The crypto market structure bill is facing mounting delays as political dynamics in Washington complicate its path forward. According to policy analysts at TD Cowen, the bill’s passage is becoming increasingly uncerta…
President Donald Trump’s effort to limit Democratic participation in federal regulatory agencies has created a rare and consequential scenario for the U.S. crypto industry: the two most influential financial regulator…
Ilya Lichtenstein, the hacker behind one of the largest crypto thefts in history, has been released from federal custody earlier than expected after qualifying for sentence reductions under the First Step Act signed i…
Iran has formally signaled its readiness to accept cryptocurrency for overseas weapons sales, marking a notable shift in how the country structures state-controlled defense trade. According to a report by the Financia…
Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s December 2025 policy meeting reveal that officials are closely monitoring a lesser-known but potentially disruptive risk: tightening liquidity in short-term funding markets, even as …
The United Kingdom has officially begun enforcing stricter rules aimed at tackling undeclared income from crypto assets, marking a major shift in crypto tax compliance. From January 1, new reporting obligations now re…
China’s digital yuan (e-CNY) entered a new phase on January 1, 2026, as verified wallet balances began accruing interest at demand deposit rates. This policy marks a major departure from the dominant global view that …
The CLARITY Act is one step closer to advancing in the U.S. Senate after reports revealed that the Senate Banking Committee has selected January 15 as the tentative date for marking up the long-awaited crypto regulati…
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Korbit has been fined 2.73 billion won (approximately $1.9 million) by the country’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) for multiple violations related to anti-money laundering (AML…
South Korea’s long-anticipated Digital Asset Basic Act (DABA), a comprehensive regulatory framework designed to govern cryptocurrency trading and token issuance, has been delayed due to sharp disagreements among polic…
With Democrats holding a 75% chance of winning back the U.S. House of Representatives majority in 2026, according to prediction market Kalshi, new criticism from Representative Maxine Waters toward Securities and Exch…
Blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs has linked a years-long wave of crypto wallet thefts to the 2022 breach of the password manager LastPass, uncovering how stolen digital assets were laundered through Russia-based …
India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) has intensified its crackdown on crypto-related financial crimes after conducting searches on December 18 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The raids targeted re…
Russia’s central bank has unveiled a proposed regulatory framework that would legalize and oversee cryptocurrency trading for both individuals and institutions, marking a continued softening of its stance toward digit…
The Council of the European Union has formally backed the European Central Bank’s (ECB) plan to explore a digital euro, framing it as a natural evolution of money and a tool to support financial inclusion across the b…
Hong Kong is taking a significant step toward expanding institutional participation in digital assets, as regulators move to unlock a multi-billion-dollar pool of capital for cryptocurrencies and related infrastructur…
The proposed crypto tax legislation introduces clearer statutory language that frames certain exemptions as administrative actions rather than mechanisms designed to protect or enhance investment profits. Lawmakers em…
Congressional momentum behind U.S. crypto market structure legislation has slowed further, with lawmakers now openly questioning whether there is enough time to pass the bill before election-year pressures take over. …
U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis, widely regarded as one of the strongest allies of the cryptocurrency and digital assets industry in Congress, has announced she will not seek another term when her current six-year term en…
Three former top executives of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX and its affiliated firms have agreed to final punishments from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), marking another major step in reso…
Coinbase (COIN), one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the United States, has launched legal action against state authorities in Connecticut, Illinois, and Michigan over efforts to regulate prediction markets…
The CLARITY Act, a major U.S. crypto market structure proposal, is no longer expected to pass the Senate this year as lawmakers delay progress due to unresolved policy disputes. Senate negotiations around the bill hav…
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said Thursday that the ECB has completed all technical and preparatory work required for the digital euro, placing responsibility squarely on European political instit…
Discussions around the U.S. crypto bill continue to move forward, even as no formal markup hearings are scheduled for this week. According to Fox Business journalist Eleanor Terrett, members of the Senate Banking Comm…
Caroline Pham, the acting chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), is preparing to transition into the private sector as she moves closer to joining crypto financial technology firm MoonPay. This…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has intensified his high-profile public feud with President Donald Trump by launching a new page on the state’s official website that claims to “track Trump’s top 10 criminal cronies,” a l…
U.S. banks may soon be able to issue payment stablecoins after the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) introduced a proposed approval framework, marking one of the first concrete regulatory steps following th…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially ended its four-year investigation into Aave Protocol, marking a major regulatory milestone for one of the largest decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms…
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has renewed her push for tighter oversight of the cryptocurrency sector, urging federal authorities to launch another national security investigation into decentralized finance, with a sp…
The U.S. Senate Banking Committee has officially postponed any markup hearings on major crypto market structure legislation until next year, delaying a long-anticipated step toward defining how federal regulators will…
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins warned that without clear and formal policies, the federal government could exploit the crypto sector as a tool for mass financial surveillance, raising ser…
The U.K. Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal in a long-running $13 billion lawsuit brought by Bitcoin Satoshi Vision (BSV) investors, delivering a decisive legal win for major cryptocurrency exchanges and rein…
Five leading digital asset companies have received conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to operate as federally chartered national trust banks, marking a significant miles…
Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon has been sentenced to 15 years in a U.S. federal prison for orchestrating one of the most devastating frauds in crypto history — a scheme that erased roughly $50 billion from the digi…
The U.S. Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) has noticeably softened its stance on the crypto sector in its 2025 annual report, stepping away from years of highlighting digital assets as a potential vulnerabi…
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Acting Chairman Caroline Pham has taken another significant step in advancing President Donald Trump’s renewed crypto agenda by withdrawing long-standing guidance on “a…
Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon will wait longer than expected to learn his prison sentence for the massive Terra/LUNA crypto collapse, which erased roughly $50 billion from the market in May 2022. His highly antici…
The U.S. crypto regulatory landscape is poised for major shifts as President Donald Trump’s nominees for top financial oversight roles move closer to final Senate confirmation. Both the Commodity Futures Trading Commi…
Senate Democrats have issued a new counteroffer in the ongoing negotiations over a bipartisan crypto market structure bill, signaling deeper tensions than previously visible. The summary, circulated this week, shows D…
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has revealed the first slate of industry leaders joining its new CEO Innovation Council, a high-level group designed to guide the agency on the fast-evolving world …
