It was tokenization week, with the SEC holding a panel on the topic, Chair Atkins delivering multiple speeches which hit on tokenization topics like self-custody and trading, and a TradFi mainstay advocating for the SEC to hurry up and wait with layers of forced intermediation instead of pursuing the highest/best use of blockchain technologies. CongressContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, December 1-8, 2025”
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Off the Blockchain+, September 8-15, 2025
Most of the focus right now is on the Senate as they work through their market structure legislation process. But at the administrative agencies, things are moving forward whether market structure happens this year or not, with the SEC moving forward with implementing blockchain technology into trading equities, and the CFTC still waiting for aContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, September 8-15, 2025”
Off the Blockchain+, August 11-18, 2025
With Congress in August recess, it was a slow week as far as Web3 legal developments go. Which was a welcome respite after the flurry of activity in July and what is expected to be an equally fast paced September. There was nothing that warranted Major Story attention, but that gives time to catch upContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, August 11-18, 2025”
Off the Blockchain+, August 4-11, 2025
After the flurry of activity over the past month, it was a relatively calm week in crypto legal developments. The main event worth tracking was the conclusion of the DOJ v. Roman Storm trial, which ended in one guilty verdict for an unlicensed money transmission charge related to the creation of non-custodial open-source software whichContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, August 4-11, 2025”
Off the Blockchain+, July 28-August 4, 2025
Ethereum turned 10 years old last week, and the network has had many different upgrades over the years with zero downtime, which is an amazing technical feat. And Ethereum’s birthday week was a BUSY one. Between the Chair of the SEC announcing his intent to bring all American capital markets onchain through “Project Crypto” andContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, July 28-August 4, 2025”
Off the Blockchain+, July 21-28, 2025
“Crypto Week” in the House was 2 week ago, where the House passed their market structure bill, the CLARITY Act, on an over 2-1 bipartisan vote. Last week, the Senate was able to begin their market structure legislation in earnest, revealing a discussion draft of how digital assets should be regulated at the SEC, andContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, July 21-28, 2025”
Off the Blockchain+, July 7-14, 2025
Merry Crypto Week to those who celebrate! Bitcoin hit an all-time high last week, which was the week before Crypto Week in the House and the week the Senate got serious on market structure drafting. So that’s fun! In less fun news, the Tornado Cash developer criminal trial starts this week, which will call intoContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, July 7-14, 2025”
Off the Blockchain+, June 23-30, 2025
It was a calm week in digital assets, but there was a development which brought an end to five years of litigation in SEC v. Ripple, and the Senate held a sparsely attended committee hearing as it turned its eyes from stablecoins to market structure legislation. In other news, there were a few developments atContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, June 23-30, 2025”
Off the Blockchain+, May 26-June 2, 2025
It was a relatively quiet week until Thursday, when the SEC decided to drop its case against Binance and release proof of stake guidance on the same day the new market structure bill (now named the “CLARITY Act”) dropped. Would have been nice if one of these major developments had come the week before orContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, May 26-June 2, 2025”
Off the Blockchain+, May 19-26, 2025
After a busy few weeks for crypto bills in Congress, the week before Memorial Day provided a much-needed respite to catch up. The biggest legal development from last week was the ruling in the Mango Markets exploiter case, which could have huge implications for “code-is-law” advocates if appealed. There was also some guidance from theContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, May 19-26, 2025”
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