Policy

Policy coverage from the StreamSage Policy desk. Sources on every story. Page 10.

• Hyperliquid US Compliance Push Gains CFTC Support

  CFTC Chair Selig is exploring a new crypto asset market category that would allow leveraged on-chain trading under US rules.

• CME and Kalshi Executives Clash at CFTC Roundtable

  The dispute highlights the growing conflict between federal regulators and state gambling authorities over prediction markets.

• Trump meets finance executives to discuss Clarity Act

  President Trump held an Oval Office meeting with crypto and traditional finance leaders to solicit feedback on pending cryptocurrency legislation.

• Securitize president says SEC delayed crypto exemption over Clarity Act politics

  Brett Redfearn expects the innovation exemption to arrive in early October after the Clarity Act, but warns a court challenge could delay it by two years.

• Trump says CFTC is working to bring Hyperliquid to US

  President Trump stated at a Wednesday press conference that the CFTC is working to bring the trading platform into the United States in a fully compliant fashion.

• OCC targets November deadline for final GENIUS Act stablecoin rules

  Comptroller Jonathan Gould said the agency aims to issue the final rule before the GENIUS Act's January 2027 effective date.

• Injective Registers as SEC Transfer Agent

  Injective Institutional Services completed SEC registration, giving the Binance-incubated chain a regulated way to track ownership of tokenized securities.

• Pennsylvania Governor Orders New Data Center Restrictions

  Gov. Josh Shapiro's new rules aim to shield residents from higher electricity costs and give communities more control.

• Solana Policy Institute CEO puts Clarity Act odds at 10% before midterms

  Miller Whitehouse-Levine called the bill "August recess purgatory" at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium 2026.

• White House adviser bullish on Clarity Act as stablecoin fight resurfaces

  Witt called the bill passage likely at a Wyoming conference days before a September 15 cloture vote.

• SEC proposes token rules with $75M exemption

  The SEC proposed Regulation Crypto Assets, creating registration exemptions and a safe harbor that removes tokens from security status.

• SEC proposes crypto fundraising exemptions after canceling meeting

  New rules would allow crypto startups to raise up to $75 million annually without full securities registration.

• Ripple CLO sets Sept. 15 as test for Clarity Act progress

  The first procedural Senate motion on the bill requires 60 votes, according to Alderoty, who warned rulemaking will continue regardless of legislative outcomes.

• Bitpanda Hit With Europe's First Published MiCA Penalty in Austria

  Decrypt reports that Austria's Financial Market Authority has fined the Vienna-based exchange Bitpanda 70,000 euros.

• Treasury Seeks Comment on GENIUS Act Stablecoin Rules

  The agency asked stakeholders for input on licensing requirements and definitional terms as it works toward a January 2027 effective date.

• Binance shared user data with Russia leading to arrest

  Russian prosecutors cited Binance-provided records in a case against an IT specialist charged with financing terrorism for donations exceeding $700 to Ukrainian groups.

• White House to Meet Crypto and Prediction Market CEOs

  Coinbase, Gemini, Kalshi, Polymarket, Ripple, and Robinhood executives meet administration officials Aug. 19-20 amid a stalled Senate bill.

• Russia limits public crypto trading to Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT

  Bank of Russia draft caps non-qualified residents at 300,000 rubles in annual purchases per broker.