressing a January 9 submission from Ripple related to digital asset market structure.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued an order relating to a proposed rule change filed by Nasdaq BX, Inc. concerning its options listing standards and the treatment of certain instruments referencing “crypto assets.” The SEC’s order was published under Release No. 34-104647 and addresses a filing submitted pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act and Rule 19b-4.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has launched a new regulatory initiative aimed at modernising its oversight framework to better accommodate emerging financial technologies, including digital assets and novel market structures.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Crypto Task Force has published a new set of industry submissions outlining views on how existing securities regulations should apply to digital asset activities, according to materials posted to the agency’s public docket on January 15.
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced on January 12 that its chairman has launched the agency’s Innovation Advisory Committee, according to a CFTC press release (Release 9167-26) published on the Commission’s website.
U.S. lawmakers are preparing to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, commonly referred to as the CLARITY Act, with a Senate committee markup scheduled for mid-January, moving the long-running crypto market structure debate into its next legislative phase.
Ripple said it is seeing increased engagement from institutional counterparties as the digital asset sector enters 2026, citing growing interest in blockchain-based payments and settlement infrastructure.
ETF flow activity across major crypto-linked products has moderated heading into year-end trading, as institutional investors appear to pause incremental allocation following a more active phase earlier in the quarter.
