In today’s briefing:
- Tech Talk: Crypto’s Watershed Year : 2025 Review and 2026 Outlook – 5 February 2026
Tech Talk: Crypto’s Watershed Year : 2025 Review and 2026 Outlook – 5 February 2026
- 2025 was a watershed year for the cryptocurrency industry, marked by a decisive shift from “regulation by enforcement” to a structured, legislative-first approach.
- The US dismantled long-standing regulatory bottlenecks through the landmark GENIUS Act, which established a federal framework for stablecoins under banking oversight, and the repeal of SAB 121, allowing major banks to custody digital assets.
- Legislative progress via the CLARITY Act and FIT21 finally drew clear jurisdictional lines between the SEC and CFTC, providing the industry with much-needed legal certainty.

