Regulation

A London court has shut down Key Coin Assets Ltd. following an Insolvency Service investigation that found no evidence of genuine trading and highlighted Ponzi-scheme characteristics.

The Bank of Russia has introduced a new financial knowledge test to simplify the process of achieving qualified investor status, potentially impacting local crypto investment limits.

Preliminary bank trust charter approval for the Trump-backed crypto venture World Liberty Financial may complicate U.S. Senate efforts to pass the Clarity Act.

HM Revenue and Customs has issued more than 81,000 warning letters to UK crypto holders suspected of having unpaid tax liabilities.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says U.S. crypto regulation is approaching a decisive point following meetings at the White House and the CFTC, even as key legislation faces Senate hurdles.

Economist and bitcoin critic Peter Schiff argues that artificial intelligence competes with Bitcoin for capital and power, and could potentially uncover software vulnerabilities.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says U.S. cryptocurrency regulations are reaching a critical juncture as Congress prepares for a procedural Senate vote on the CLARITY Act.

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.