Regulation

Governments can restrict Bitcoin activities within their borders through exchange closures and mining bans, but shutting down the decentralized network itself is far harder. China's 2021 crackdown cut global mining power...

Crypto market maker Cumberland has flagged potential conflicts between Hyperliquid's on-chain perpetual futures technology and CFTC regulations, citing transparency and trading efficiency issues as the platform seeks U.S...

Further Asset Management announced on October 27 that its Anubis compliance platform would incorporate Chainlink's Automated Compliance Engine, with initial deployment focused on institutional tokenized-asset operations ...

The Treasury Department sanctioned 10 individuals and one entity for helping North Korean IT workers convert cryptocurrency earnings into cash, targeting a financial network estimated to generate $250 million to $600 mil...

Federal regulators and Congress are divided on how to prevent future cryptocurrency exchange thefts, with the CFTC proposing voluntary oversight while a senator argues stalled legislation could have enabled faster respon...

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is suing at least 10 states over prediction markets, with Chair Michael Selig committing to defend the agency's exclusive derivatives authority at the Supreme Court if necessary.

The outgoing European Central Bank president, who led the institution since 2019, has maintained firm opposition to Bitcoin and crypto assets throughout her tenure, calling them speculative and worth nothing.

Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis argues that the stalled CLARITY Act would have given crypto exchanges legal authority to freeze suspicious funds more quickly, citing the October 2026 Binance hack as evidence of what the l...

Alexander Block, an Israeli-Russian citizen accused of stealing $2.8 million through the Nomad blockchain bridge, was extradited to the United States after Israel's Supreme Court rejected his final appeals.

The class action alleges Bank of America violated the Electronic Fund Transfer Act by denying unauthorized debit card and ATM transaction disputes and failing to properly explain the denials.

Grayscale’s Zach Pandl argues digital assets are no longer tied to one political party, while U.S. activity accounts for only 15-20% of the global market.

The Crypto Council for Innovation has proposed a new framework to regulate crypto vaults under existing U.S. securities laws, with backing from major industry players. The framework distinguishes between vaults based on ...

Two U.S. senators have demanded Kalshi and Polymarket explain how they prevent insider trading in election markets, citing cases of candidates betting on their own races and suspected market manipulation.

Federal investigators are examining a recent Binance breach that reportedly affected about $6.3 billion across multiple blockchains, prompting renewed calls for cryptocurrency regulation.

Andreessen Horowitz, Uniswap Labs, and the DeFi Education Fund warn that Illinois' proposed implementation of its digital asset tax could effectively prohibit decentralized finance by treating DEXs as tax-collecting brok...

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has introduced a non-mandatory federal registration pathway for cryptocurrency exchanges offering leveraged, margin, or financing options to retail traders.

Christine Lagarde will depart the European Central Bank on February 7, 2027, leaving unresolved questions about how Europe will structure its tokenized financial markets through the Appia initiative.

Cryptocurrency exchange MEXC is withdrawing from France, its fourth country-level retreat since September, as CEO Vugar Usi pursues plans to diversify beyond crypto trading into tokenized equities and other assets.

A bundled four-proposal upgrade would require issuer approval for holders of regulated tokens such as stablecoins and tokenized stocks, as the network seeks to attract institutional participants.

Block is expanding Cash App’s services for gig workers and underserved consumers while seeking a national bank charter and addressing regulatory scrutiny.