Crypto Policy

Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger is stepping down, with former longtime leader Kristin Smith returning as interim CEO. The move follows the Senate’s failure to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act after a prolonged policy fight.

President Donald Trump’s 2025 financial disclosure shows he made more than $1 billion from crypto sales and royalties while the broader digital asset market weakened. The filing highlights revenue from his memecoin business and token sales tied to World Liberty Financial.

President Donald Trump has cancelled a planned signing event for Congress’ bipartisan housing bill, delaying a four-year ban on a Federal Reserve CBDC. The move also raises fresh uncertainty for the crypto industry’s push to secure passage of the Clarity Act in the Senate.

The Bank of England has abandoned plans for individual stablecoin holding limits, replacing them with a temporary £40 billion cap on any single systemic token. The central bank also loosened reserve requirements to give issuers more room to invest in short-term U.K. government debt.