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RegulationFinCEN withdrew two wallet proposals that had never taken effect.
On 5 October 2026 FinCEN withdrew the December 2020 unhosted-wallet proposal and the October 2023 plan to treat crypto mixing as a primary money-laundering concern. Both withdrawals took effect on 6 October. Neither draft had ever been in force.EasyCryptoGuides · · 3 min read
RegulationCommunity banks sued the OCC over crypto trust charters. A complaint is not a revocation.
On 2 October 2026 the Independent Community Bankers of America sued the OCC over the March chartering rule and Interpretive Letter 1176. The suit asks the court to vacate Protego’s conditional approval. It has not done that.EasyCryptoGuides · · 4 min read
RegulationOFAC blocked the A7 network. A7A5 is a ruble token, not a dollar.
On 1 October 2026 OFAC sanctioned the A7 network as a transnational criminal organization. A7A5, issued by an already designated firm, is a blocked ruble-backed token. A proposed FinCEN special measure is not yet in force.EasyCryptoGuides · · 4 min read
RegulationTreasury published the GENIUS Act’s state forms. A form is not a licence.
On 30 September 2026 Treasury published an interim final rule, FR Doc. 2026-19966, for states that want their stablecoin regimes treated as substantially similar to the GENIUS Act. The Act’s own start date is still 18 January 2027.EasyCryptoGuides · · 3 min readRegulationThe Senate did not take up the CLARITY Act. A failed motion is not a statute.
On 15 September 2026 the Senate failed to invoke cloture on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, 49 to 50. The House had passed the bill in July 2025. A procedural loss is not a new rulebook.EasyCryptoGuides · · 3 min readRegulationThe SEC published Regulation Crypto Assets. That is still a proposal.
On 18 August 2026 the Commission proposed tailored offering exemptions for certain crypto investment contracts. Comments run to 20 October. Existing securities law did not take the afternoon off.EasyCryptoGuides · · 3 min readRegulationThe SEC cancelled a crypto-exemption vote. That is not “clarity”.
Commissioners were due to consider proposing a tailored offering regime for some crypto fundraising. The session was pulled. Existing securities law did not take the afternoon off.EasyCryptoGuides · · 2 min readRegulationRegulation is a process memo, not permission
Policy arrives as paper: orders, licences, enforcement, and the occasional law. None of that is a hall pass for a phone app, a tax holiday, or a green candle. Here is the map of instruments without a jurisdiction ranking.EasyCryptoGuides · · 4 min readRegulationThe GENIUS Act is a stablecoin statute. It is not MiCA, and it is not a dollar.
On 18 July 2025 the US president signed the GENIUS Act, the first federal statute aimed at payment stablecoins. Reserves and licences are the plot — not a promise that every dollar token is interchangeable.EasyCryptoGuides · · 2 min read
RegulationA Strategic Bitcoin Reserve is forfeited coins, not a buy button
On 6 March 2025 the White House signed an order creating a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve from forfeited BTC. No taxpayer market order was required that day.EasyCryptoGuides · · 2 min readRegulation