U.S. Crypto Policy Changes and Market Structure in H1 2025

Summary

This report surveys U.S. digital asset policy changes during the first half of 2025, describing executive actions, congressional measures, and a shift in the SEC’s approach. It covers the creation of a federal working group, plans for a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and a broader digital asset stockpile, the repeal of an IRS broker reporting rule through the Congressional Review Act, and passage of the GENIUS Act establishing a framework for payment stablecoin issuers. It also outlines House action on the CLARITY Act and other proposals, while noting that some measures remained pending.

The report describes the SEC’s crypto task force, stakeholder meetings, and changes to enforcement activity, including dismissals, pauses, or attempted resolutions in several cases. It presents these developments as a move toward industry engagement and clearer rules, while recognizing that market structure legislation still faced obstacles. The supplied text is incomplete: its discussion ends mid-section, so later agency developments and the report’s full conclusions are unavailable. This is a time-specific policy account, not an assessment of how rules were ultimately implemented or their market effects.

Key ideas

• The administration’s executive actions established a digital asset policy working group and directed agencies to review crypto rules.
• The Strategic Bitcoin Reserve is described separately from a stockpile of other digital assets, with different acquisition and sale constraints.
• Congress repealed the IRS broker reporting rule and enacted a federal framework for payment stablecoin issuers.
• The House passed the CLARITY Act, but the report notes that Senate passage remained uncertain.
• The SEC shifted toward stakeholder engagement and altered several enforcement actions, though the supplied report text is incomplete.

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