The White House officially cleared a regulatory review of a new Department of Labor rule that could open the floodgates for crypto in the $10 trillion 401(k) retirement market.
In a historic joint announcement on March 22, 2026, the SEC and CFTC finally unveiled the long-awaited "Token Taxonomy" framework, ending years of jurisdictional bickering.
On January 2, 2026, the prominent on-chain sleuth ZachXBT reported that hundreds of independent wallets had been drained of their assets, with the root cause remaining unidentified as of the latest investigations.
In a move that has reignited "bullish hope" across a stagnant market, MicroStrategy (operating as "Strategy") officially ended its brief holiday pause on December 29, 2025.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on December 8th launched a pilot program allowing Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and USDC to serve as collateral in regulated derivatives markets.
A major institutional partnership was announced on December 8th, with global crypto exchange Crypto.com and European crypto ETP issuer 21Shares forming a strategic alliance to expand regulated access to the Cronos (CRO) ecosystem.
Tether, the issuer of the world's largest stablecoin, USDT, announced a major strategic investment into Parfin, a London-based fintech company with extensive operations across Latin America.