Weekly Crypto Regulation Roundup: U.S. & UK Drive Global Rules as SEC, CFTC Indicate Shakeup

This week marked a key moment for crypto regulation, with transatlantic cooperation advancing, ￰4￱ clashing over market structure, and regulators weighing exemptions that could reshape the digital asset industry. Here’s what you need to know. UK–US Launch Transatlantic Crypto Task Force The UK and the ￰5￱ announced the formation of the Transatlantic Task Force for Markets of the Future, designed to strengthen regulatory cooperation on digital assets and capital ￰6￱ UK and US have launched the Transatlantic Crypto Task Force to coordinate digital asset regulation and capital markets policy. #Crypto #UK #US ￰0￱ — ￰7￱ (@cryptonews) September 22, 2025 Revealed during President Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK , the initiative represents the first major step toward harmonizing rules between the world’s two largest financial ￰8￱ task force will focus on laying the groundwork for a unified approach to tokenization and crypto ￰9￱ Divisions Over Market Structure Bill In Washington, crypto legislation is heating ￰10￱ Senate Democrats, including Kirsten Gillibrand and Cory Booker, urged Republicans to pursue bipartisan authorship of a landmark market structure bill.

A group of Senate Democrats has expressed support for a bipartisan crypto market structure bill, requesting collaboration with Republicans. #CryptoRegulation #Market ￰1￱ — ￰11￱ (@cryptonews) September 22, 2025 The group pointed out the $4 trillion scale of the digital asset market and called for balanced representation ahead of an expected Banking Committee vote. Meanwhile, SEC Chair Paul Atkins has pressed lawmakers to fast-track the bill, with the White House reportedly setting a ￰12￱ Savings, Innovation Exemptions on the Table Lawmakers are pressing the SEC to implement Trump’s order opening the $12.5 trillion 401(k) retirement market to alternative assets, including ￰13￱ leaders, French Hill and Maxine Waters, called for swift action and expanded access for accredited investors.

Separately, the SEC is preparing to roll out an “innovation exemption” by year-end, intended to give crypto firms breathing room to launch new products without immediate compliance ￰14￱ Atkins described the exemption as a platform for development that could accelerate the ￰15￱ to become a global crypto hub. Scrutiny, Tax Hearings, and Leadership Shifts The crypto regulation microscope intensified as ￰16￱ probed suspicious trading activity ahead of corporate crypto treasury announcements, warning firms against selective disclosure of material ￰17￱ the same time, the Senate Finance Committee scheduled an October 1 hearing to grill Coinbase executives and tax experts on digital asset taxation, showing an incoming ￰18￱ US Senate has prepared to question @coinbase VP Lawrence Zlatkin on October 1 over digital asset taxation. #Crypto #TaxPolicy #Coinbase ￰2￱ — ￰19￱ (@cryptonews) September 25, 2025 Meanwhile, the White House is weighing new picks to lead the Commodity Futures Trading ￰20￱ Brian Quintenz’s confirmation stalled, former CFTC officials Josh Sterling, Jill Sommers, Kyle Hauptman, and others are reportedly under ￰21￱ White House is considering new candidates to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) amid delays in Brian Quintenz’s confirmation process, reports this week ￰22￱ House Considering New CFTC Chair PicksAccording to a S… ￰3￱ — ￰23￱ (@cryptonews) September 25, 2025 CFTC Explores Stablecoin Collateral to Boost ￰24￱ Edge The CFTC’s decision to examine tokenized collateral and stablecoin integration in derivatives markets this week also marks a key moment for digital ￰25￱ stablecoins now approaching a $300 billion global market cap, their role has shifted from niche instruments to foundational building blocks of modern capital ￰26￱ latest initiative is not just about adopting new technology—it’s about securing ￰27￱ in a financial landscape where Asia and Europe are moving quickly on digital asset ￰28￱ Saxe, Co-Founder and CEO at Eco, explains, “Like every other financial market built on traditional rails, derivative markets have been held back by legacy ￰29￱ we rebuild these markets atop programmable money, you get better capital efficiency, lower market risk, and greater transparency.” The speed of change is striking: within a year, stablecoins have moved from being explained in policy briefings to adoption in ￰30￱ and derivatives ￰31￱ CFTC’s exploration shows Washington’s recognition that programmable money isn’t just the future of finance—it’s the ￰32￱ Bottom Line The week just shows how fast the crypto regulation ground is ￰33￱ task forces to exemptions, retirement markets to tax scrutiny, both the ￰34￱ the UK are positioning digital assets squarely within mainstream ￰35￱ challenge now will be whether coordination and bipartisan willpower can match the pace of innovation.