UK FCA Sets 2027 Crypto Regulation Deadline, Firms Face Readiness Gap

The UK’s top financial watchdog has set a hard deadline that could reshape the crypto landscape. On 30 June, the Finan...

SEC Settles FOIA Dispute With Coinbase, Pays $150K, Releases Two Documents

On Wednesday, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settled a FOIA dispute with Coinbase by agreeing to pay ...

CFTC Introduces Self-Reporting Guidelines That Could Reduce Penalties for Crypto Firms

On May 19 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) rolled out a staff advisory that may soften the impact o...

Russias State Duma Approves First Comprehensive Crypto Law, Setting Licensing and Investor Rules

On 21 July 2026 the lower house of Russia’s parliament, the State Duma, passed a bill that establishes the first natio...

South Korea Refers 30 Crypto Manipulation Cases to Prosecutors, Expanding Enforcement Under New Virtual Asset Law

Seoul’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) has taken a decisive step against illicit trading practices, referring 30 ...

BitPay Secures EU-wide Crypto License Under MiCA, Expanding Stablecoin Payments

When the EU’s new crypto law finally takes effect, BitPay has stepped into the spotlight. On July 16 2026 the Dutch Au...

Clarity Act Stalled: Congress Faces August Deadline Amid Ethics Fight and Supreme Court Ruling

On the brink of a digital revolution, a bill that could reshape U.S. crypto regulation is stalling in Washington. The Di...

Trumps Crypto Windfall Brings Regulatory Focus to Key Digital-Asset Companies

President Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosure—released on 1 July 2026—reveals that he earned more than $2.2...

Binance Withdraws MiCA License Bid in Greece, Highlights Regulatory Challenges for EU Crypto Market

In a dramatic last‑minute move, Binance Holdings Ltd. pulled its application for a Markets in Crypto‑Assets (MiCA) l...

RBI Urges Ban on Cryptocurrencies as Parliamentary Panel Reviews Virtual Digital Assets

On July 2, 2026, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) made a decisive statement to a parliamentary standing committee on fina...

Senate Stalls on CLARITY Act as Crypto Advocates Push for Regulatory Clarity

On June 23, the Senate Banking Committee’s hearing titled "The Affordability Agenda" became a battleground for the fut...

ESMA Urges Unregistered Crypto-Asset Service Providers to Wind Down Ahead of MiCA Transition End

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued a statement on 17 April 2026 calling on crypto‑asset servi...

MiCA Deadline Looms: Regulators, Bybit EU, and Tokenized Assets Set to Shape Crypto Liquidity

The European Union’s Markets in Crypto‑Assets (MiCA) regulation will become fully enforceable on July 1, 2026, a dea...

U.S. CLARITY Act Faces Senate Deadline as Global Crypto Rules Take Shape

On June 1, 2026, the U.S. Senate added the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act—known in short as the CLARITY Act—to its...

Bank of England Removes Wallet Caps, Sets 40 B Issuance Cap for Sterling Stablecoins

On 22 June 2026, the Bank of England (BoE) announced that it would scrap the proposed individual and business holding li...

Bitcoin ETF Outflows, Mt. Gox Wallet Movements, and CLARITY Act Debate Shape Crypto Market Sentiment

When more than $4 billion drained from spot Bitcoin ETFs during the first week of June, the crypto market felt a clear j...

Bitcoin Holds Above $60,000 as Clarity Act Looms, Investors Weigh Risk-Adjusted Allocation

Bitcoin’s price dipped below $60,000 in early June but rebounded to more than $64,000 by the following Monday, giving ...

North Carolina House Passes Strict Bitcoin ATM Regulation Bill

North Carolina’s House of Representatives unanimously approved House Bill 920 on June 11, 2026, sending the bill to th...

South Korea Urges FATF to Eliminate Travel Rule Threshold, Expanding Crypto AML Compliance

South Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has formally requested that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) rem...

Perus Security Laws and Pending Crypto Bill Shape Digital Asset Landscape Ahead of 2026 Election

Peru’s largest congressional bloc, Fuerza Popular, has used its majority to pass a series of security laws that expand...

Ireland Unveils 30-Point Crypto-Focused AML Action Plan Ahead of 2028 Evaluation

Ireland’s government unveiled a sweeping National Risk Assessment and a 30‑point action plan in early June 2026, tig...

ChatGPT AI Projects Bitcoin Bull Run in November 2026, Citing Five Tailwinds

When an AI model steps beyond language and into market forecasts, the crypto community takes notice. ChatGPT, the popula...

Bitcoin Rebounds Above $63,000 as Leveraged Liquidations and Global Regulatory Moves Shape the Week

Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency that has long served as a barometer for the broader market, surged back above $63,000 this w...

Banking Group Criticizes CLARITY Act for Leaving Decentralized Finance Out of AML Scope

On June 19, the Bank Policy Institute (BPI), an advocacy group representing 42 banking institutions, issued a policy upd...

Germany Publishes KMAnzV, Clarifying Crypto-Asset Service Provider Notification Rules

On 26 May 2026 the German Federal Gazette (Bundesanzeiger) published the Ordinance on Notifications and the Submission o...

K33 Secures EU MiCA Authorization, Expands Bitcoin Reserves

K33 AB (publ), a Swedish crypto broker listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, has received formal authorization to oper...

South Korean Police Arrest 23 in $11 Million USDT Money-Laundering Scheme

In a sweeping move against crypto‑based money laundering, South Korean police arrested 23 suspects on June 16, 2026, f...

Congress Moves to Shield Seniors from Crypto ATM Scams with New Legislation

More than 30,000 cryptocurrency ATMs are now operating across the United States, with kiosks found in gas stations, conv...

Tokenized Assets Hit $28.9 B Milestone as Stablecoins Reach $320 B, While Bitcoin Demand Slows

In May 2026, the tokenized real‑world asset (RWA) market shattered its previous record, reaching $28.9 billion. Stable...

XRP Surges 8% as Japan Approves Crypto Regulation and U.S.-Iran Peace Deal Fuels Market Rally

XRP’s price climbed roughly 8% to $1.23 on Monday, the highest level in several weeks, after Japan’s lower house app...

MiCA Licensing Crunch and Nachas New ACH Fraud Rules Tighten Compliance Nets for Crypto and Payments

The European Union’s Markets in Crypto‑Assets Regulation (MiCA) is moving from a regulatory draft to a hard deadline...

2026: U.S. Crypto Regulation Moves Forward Amid Legislative and Market Shifts

The United States is on the brink of a decisive year for cryptocurrency regulation, with federal bills and state initiat...

Changpeng Zhao Returns to Crypto Stage After Prison, Binance Navigates Regulatory Shift

U.S. Crypto Industry Unites Behind Clarity Act Amid Legislative Push

After a sharp market sell‑off earlier this week, more than 200 companies and organizations released a joint letter in ...

Hungary to Repeal Criminal Penalties for Crypto Services, Signals Shift Toward EU-Aligned Regulation

On June 6, Hungary’s newly appointed Minister of Science and Technology, Zoltán Tanács, announced that the country w...