Regulation

The Securities and Exchange Commission has published a 401-page proposal introducing new exemptions, registration pathways, and a decentralization safe harbor for crypto asset investment contracts.

Pakistan has established a new licensing framework through the PVARA, giving existing crypto platforms until September 5 to apply for preliminary clearance or exit the market.

A newly published periodic transaction report from the Office of Government Ethics details President Donald Trump's securities transactions in June, including a small number of crypto-related stock trades.

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is conditioning her support for digital asset market structure legislation on an enforceable ban preventing presidential crypto profits.

Regulators in the United States have established legal routes for crypto derivatives like Bitcoin perpetual contracts, while rules allowing token founders to raise public funds remain in the proposal stage.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse highlighted the high costs of regulatory uncertainty during a recent CFTC meeting, pointing to his company's legal expenses and offshore hiring patterns.

Financial disclosures reveal that Representative Rashida Tlaib holds Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds within her retirement accounts, despite her history of voting against major crypto legislation.

Bank of America and Ernst & Young have agreed to a $2.5 million class-action settlement resolving accusations that they failed to adequately protect customer data during the 2023 MOVEit security incident.

Eric Trump has dismissed claims that President Donald Trump is launching a new cryptocurrency, labeling the rumors as fraudulent.

A growing cohort of major cryptocurrency firms, including Circle, Ripple, and Coinbase, are receiving federal charters to operate national trust banks focused on custody, reserves, and settlement without traditional lend...

A study by three Vietnamese investigators suggests that strict EU carbon emissions pricing correlates with bitcoin mining shifting operationally to Russia.

Nigeria's SEC has published a regulatory proposal that would require offshore crypto platforms serving local residents to register, incorporate locally, and meet tiered capital and reserve standards.

The Bank Policy Institute has asked FinCEN to extend customer identification requirements to secondary stabilization markets, targeting retail and decentralized exchanges.

TRON founder Justin Sun has issued a warning regarding World Liberty Financial and its stablecoin, USD1, following an ongoing legal dispute in a California federal court.

Franklin Templeton has received SEC staff clearance to hold its $721 million blockchain-based money market fund inside conventional mutual funds and ETFs.

The Blockchain Association and the Crypto Council for Innovation have filed a legal challenge against Illinois's new Digital Asset Tax Act, arguing it violates constitutional provisions and federal law.

Blockchain Association and the Crypto Council for Innovation filed a lawsuit against Illinois over a planned 0.2% digital asset tax scheduled to begin in January 2027.

Eric Trump has dismissed viral claims regarding a new family cryptocurrency called Truth Coin, labeling the reports as fraudulent.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says CFTC leaders acknowledged outdated rules during the agency's first Innovation Advisory Committee meeting.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao explained during a recent symposium why he chose to face US prosecutors instead of using his UAE citizenship to evade them.