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June 4: House Financial Services Hearing, “American Innovation and the Future of Digital Assets: From Blueprint to a Functional Framework.”

‘‘Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025’’

To provide for a system of regulation of the offer and sale of digital commodities by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and for other purposes.

DeFi and the American Spirit: Click to Register & View Speakers

“DeFi exemplifies the promise of crypto, as it allows people to interact without intermediaries,” said Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, head of the Crypto Task Force. “I look forward to learning from the panelists about how we can create a regulatory environment in which DeFi can thrive.”

The Labor Department has rescinded Biden-era guidance that strongly discouraged employers against offering cryptocurrency in workers’ 401(k) plan options. Read DOL Agency announcement

Cleve Mesidor's latest Forbes article explores the centralized and decentralized web of characters - like ICBA & Circle - in the stablecoin policy sphere and highlights the oversight role OCC will play. It also cites previous digital dollar frameworks and the old-school revenue model for stablecoin companies. [Read]

Black Blockchain Labs, host of Black Blockchain Summit, exhibited at the Bitcoin Conference in Vegas last week.

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