Supreme Court Crypto Regulation Expands Presidential Powers
The post Supreme Court Crypto Regulation Expands Presidential Powers appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. A landmark Supreme Court ruling that hands President Donald Trump sweeping new powers over independent federal agencies is now casting a long shadow over crypto regulation in the United States — and the timing could hardly be more consequential. Key takeaways The Supreme Court ruled 6–3 to expand the president’s authority to remove leaders of independent federal agencies, with the Federal Reserve as the sole exception. The SEC currently operates with three Republican commissioners, while the CFTC has only one: Chair Michael Selig. Experts warn that thinned-out commissions produce less durable rules that future administrations can more easily reverse. The Administrative Procedure Act still governs rulemaking, meaning rules passed by a single commissioner carry full legal force if the APA is followed. Trump’s financial disclosure revealed hundreds of billions of dollars in bitcoin an