“If crypto is going to define the future, I want it to be mined, minted, and made in the USA.”

– President Trump

2025 has been a whiplash-inducing year for digital assets (in the right direction this time). After years of regulatory headwinds, confusion, and fragmentation, the U.S. federal government has made an abrupt pivot from skepticism and enforcement to endorsement and infrastructure building.

With sweeping executive orders, landmark legislation, and personnel shifts at the top of the SEC and CFTC, the Trump administration has kickstarted what many are calling (hugely) the “New Deal” for crypto. And for builders, this is both great news and a green light.

The message from Washington is clear: it’s time to build. And if you’re building, you need partners who are already battle-tested, enterprise-ready, and regulation-aligned.

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Timeline: 7 Policy Movements That Changed the Game

1. Executive Order on Digital Financial Technology (Jan 23, 2025)

The president’s first big crypto move was surgical: he reversed all Biden-era guidance, banned U.S. CBDC development outright, and formed the President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets to create a national crypto policy within 180 days.

David Sacks, Trump’s Digital Assets and AI Advisor, put some of the rationale behind the executive order plainly in a February address:

“Financial assets are destined to become digital just like every analog industry has become digital, and we want that value creation to happen in the United States rather than giving it away to other countries.”

This executive order created the philosophical foundation for the year’s policy blitz.

2. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (Mar 6, 2025)

Next came the showstopper: the U.S. formally established a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (BSR), making it the largest known holder of BTC with around 200,000 coins seized over the past decade.

“Bitcoin is scarce, it’s valuable, and it’s strategic for the United States to hold onto this as a long-term reserve asset.”

– David Sacks in a Bloomberg interview

The Treasury was instructed to manage this stockpile like any national reserve: seeking yield, growth, and economic resilience. That opens the door to staking, custodial innovation, and institutional DeFi, exactly the services that Ankr and Asphere are designed to support.

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3. White House Crypto Summit (March 2025)

In March, the optics changed as fast as the policies. Trump hosted the inaugural White House Crypto Summit, bringing together leaders from Coinbase, a16z, Kraken, Circle, and Binance.

Brian Armstrong walked out and reported with one news outlet:

“President Trump has really breathed life back into this industry and it’s already having a positive effect on America. For instance Coinbase is already planning to hire over 1,000 people right here in the United States due to the resurgence of this industry.”

This signaled a turning point: Washington is no longer trying to fight crypto. It wants to own it.

4. Regulatory Shakeup at the SEC & CFTC

The agency shakeups followed quickly. In April, Gary Gensler resigned. Paul S. Atkins (a longtime crypto advocate) was named Chair of the SEC.

The impact was immediate:

• Enforcement actions against Coinbase were dropped.
• The SEC’s Binance lawsuit was paused.
• The Commission formally declared that memecoins are not securities.

"We will reshore the crypto businesses that fled our country, particularly those that were crippled by the previous administration’s regulation-by-enforcement crusade and 'Operation Chokepoint 2.0'," Atkins said.

Combined with new policy from the President’s Working Group, this clarified the jurisdictional split: CFTC will oversee spot markets, while the SEC steps back from speculative token enforcement.

5. GENIUS Act Becomes Law (July 18, 2025)

The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act became the first full federal stablecoin framework:

• Mandated 1:1 backing with U.S. dollars or low-risk assets.
• Introduced mandatory audits and AML/KYC standards.
• Outlined issuer eligibility and custody requirements.

One senator stated:

“This bill will cement US dollar dominance, protect customers, increase demand for US treasuries, and ensure that innovation in the digital asset space is in the hands of the United States of America, not our adversaries.”

This gives developers and institutions the green light to build compliant stablecoin rails. If you’re deploying USDC-style assets or yield-bearing stablecoin strategies, now you can do it with certainty.

6. Working Group’s Landmark Policy Report (July 2025)

Just days after the GENIUS Act passed, the President’s Working Group published a 160-page document outlining the future of crypto regulation. Key proposals include:

• Official rejection of a U.S. CBDC.
• Legislative clarity on staking, custody, taxation, and token registration.
• Codification of the SEC-CFTC split.

“The digital asset industry plays a crucial role in innovation and economic development in the United States, as well as our Nation’s international leadership.”

– Quote from the report

7. SEC Launches Project Crypto (July 31, 2025)

Just days after the Working Group’s policy roadmap, the SEC made its biggest move yet. Chair Paul S. Atkins unveiled Project Crypto, a sweeping internal overhaul designed to bring U.S. securities law into the Web3 era.

Atkins didn’t mince words:

"Under my leadership, the Commission will encourage our nation’s builders rather than constrain them with red tape and one-size-fits-all rules."

Project Crypto includes four core reforms:

• Token Classification Clarity – The SEC formally acknowledged that “most crypto tokens are not securities,” ending years of overreach. New categories (utility, collectible, stablecoin) will guide future rulemaking.
• Tailored Disclosures – ICOs, airdrops, and token launches get bespoke frameworks, including simplified safe harbor paths for early-stage networks.
• Tokenized Securities On-Ramp – Registered firms can now issue equities, treasuries, and funds on-chain, unlocking real-world asset (RWA) deployments in DeFi and TradFi.
• Unified Licensing for Crypto Broker-Dealers – The SEC will offer a new license structure allowing firms to handle trading, staking, and custody under one roof.

Why Builders Have Never Had It Better

This isn’t just a good time to build. It’s the best time in U.S. history.

For the first time, crypto developers have:

• Regulatory clarity (GENIUS Act + SEC/CFTC split).
• White House alignment (no CBDC, pro-Bitcoin, pro-stablecoin).
• Infrastructure mandates (BSR will demand secure, scalable crypto infra).
• Strategic capital influx (Treasury BTC stockpile is worth ~$20B).
• Mainstream institutional buy-in (Coinbase, Fidelity, Visa all expanding crypto offerings).

If you're launching a protocol, tokenizing assets, staking Bitcoin, or running validator networks, you no longer have to worry about waking up to new lawsuits or hostile legislation.

The U.S. has gone from foe to backer.

The Window Is Open. Ankr & Asphere Are Here To Build

U.S. companies now have the freedom, flexibility, and legal certainty to build the next generation of financial and technological tools on blockchain rails, and they must do so before the tide shifts again. Whether it’s launching new products, tokenizing assets, creating compliant stablecoin strategies, or rethinking infrastructure from the ground up, the time to act is now. Companies that wait will miss the inflection point. Those who move now will be the ones shaping markets, growing financial resilience, and diversifying revenue through real digital asset integration.

And as they do, Ankr and Asphere stand ready as infrastructure providers based in the U.S. Whether you need end-to-end advisory, seamless blockchain infrastructure, custom product development, or full-stack support for new digital asset strategies, we’re the partner who can translate this new era into measurable outcomes.

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