Overview
- The White House released a 160-page roadmap coordinating the Treasury, SEC and CFTC to establish comprehensive federal rules for digital assets.
- The blueprint clarifies when tokens qualify as securities or commodities, sets platform registration and custody requirements and rejects the Basel Committee’s 1250% risk weighting for tokenized assets.
- It directs regulators to intensify enforcement against scams, strengthen anti-money-laundering controls and expand public education on crypto risks.
- The administration is urging Congress to pass the GENIUS Act to regulate stablecoins and to grant explicit authority over spot digital-asset markets.
- Senior adviser Bo Hines confirmed that the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve is operational and that the administration plans to grow its holdings despite omitting funding details.