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Alabama governor signs bill creating legal framework for DAO-like nonprofit entities
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed SB 277 ,the Decentralized Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Law, establishing a legal framework for decentralized nonprofit organizations and allowing such entities to use blockchain technology and smart contracts for operation and governance. Authored by Republican Senator Lance Bell, the bill stipulates that members of a DAO generally have no personal liability for its activities as a collective, and requires a minimum of 100 members who joined by mutual agreement. With the signing, Alabama became the second U.S. state to give DAO-like entities legal standing, following Wyoming's legislation in 2024.
CFTC sues Illinois, Arizona and Connecticut in escalating fight for jurisdiction over prediction markets
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed suits against Illinois, Arizona, and Connecticut to assert its "exclusive jurisdiction" over prediction markets, after the states sent cease-and-desist letters to federally regulated platforms including Kalshi, Crypto.com, and Polymarket. The CFTC asked courts to permanently block the states from enforcing those actions, marking the first time the agency has explicitly sued a state over prediction-market jurisdiction. "The CFTC will continue to safeguard its exclusive regulatory authority over these markets and defend market participants against overzealous state regulators," said CFTC Chair Michael Selig. In response, a spokesperson for Governor Pritzker accused the Trump Administration of putting "profits ahead of consumers."
Metaplanet adds 5,075 bitcoin, bringing total holdings to 40,177 BTC to become third-largest among public companies
Tokyo-based Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich announced the firm acquired 5,075 BTC during the first quarter of 2026 for around $405.5 million, at an average price of approximately $79,898 per coin, bringing its total treasury to 40,177 BTC as of March 31. The latest acquisition positions Metaplanet as the third-largest bitcoin holder among publicly traded companies globally, according to BitcoinTreasuries data, trailing only Strategy with 762,099 BTC and Tether-backed Twenty One with 43,514 BTC. The purchase moves the Japanese firm past MARA Holdings into third place, making it the first non-American corporate holder to break into the top three.
Australia passes bill requiring financial licenses for crypto platforms
Australia passed the Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Bill 2025 on April 1, creating its first comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets, requiring crypto exchanges and custody providers to obtain an Australian Financial Services Licence. The bill cleared both houses of parliament, bringing firms that hold digital assets on behalf of customers into the existing licensing regime and establishing two new regulated categories: digital asset platforms, which hold crypto on behalf of users, and tokenized custody platforms, which hold real-world assets and issue a corresponding digital token. Existing operators have a six-month window to obtain or apply for their licence, after which those operating without one face enforcement action.
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💬 EXPERT OPINION
We are moving from an era of 'regulation by enforcement' to an era of 'regulation by infrastructure.' By 2026, stablecoins will transition from speculative tools to the underlying plumbing of the internet’s financial layer, settling trillions in value with absolute transparency."
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GLOSSARY CORNER Bitcoin mining is the process by which powerful computers compete to solve complex mathematical puzzles to validate transactions and add them to the blockchain, earning newly created Bitcoin as a reward. | EDITOR’S CHOICE |
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