Crypto Regulation

Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) has issued a formal warning to several Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs). The warning follows supervisory reviews in 2024 and 2025 that found “major...

Brazil’s central bank has rolled out one of Latin America’s most comprehensive crypto regulatory frameworks. This new mandate introduces mandatory authorization requirements for all digital asset service providers (SPSAVs). It...

YouTube has announced policy changes that initially caused concern across the Web3 gaming and cryptocurrency creator community. The platform’s revised gambling guidelines, effective November 17, 2025, expand restrictions to cover...

Bitcoin mining company MARA Holdings has filed a lawsuit to halt ongoing plans to incorporate a region in Texas into a city, citing that the citizen-led petition for incorporation does...

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) disclosed it has frozen approximately $61.4 million worth of cryptocurrency assets across various trading platforms over the last six years. This cumulative figure, revealed...

The UK Financial Conduct Authority launched civil proceedings in London’s High Court against HTX, alleging unauthorized crypto promotions to UK users in breach of FSMA s21 and the Financial Promotions...

Japan’s top three banks have united to launch a Yen-pegged stablecoin. A Friday report from Nikkei revealed that Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, and Mizuho Financial...

RippleX has spotlighted Schuman’s EURØP stablecoin as part of its push to advance regulated digital finance across Europe. The euro-backed asset, built on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), complies with the...

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has initiated plans to restructure the country’s cryptocurrency sector. According to reports, the regulator aims to classify digital assets under the Financial Instruments and Exchange...

Hargreaves Lansdown, the UK’s largest retail brokerage, advised investors to avoid adding cryptocurrencies to their portfolios even as regulators opened new paths for exposure. The firm reiterated that Bitcoin “has...

Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) has sanctioned 19 firms for operating without due licenses within its region. Following an investigation, VARA confirmed breaches of its Marketing and Promotion Regulations...

Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance confirmed plans to start a cryptocurrency-exchange pilot program that will include no more than five licensed operators. Deputy Finance Minister Nguyen Duc Chi said the move...

Union Minister Piyush Goyal says India’s new digital currency will be backed by the Reserve Bank of India while warning against cryptocurrencies with no asset or sovereign guarantee.  India will...

The debate around the future of digital assets has shifted from speculation to regulation, with Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson stressing that clear rules will act as the decisive trigger for...

South Korean prosecutors carried out a search of cryptocurrency exchange Coinone’s offices on September 30 following allegations that its chief executive misused company funds. The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office...

Wisconsin legislators have introduced Assembly Bill 471 to establish regulatory clarity for cryptocurrency and blockchain operations within the state. The bill was presented on September 29, 2025, by Representatives Neylon,...

The world’s first regulated offshore yuan-linked stablecoin has launched in Kazakhstan this month as part of China’s blockchain strategy for international commerce. Reportedly, the cryptocurrency, called AxCNH, went live on...

Regulators in Hong Kong laid out ten measures to boost bond issuance, deepen RMB markets, and advance tokenized assets. The plan ties in a third batch of tokenized green bonds...

In 2025, the headlines are all too familiar: another hack, another scam, another crypto investor targeted. The threats are growing, and so are the attackers. What used to be simple...

The Trump administration is pushing to fast-track a sweeping crypto legislation package, aiming to cement the United States as the world’s hub for digital assets.  Speaking at Korea Blockchain Week...

The UAE Ministry of Finance has formally signed onto the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), binding the country to a global system for automatically sharing tax data on digital assets. The...

Anchorage Digital, the first federally chartered digital asset bank in the United States, has applied for a Master Account with the Federal Reserve. If approved, the license would give Anchorage...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced regulatory relief for stablecoin intermediaries. This removes the licensing barriers for entities distributing cryptocurrency issued by Australian Financial Services (AFS) licensed...

2025 is shaping up to be the year regulators finally got ahead of crypto instead of just chasing it. Unlike the reactive approach of past cycles, governments have started to...