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Eleanor Terrett

Eleanor Terrett

Eleanor Terrett is a journalist and co-host of the Crypto In America podcast. Over the past two years, she has become a leading voice and trusted source for news relating to crypto policy and regulation. Her coverage has been recognized by industry leaders like White House Crypto and AI Czar David Sacks and Strategy founder Michael Saylor. Before her move into independent media in March, she spent four of her nine years at FOX Business covering crypto policy alongside veteran financial journalist and author Charles Gasparino. Disclosure: No significant crypto holdings.

Stories by Eleanor Terrett

  • Visa logo. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Visa Moves to Close Meme Coin Credit Card Rewards Loophole: Source

    Banks came away empty-handed in their bid for tighter restrictions on stablecoin rewards after the Clarity Act failed to advance in the Senate this week. But JP Morgan has scored a narrower victory in a separate fight over credit card rewards on crypto purchases, Crypto In America has learned. Visa is moving to close an apparent loophole in checkouts powered by Crossmint, a crypto payments infrastructure firm, according to a source familiar with the matter. The workaround allowed meme coin purch...

    NewsBusiness
    3 min read
    Eleanor Terrett
  • US Capitol building in DC. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    How the Clarity Act's Defeat Handed the SEC and CFTC the Wheel on Crypto

    For anyone tracking the twists and turns of crypto policy in Washington, it was a long and bruising week. It also marked a shift in the center of gravity from Congress to the regulators. On Tuesday, the Senate failed to advance crypto’s landmark market structure bill in a dramatic procedural vote that exposed how deeply President Trump’s crypto dealings have eroded Democrats’ willingness to work with Republicans on regulating an industry they themselves say badly needs oversight. Myriad: Will Co...

    NewsLaw and Order
    4 min read
    Eleanor Terrett
  • SEC Chair Paul Atkins. Image: SEC/Decrypt

    SEC Clears a Path for Tokenized Stocks After Clarity Act Stumbles

    The Securities and Exchange Commission is wasting no time plowing ahead with more of its own crypto agenda following the Clarity Act’s failure to advance in the Senate this week. This morning, the agency rolled out one of its most highly anticipated crypto initiatives: an exemption that will provide a compliant pathway for bringing tokenized U.S. equities onchain as tokenization gains momentum across traditional finance and crypto. Myriad: Will Congress pass the Clarity Act? Click to make your p...

    NewsLaw and Order
    3 min read
    Eleanor Terrett
  • US capitol building in D.C. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Democrats 'Move the Goalposts' on Clarity Act Hours Before Key Senate Vote

    Good morning from Washington, D.C., where later today the Clarity Act will face its first big test on the Senate floor. In order to advance, the bill needs 60 senators to vote to invoke cloture and move toward formal floor debate. Getting this far has taken over a year of Senate negotiations and more than five years of attempts by Congress to pass comprehensive crypto market structure legislation. Myriad: Will Congress pass the Clarity Act? Click to make your prediction. The 2:15 p.m. ET vote co...

    NewsLaw and Order
    5 min read
    Eleanor Terrett
  • President Donald Trump. Source: Decrypt/Shutterstock

    Why Trump Backed Tougher Ethics Rules in Clarity Act, and Why the Crypto Industry Thinks It Can Pass

    A renewed sense of optimism is sweeping through the crypto industry as it heads into one of its most consequential policy weeks on record. On Sunday night, Senate Republicans released a new version of the Clarity Act featuring changes to several key provisions in a final attempt to shore up Democratic support ahead of Tuesday’s procedural vote on whether to advance the bill. Invoking cloture on the motion to proceed will require 60 senators to vote yes, meaning Republicans will need at least sev...

    NewsLaw and Order
    7 min read
    Eleanor Terrett
  • CFTC. Source: Decrypt/Shutterstock

    Former SEC, CFTC Officials Urge Lighter Touch to Bring Crypto Perps Trading Onshore

    While crypto market structure legislation sits in summer recess limbo, the SEC and CFTC are getting a head start on writing the rules for the $2.5 trillion industry. Both agencies are pressing ahead with several crypto-related initiatives, including a fresh look at derivatives and a rewrite of the SEC’s crypto custody rules. Myriad: Will Congress pass the Clarity Act? Click to make your prediction. First up: Derivatives. In June, the agencies asked for public input on how swaps, security-based s...

    NewsLaw and Order
    4 min read
    Eleanor Terrett
  • US Capitol building in DC. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Washington Goes All-In on Crypto: Trump Pushes Clarity, SEC Rules, and CFTC Warnings

    Washington’s usual August lull disappeared this week. The SEC unveiled its first crypto-specific rulemaking proposal on Tuesday, President Donald Trump hosted industry executives at the White House on Wednesday, and the CFTC convened the inaugural meeting of its Innovation Advisory Committee on Thursday. Myriad: Will the Clarity Act be signed into law in 2026? Click to make your prediction. President Trump had a clear message for the crypto execs invited to the oval office: Pass the Clarity Act...

    NewsLaw and Order
    4 min read
    Eleanor Terrett
  • SEC Logo. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Wall Street Pushback Halts SEC's Crypto Fundraising Framework, Sources Say

    More drama in Washington’s ongoing crypto policy debate unfolded Friday when the Securities and Exchange Commission abruptly canceled a meeting that would have kicked off the formal rulemaking process for a new framework governing crypto fundraising in the United States, known as Regulation Crypto Assets. The meeting had been announced just three days earlier and was widely viewed as the securities regulator taking the initiative to lay the groundwork for clearer crypto rules while the industry’...

    NewsLaw and Order
    5 min read
    Eleanor Terrett
  • Lady Justice statue with light shining behind. Image: Shutterstock

    Coinbase Urges Supreme Court to End IRS Surveillance of Crypto Users on Exchanges

    Coinbase is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case that could fundamentally reshape digital privacy laws in America. Though not a direct party to the case, Coinbase joined several states, Elon Musk's X (formerly known as Twitter) and a handful of privacy advocacy groups in filing an amicus brief in Harper v. O'Donnell on Wednesday morning, calling on the Court to reconsider how the so-called third-party doctrine is applied in the digital age. The doctrine, dating back to the 1970s, hold...

    NewsLaw and Order
    3 min read
    Eleanor Terrett
  • Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Image: Shutterstock

    Crypto Policy Forum Medici Hires Former Messari Exec as President

    Crypto research and policy forum Medici Network has named former Messari executive Maartje Bus as its new president, Decrypt has learned.  The appointment comes amid rising institutional interest in digital assets—a trend that Bus, whose 25-year career spans both Wall Street and crypto, is well positioned to help Medici capitalize on. In her new role, Bus, who most recently served as vice president and head of research at crypto research firm Messari, will oversee day-to-day operations and help...

    NewsBusiness
    3 min read
    Eleanor Terrett
  • The SEC is the United States' primary financial regulator. Image: Shutterstock

    SEC Still Plans on Charging Miami Crypto Company—But It's Vowing to Fight Back

    Crypto investment firm Unicoin is gearing up for a courtroom clash with Wall Street’s top cop, as the Securities and Exchange Commission has signaled plans to press ahead with its pursuit of the Miami-based company, Decrypt has learned. According to co-founder Alex Konanykhin, the SEC’s Division of Enforcement gave Unicoin until April 18 to enter into settlement talks over allegations that the company knowingly violated both registration and antifraud provisions of federal securities law.  That...

    NewsLaw and Order
    4 min read
    Eleanor Terrett