State law taxes were the story of last week with Illinois issuing a new tax for the mere storage or transfer (not just sale) of crypto which is sure to face legal challenges, and Kentucky was sued over a prediction market tax which made Kentucky turn around and sue prediction market operators. This all happenedContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, June 15-22, 2026”
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Off the Blockchain+, June 8-15, 2026
It was another week with a ton of focus on the CFTC and how it is approaching prediction market rules with the first of many expected rulemakings on the topic of event contracts dropping last week. But we also got some significant rule change proposals from the SEC which will impact tokenized security trading whenContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, June 8-15, 2026”
Off the Blockchain+, June 1-8, 2026
It’s tax szn. While all eyes are still on market structure in the Senate, the House is moving forward with various tax proposals which (if done right) could be the second biggest driver of adoption to crypto after market structure legislation. There were also a lot of developments as the banks and their prudential regulatorsContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, June 1-8, 2026”
Off the Blockchain+, May 25-June 1, 2026
Missed the morning edition, so apologies for the subscribers expecting this in their inbox this morning. Working for The Digital Chamber is easily my favorite job I’ve ever had. Unfortunately, it may also be the only career path capable of making me nostalgic for BigLaw’s work-life balance. Apologies for the delay. As compensation, this updateContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, May 25-June 1, 2026”
Off the Blockchain+, May 11-18, 2026
It finally happened! After delays dating back to mid-January, we finally got updated Senate Banking market structure text which passed the Senate Banking Committee on a bipartisan vote the same week! It is hard to focus on much else with all that going on, since market structure legislation passing would dwarf any other digital assetContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, May 11-18, 2026”
Off the Blockchain+, May 4-11, 2026
This update might be a little light as I was busy last week at Consensus and not staying up on the news as much as a normal work week, but with a CLARITY markup set in Senate Banking, I imagine next week is going to be a doozy. This is also later than usual becauseContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, May 4-11, 2026”
Off the Blockchain+, April 27-May 4, 2026
Forgot to schedule this before I went to Consensus events, but now you get an aftenroon edition of the weekly blog! It was another big week of prediction market developments with the comment period closing on the CFTC’s advance notice of proposed rulemaking related to event-contracts, and a new bipartisan bill dropping in the Senate.Continue reading “Off the Blockchain+, April 27-May 4, 2026”
Off the Blockchain+, March 23-30, 2026
It’s officially Conference Szn, so while two weeks ago virtually all the major crypto legal developments came from the D.C. Blockchain Summit, last week it was all about the Digital Asset Summit (“DAS”) in New York and associated side events (I spoke on a panel at the EY Global Blockchain Summit which you can signContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, March 23-30, 2026”
Off the Blockchain+, March 9-16, 2026
It’s DC Blockchain Week! Looking forward to seeing so many of you in D.C. this week. For all the small talk that will be occurring at happy hours and events throughout the week, see below for the legal news from last week. The biggest news the CFTC’s various updates on prediction markets, and the CFTCContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, March 9-16, 2026”
Off the Blockchain+, March 2-9, 2026
It was another fairly busy week in crypto legal developments. We got an announcement of future announcements (but it involves prediction markets, so worth more attention than similar pre-announcements), Uniswap won again in a ruling that could be used as persuasive reasoning in other matters against DeFi protocol development companies, and we got a teaserContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, March 2-9, 2026”
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