The Blockchain Association and Crypto Council for Innovation filed lawsuits challenging the Illinois Digital Asset Tax Act over alleged discrimination against digital asset activity and constitutional violations.

How tax authorities treat digital assets, from capital gains on trades to income from staking, mining, and airdrops, along with reporting rules for exchanges and individuals.

Court decisions that shape digital-asset law, from Ripple and Coinbase rulings on securities status to criminal verdicts against exchange founders.

The money and influence the crypto industry deploys in politics, from campaign donations and super PACs to revolving-door hires.