There was a fairly massive ruling from the Ninth Circuit which creates an appellate court circuit split on prediction market preemption issues and which everybody believes is going to end up in front of SCOTUS eventually. There were also some updates from the SEC as it looks to modernize custody rules and works with theContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, August 24-31, 2026”
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Off the Blockchain+, August 10-17, 2026
We got a head fake from the SEC on releasing rulemaking ahead of the Senate’s return in September. But it was still a busy week, especially at the CFTC as it continues to provide regulatory guidance to prediction market regulators while defending its jurisdictional turf from state regulatory overreach. Also, Custodia got some support inContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, August 10-17, 2026”
Off the Blockchain+, July 13-20, 2026
Well, it was a week where we expected market structure text that never came, but the text is fast approaching as I write this on Monday! As a reminder, we cannot hold back now. Please, I implore all of my 1,253 subscribers (including my mom and her friends. Hi mom/Paula!) to this blog to changeContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, July 13-20, 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 18-25, 2026
Hope everybody had a great Memorial Day weekend, despite the rainy weather we had here in D.C. to officially kick off summer. With Congress on break this week, lots of work by all the staffers working behind the scenes to get Market Structure ready for the Senate floor. In the meantime, last week we aContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, May 18-25, 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+, April 20-27, 2026
It’s the week before Consensus, so a reminder to all my subscribers/readers: (1) I am not actually an astronaut and my real name isn’t Birdnals; (2) this is me, so if you are in Miami and see me, please come up and say hi! I always enjoy connecting irl with people who regularly read thisContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, April 20-27, 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”
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