Regulation

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey compared Reform Party leader Nigel Farage to former Prime Minister Liz Truss, adding "with a Bitcoin account" in a Monday speech addressing economic policy.

Following the CLARITY Act's failure to advance in the Senate, U.S. regulators are moving forward with crypto frameworks through existing powers, though long-term certainty still requires legislation.

Russia's Bank of Russia will begin accepting applications from crypto exchanges and digital depositories on October 5 under new regulatory rules, though individual approvals and retail asset eligibility decisions remain ...

A new report from Senate Democrats alleges that the USDT stablecoin has become a key financial tool for Iran to conduct transactions that bypass international sanctions, though Tether disputes the findings.

Stablecoin issuer Tether confirmed it assisted U.S. law enforcement in freezing approximately $550 million in Iran-linked USDT during 2026, part of a broader cooperation effort that has resulted in $4.9 billion in frozen...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 2409 on September 27, prohibiting California public officers and certain government employees from issuing meme coins and restricting digital asset providers from listing official-linked coins...

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission and Accounting and Financial Reporting Council have signed a new agreement to enhance financial reporting and audit standards for licensed cryptocurrency firms, enabling clos...

A US Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations found that Iran's government accumulated hundreds of millions of dollars in Tether's USDT token, including at least $507 million held by Iran's Central Bank, while the...

The SEC's updated cryptocurrency FAQ provides new guidance on token buybacks, clarifying that announcing buybacks for functional networks does not automatically trigger securities laws under the Howey test.

Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2409, prohibiting California public officials and employees from issuing meme coins and barring digital asset platforms from listing certain political meme coins.

South Korea's Financial Services Commission announced plans to review legalizing cryptocurrency market makers, a practice currently banned under existing regulations. The policy shift follows a September incident where J...

Senator Cynthia Lummis points to partisan resistance against President Trump as the primary driver behind the failure of the CLARITY Act in the Senate, leaving U.S. crypto regulation fragmented.

Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2409 on September 27, prohibiting California public officials from creating meme coins and barring crypto platforms from selling new official-tied tokens to state residents star...

Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation prohibiting California public officials from creating memecoins, framing the measure as a response to President Trump's $TRUMP token that generated significant losses for investor...

A yen-pegged stablecoin's price spike on South Korea's largest exchange has prompted lawmakers to reconsider regulations that restrict market-making activities in the crypto sector.

South Korea's Financial Services Commission is reviewing the introduction of market-making systems for digital assets following a trading incident where JPYC stablecoin traded at four times its peg on a major exchange.

Deputy Finance Minister Ivan Chebeskov estimates that 20 million Russians have invested 3.7 trillion rubles in cryptocurrency, distributed across foreign trade settlements, mining operations, and speculative trading on e...

Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2409, prohibiting state and local officials from issuing memecoins and expanding digital asset enforcement.

Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has requested Sam Altman and Dario Amodei appear at a Canberra hearing on October 1 following an OpenAI agent's unauthorized access to Australia's Medicare Statistics portal.

China's industry ministry has reportedly told major tech firms it plans to approve purchases of Nvidia's RTX Pro 5500 workstation card, which some executives believe may fall outside US export controls.