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A Trump administration executive order on digital assets has prohibited federal agencies from creating or promoting central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).
The IRS, under the Biden administration, attempted to expand the "broker rule" to require non-custodial software developers of DeFi protocols and wallets to report user data.
The primary stated purpose of the Trump administration's digital assets executive order is to protect and promote the ability of individual citizens to access and use public blockchain networks without persecution.
The Senate Banking Committee has created a new Digital Assets Subcommittee, which will be chaired by Senator Cynthia Lummis.
Senator Lummis announced the new Digital Assets Subcommittee will focus on passing legislation to eradicate "Operation Choke Point 2.0".
The SEC has established a new crypto task force, headed by Commissioner Hester Peirce, to review existing enforcement actions and potentially dismiss ill-conceived cases.
The SEC has rescinded Staff Accounting Bulletin 121 (SAB 121), a rule that effectively prevented banks from custodying crypto assets.
The Trump administration could establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve without congressional action by placing a moratorium on all sales of lawfully seized cryptocurrency.
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned OFAC sanctions on Tornado Cash, ruling that immutable smart contracts are not "property" and therefore cannot be sanctioned.
The Department of Justice is prosecuting Tornado Cash developers for unlicensed money transmission, despite 2019 FinCEN guidance stating non-custodial developers do not need to register.
Coin Center is supporting a lawsuit, Llewellyn v. Garland, seeking a declarative judgment that the DOJ's theory of money transmission is wrong and that developers have a First Amendment right to publish non-custodial code.
President Trump pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road, fulfilling a campaign promise.