Regulation

The Treasury Department has formally withdrawn a 2020 proposal that would have required financial institutions to collect identifying information about cryptocurrency transactions involving privately controlled wallets, ...

The European Union and eight allied nations have become the first signatories to a modernized protocol targeting cryptocurrency use in money laundering and terrorism financing, establishing new mechanisms for asset recov...

Richard Heart, founder of HEX and PulseChain, has reportedly been detained in Istanbul in connection with a Finnish tax investigation. The detention is separate from his earlier US securities dispute and does not establi...

Taiwanese authorities have restricted access to cryptocurrency and prediction market platforms ahead of November local elections, citing concerns over election-linked wagering.

Bitget has tightened compliance by restricting access for users in Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan, while also terminating accounts linked to 20 sanctioned trading platforms flagged by U.S. and EU authorities.

France's National Assembly voted 38-37 to tax crypto-to-stablecoin exchanges at capital gains rates, a measure targeting what lawmakers view as a regulatory loophole. The proposal faces a Senate vote before potential imp...

A Public Citizen report published October 8 links cryptocurrency firms including Crypto.com and Gemini to approximately $210.5 million in contributions and pledges to Trump-aligned political committees, as the industry's...

Fairshake's affiliate Defend American Jobs has disclosed an additional $7.15 million in spending to oppose Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown, bringing the total outlay against the former Senate Banking Committee chairman to ap...

Major public companies including Broadcom have raised objections to proposed tokenized-stock trading arrangements involving OKX and Intercontinental Exchange, citing concerns about shareholder protections and regulatory ...

A federal judge rejected a joint motion by cryptocurrency exchange Gemini and the CFTC to vacate a $5 million settlement, leaving the judgment intact even as the regulator's enforcement priorities shift.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde addressed euro area inflation, monetary policy, and the ongoing development of the digital euro during the IMF Annual Meetings.

A federal judge refused to overturn Gemini's $5 million settlement with the CFTC on October 15, 2026, even after the regulatory agency reversed course and joined the cryptocurrency exchange in seeking to vacate the agree...

High-profile figures, including Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen and Google co-founder Sergey Brin, have raised over $300 million to defeat California's Proposition 40 wealth tax.

The United States has blocked $25 billion in oil exports and frozen nearly $350 million in cryptocurrency assets as part of intensified economic measures against Iran, according to CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper.

Taiwan has blocked access to Coinbase and the prediction market Kalshi under a court order as authorities crack down on election betting six weeks before local elections scheduled for November 28.

Fairshake and affiliated groups have escalated spending to over $46 million opposing Democrat Sherrod Brown and supporting Republican Jon Husted in Ohio's 2026 Senate race, exceeding their initial $30 million budget.

A U.S. District Judge refused to overturn a $5 million settlement between Gemini and the CFTC, denying a rare joint motion from both parties. The ruling keeps an injunction in place barring Gemini from making false state...

A U.S. judge rejected a joint request from crypto exchange Gemini and the CFTC to overturn a January 2025 settlement, ruling that the regulator's change of position does not justify undoing the agreement.

Organizers delayed the Solana Shanghai event on Friday after law enforcement officers prevented guests from entering the Shangri-La Hotel. The postponement marks the second disruption of a Solana gathering in China withi...

Russia will prohibit direct cryptocurrency trading between individuals beginning July 1, 2027, under new digital currency regulations signed into law in August 2026. The ban is part of a broader framework to centralize c...