Germany's bitcoin de has suspended crypto trading since late June due to delays in securing MiCAR authorization for its subsidiary futurum bank AG. The move highlights the operational and compliance...
Alpaca's Singapore subsidiary has received in-principle approval from MAS for a Capital Markets Services license, a regulatory milestone that could accelerate its embedded brokerage expansion across Asia-Pacific. The approval strengthens...
Greece has registered its first four crypto asset service providers under MiCA, including Piraeus Bank. The move signals growing institutional adoption and could position Greece as a regulated gateway for...
Former CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam says Congress must clarify where risk-management products end and gambling begins, warning that disputes over sports event contracts may reach the Supreme Court. The outcome...
Japan's FSA is backing a stablecoin trade settlement pilot involving the country's three largest banks, NTT Data, and TradeWaltz, starting in September. The experiment tests bank-issued stablecoins for cross-border trade,...
Hana Bank is recruiting for an AI and blockchain security role focused on Web3 threat analysis and regulatory compliance. The move signals that major Korean banks are staffing up for...
China's Administrative Measures for the Online Marketing of Financial Products took effect on September 30, 2026, targeting crypto KOLs and Web3 service providers. The rules extend regulatory reach across the...
Coinbase has won CFTC approval to run its own derivatives clearinghouse, initially for fully collateralized contracts. The move enhances vertical integration and could reshape competition in U.S. crypto derivatives.
The CFTC has approved Coinbase's derivatives clearinghouse, completing its U.S. exchange-broker-clearinghouse stack — but only for fully collateralized contracts. Margined derivatives and planned stock perpetuals will still depend on outside...
WOO X has launched WOO X EU, a dedicated MiCA-compliant trading platform for European users, supported by Payward Services. The move signals how regulatory licensing is becoming a competitive moat,...
The U.S. Attorney's Office for Massachusetts has filed a civil forfeiture complaint to seize 110,270 USDT linked to a Coinbase account takeover scam involving spoofed emails. The case highlights how...
The IRS is investigating crypto ETFs that use in-kind redemptions to avoid income limits, with Ethereum and multi-asset funds most at risk. The crackdown could reshape fund structures and tax...
The SEC and CFTC released new guidance on digital assets a day after the CLARITY Act failed in the Senate. The SEC clarified that functional, decentralized networks and certain staking...
The SEC's updated crypto FAQ states that token buybacks without a central actor generally do not constitute investment contracts, offering new clarity for decentralized protocols and DAOs while leaving centralized...
Fairshake-affiliated Defend American Jobs PAC has spent $11.4 million in Ohio's Senate race to support Republican Jon Husted and block Democrat Sherrod Brown, a leading crypto skeptic, from returning to...
Senate Democrats allege Iran used Tether's USDT to evade sanctions, while Tether defends its $550 million freeze record. The clash raises questions about stablecoin compliance and the effectiveness of centralized...
Democratic lawmakers are preparing congressional investigations that could target Trump family business deals, including crypto and venture investments, if the party wins the midterms. The scrutiny, potentially starting in February,...
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law barring state and local officials from issuing meme coins and blocking platforms from listing them starting in 2027, explicitly citing the $TRUMP token...
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2409, barring public officials from issuing meme coins and blocking platforms from selling new official-linked tokens to state residents. The law targets political tokens...
The CLARITY Act failed the Senate 49–50 after 425 days, but within 48 hours the SEC and CFTC issued rules covering tokenized securities trading and derivatives frontends. The industry gets...
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