Circle Pressures European Union to Overhaul MiCA Rules, Warns Current Framework Misses the World’s Biggest Stablecoins

BRUSSELS — Stablecoin giant Circle is mounting a concerted campaign to convince European Union regulators to substantially rework the bloc’s landmark digital asset rulebook. The issuer of the dollar-pegged USDC and euro-pegged EURC has formally submitted its response to the European Commission’s consultation on the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). While Circle initially championed MiCA…

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Government Watchdog Warns CFPB Over Unsecured Hardware Left in Vacated Offices, Sparking Data Security Concerns

By PYMNTS | October 1, 2026 Main Facts In a high-stakes administrative oversight development, federal watchdogs have flagged significant security vulnerabilities at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). According to a report released Wednesday, September 30, 2026, by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and…

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Ghosts in the Machine: What the 1990s ‘Bit Tax’ Warns Us About Modern Proposals to Tax Artificial Intelligence

As the United States races to dominate the global artificial intelligence (AI) landscape, an old ghost has risen from the digital crypt. Driven by staggering investments in data centers, massive computing power, and neural network architectures, policymakers are increasingly looking for ways to capture revenue from the AI boom. Some proposals target the broad wealth…

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The High Cost of Carveouts: Why Tax Foundation Warns Against Making Temporary "No Tax On" Cuts Permanent

WASHINGTON — As policymakers look toward the expiration of major tax provisions at the end of the decade, a newly released modeling report from the Tax Foundation casts a critical eye on a popular suite of targeted tax breaks. The publication, titled Options for Reforming America’s Tax Code 3.0: A Policymaker’s Guide to Tax Reform…

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The High Cost of the ‘Sugar High’: Michael Barr Warns of Systemic Fragility Amid Unprecedented Deregulation

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a stinging rebuke of the current trajectory of American financial oversight, Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr delivered a landmark address at American University on Saturday, June 6, 2026. Barr, a central figure in the post-2008 regulatory architecture, warned that the United States is currently undergoing the "most significant…

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