Ethereum writing and news

Crypto traders braced for a total wipeout this week but Bitcoin had other plans (opens in a new tab)

Market experts view bitcoin’s price stability as evidence of its fundamental independence from Washington, maintaining that global liquidity and adoption cycles remain the primary growth drivers.CoinDesk Policy

Clarity Act, we hardly knew ye: We look at what was in the bill and what's replacing it (opens in a new tab)

U.S. agencies are racing to substitute their regulations for the law that was meant to set crypto markets in governmental bedrock, but will the stand-ins last?CoinDesk Policy

CFTC sends crypto rules to White House to review as Congress stalls on Clarity Act (opens in a new tab)

The regulator is moving ahead with crypto market rules as the SEC also opens a new path for tokenized stock trading.CoinDesk Policy

Also reported Cointelegraph Regulation: CFTC submits crypto market regulation plan for White House review (opens in a new tab)

SEC rolls out long-awaited 'innovation exemption' for tokenized securities venues (opens in a new tab)

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a blanket 5-year exemption for listing and trading tokenized securities without registering as an exchange.CoinDesk Policy

Also reported Cointelegraph Regulation: SEC grants temporary exemption for tokenized US stock trading (opens in a new tab) ETH Daily: SEC Grants Innovation Exemption For Tokenized Stocks (opens in a new tab)

U.S. House's tax committee advances crypto tax bill in wake of Clarity Act loss (opens in a new tab)

The Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act would ease complicated tax burdens for everyday use of cryptocurrencies, though Trump's industry ties spurred some pushback.CoinDesk Policy

Also reported Coin Center: The Crypto Tax Bill Gets Block Rewards Wrong (opens in a new tab) Cointelegraph Regulation: US House tax committee advances crypto tax overhaul in 38–5 vote (opens in a new tab) CoinDesk Policy: Kevin O’Leary says Congress will revisit CLARITY early next year as crypto tax bill advances (opens in a new tab)