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Ongoing stories

The stories we follow over time. Each keeps a dated record of every development and who reported it. They never end: a quiet one comes back to the top when something happens.

  1. Writing the GENIUS Act rulebookDevelopingThe GENIUS Act, the US federal stablecoin law signed on 18 July 2025, directed each primary federal payment stablecoin regulator to issue implementing regulations within one year. That deadline passed on 18 July 2026 without final regulations. The Treasury proposed its section 3 rule in August 2026 and the Federal Reserve its rules in September. On 21 October 2026 the OCC issued its final rule, which The Block and CoinDesk reported as the first from a federal regulator; it takes effect on 18 January 2027.4 developmentslatest Wed 21 Oct
  2. Prediction markets meet the regulatorsDevelopingPrediction-market platforms including Polymarket and Kalshi grew rapidly while facing court rulings, state legislation and regulatory statements in the United States, the European Union and Asia.28 developmentslatest Tue 20 Oct
  3. Crypto firms seek US bank chartersQuietCrypto and fintech firms applied to the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for national bank and national trust charters. In July 2026 Circle became the first stablecoin issuer to turn a conditional approval into a final one, and Wise said its application was denied. In September the OCC conditionally approved OpenReserve, Revolut and Bastion said they had conditional approvals, and Block applied; Rain applied in October. Banking groups object to the charters, and on 2 October 2026 the Independent Community Bankers of America sued the OCC.13 developmentslatest Mon 5 Oct
  4. The US market-structure fight: who regulates cryptoQuietThe Digital Asset Market Clarity Act would set out how US digital assets are overseen. Through July 2026 Senate negotiators circulated working drafts, including an ethics provision barring the president, members of Congress and federal judges from being paid to issue or sponsor digital assets. On 15 September 2026 the Senate voted 49 to 50 on cloture, short of the 60 votes needed. The SEC and CFTC chairs then said they would write crypto rules under existing authority, and the CFTC sent its crypto rulemaking to the White House for review.4 developmentslatest Thu 17 Sep
  5. FTX: the collapse and afterQuietFrom a report on Alameda Research's balance sheet on 2 November 2022, through FTX's Chapter 11 filing nine days later, to Sam Bankman-Fried's September 2026 petition asking the US Supreme Court to review his fraud conviction.6 developmentslatest Thu 10 Sep

Developing = a development in the last 30 days. Quiet = no development for longer than that; a quiet story comes back when something happens.