Russia’s central bank has taken a decisive step toward formal cryptocurrency regulation, signaling a shift from uncertainty toward structured oversight. The Bank of Russia confirmed plans to complete a full...
Ghana has taken a decisive step toward formalizing its fast-growing digital asset market after lawmakers approved a new crypto regulation framework in 2025. After years of rapid adoption without clear...
The Hong Kong Insurance Authority (HKIA) is seeking to regulate the crypto industry. The HKIA will be actively consulting with the relevant entities, including the public, in 2026, to accelerate...
Two U.S. senators from opposite parties have introduced a new bill directed at protecting Americans from cryptocurrency scams. Senator Elissa Slotkin, a Democrat from Michigan, and Senator Jerry Moran, a...
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released new guidance that explains how broker-dealers must handle the custody of crypto asset securities The guidance focuses on how firms can meet...
U.S. regulators are tightening the rules around who gets to issue stablecoins, and how. On December 16, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation approved a proposed rule that explains how banks...
Shima Capital, the $200M crypto venture firm that backed major protocols like Monad and Berachain, is officially shutting down. The collapse follows the indictment of founder Yida Gao, who reached...
Tajikistan’s parliament amended the Criminal Code on December 3 to specifically criminalize electricity theft for virtual asset production. The legislation, Article 253, replaces previous administrative fines with criminal charges for...
The United States Senate will not advance the crypto market structure bill before the end of 2025. With year-end holidays just days away, Senate Banking Committee plans now point to...
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced on Monday, December 15, that it has added the Hong Kong Stable Exchange/ Hong Kong Stablecoin Exchange (HSEX) to the list...
The UK is no longer debating whether crypto belongs inside the financial system. The debate has now shifted decisively toward how tightly it should be governed, and whether stronger policing...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has executed a quiet but radical shift in its crypto enforcement strategy, effectively granting amnesty to the industry’s largest players while maintaining pressure...
South Korea’s stablecoin industry faces fresh regulatory uncertainty as the Financial Services Commission missed the government December 10, 2025 deadline to submit a stablecoin bill to the National Assembly. The...
In a unified bid to secure federal regulatory supremacy, industry giants Kalshi and Crypto.com have launched an alliance, including Coinbase, Robinhood, and Underdog, to form the Coalition for Prediction Markets...
On Thursday, December 11, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced two digital assets-related moves. The initial announcement covered the withdrawal of older guidance tied to “actual delivery” for virtual...
Bilal Bin Saqib, Pakistan’s Minister of Blockchain and Crypto, has outlined a definitive roadmap to legalize Bitcoin, framing the asset not as a speculative instrument but as essential financial infrastructure...
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has assembled a CEO Innovation Council to give the regulator direct access to executives running fast-growing digital-asset and tokenization platforms. The group’s formation within two...
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission unveiled new exemptions for digital asset intermediaries, aiming to support innovation while the country rewrites its crypto rulebook. The relief focuses on eligible stablecoins...
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is pressing the Senate Banking Committee to halt momentum behind its new crypto market structure proposal, warning that the measure could introduce major vulnerabilities...
Tajikistan will impose strict punishment on the use of stolen electricity in cryptocurrency mining amid power shortages. Lawmakers approved amendments to the Criminal Code that introduce a new article covering...
Revolut has confirmed that it will completely end cryptocurrency services for Hungarian customers. This closes a turbulent chapter that began earlier this year when local rules forced the company to...
The titans of Wall Street are descending on Capitol Hill to ensure the emerging digital asset framework does not undercut their business model. Negotiations over the crypto market structure bill...
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has executed a structural pivot in U.S. derivatives markets, launching a Digital Assets Pilot Program that formally authorizes the use of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and...
Argentina’s central bank is actively evaluating the repeal of its 2022 prohibition on cryptocurrency services within the commercial banking sector, a move that would reopen the institutional gateway for trading...
The Polish lawmakers have largely agreed to support President Karol Nawrocki on crypto market regulations. On Friday, a motion to reject President Karol’s veto won by 243 members against the...