The US securities regulator is working on an “innovation exemption” to stoke the creation of more onchain products and services, according to Securities and Exchange Commission chair Paul Atkins. Atkins, a former crypto lobbyist, said during a Monday crypto roundtable led by the SEC’s crypto task force titled DeFi and the American Spirit that he has directed…

South Korea’s newly elected president Lee Jae-myung is fast-tracking his campaign promise to allow the issuance of domestic stablecoins, as his party has moved forward with a crypto bill. Lee’s ruling Democratic Party proposed the Digital Asset Basic Act on Tuesday, aimed at improving transparency and encouraging crypto sector competition, Bloomberg reported. The bill stipulates that…

Stablecoin issuer Tether plans to open-source its Bitcoin mining software, a move the company said would allow new miners to enter the market without relying on expensive third-party vendors. By open-sourcing its Bitcoin Mining OS (MOS), “A horde of new Bitcoin mining companies will be able to enter the game and compete to keep the…