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Today: SEC Crypto Task Force Privacy Roundtable |
The SEC Crypto Task Force Financial Surveillance and Privacy Roundtable is Monday, December 15, 1PM in DC.
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> CFTC is withdrawing guidance from 2020 in accordance with the Dodd-Frank Act focused on the "actual delivery" of digital assets.
> Financial Stability Oversight Council’s 2025 report removes digital assets as a threat to the financial system.
> The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Assistance has issued an Investor Bulletin to help educate retail investors about the ways investors can hold crypto assets.
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The American Federation of Teachers sent a letter to the Senate urging lawmakers to abandon the crypto market structure legislation. - The Block [Read AFT Letter]
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- Editorial: Congress should not leave small community and minority banks out of the digital asset future - Philadelphia Tribune
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YouTube launches option for U.S. creators to receive stablecoin payouts through PayPal. - Fortune
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Top credit ratings agency Moody's is proposing a new framework for evaluating stablecoins as the digital assets edge their way into traditional finance. - The Block
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Trump Admin Approves First Round of Crypto-Focused Banks. Circle, Paxos and Ripple are among those receiving conditional approval. - WSJ
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US regulators gave the green light for a new service that will take a critical step toward moving some stocks, bonds and Treasuries onto blockchain technology. - Bloomberg
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Last Thursday, executives from Citadel Securities, Coinbase, Galaxy discussed tokenization at an SEC Investor Advisory Committee meeting. - The Block
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Juventus Soccer Club owners reject $1.2BN takeover offer from crypto giant Tether. - ESPN
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Editorial: Can bitcoin bonds fund economic development? A New Hampshire municipal issue stretches the bounds of what state borrowing is for. - Financial Times
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The Swiss city that lets you pay for most things with bitcoin. - BBC
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Luana Lopes Lara: The 29-year-old ex-ballerina is now the youngest female self-made billionaire.
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WEB3 WOMEN BRIEFING LAST WEEK |
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6th Annual Congressional Briefing WOC Blockchain, December 10, 2025
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Cleve Mesidor attended the Blockchain Association Policy Summit last week
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THE GET DOWN: BEYOND BITCOIN PODCAST |
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Stream all episodes with host Ritzy P on your favorite platform.
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butterscotch is a digital news studio broadcasting stories about Black, Latino, Indigenous DeFi retail investors, Web3 consumers, founders, executives, officials. The virtual newsroom - featuring eNews, Podcast, Live Events – seeks to deepen mainstream understanding of diverse segments of the emerging $4 trillion crypto industry.
Cleve Mesidor, CEO & Managing Editor
Ashlynn Mesidor, CTO & Co-Founder
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