South Africa’s Tax Authority Proposes Crypto Tax Guidance
South Africa’s tax authority has proposed new guidance that clarifies how crypto assets are taxed under existing income and capital...
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Revolut Notifies Customers of USDT Delisting
Revolut, a crypto-friendly digital banking platform headquartered in the United Kingdom, notified some users it will delist Tether USDt (USDT)...
Donald Trump Says ‘Nothing Wrong’ with $1.4B Crypto Windfall While in Office
US President Donald Trump has responded to criticism of his 2025 financial disclosures, showing that he earned $1.4 billion in...
Russia on Track for Digital Ruble Rollout on Sept. 1: Central Bank Governor
Russia’s central bank governor, Elvira Nabiullina, confirmed that the country was prepared to roll out its central bank digital currency...
Crypto ATM Bans, Restrictions Now in Effect in Tennessee and Georgia
Cryptocurrency ATMs are fast disappearing from the American landscape as kiosk operators in two US states face bans and restrictions...
Crypto Companies Have Spent $189M So Far on 2026 US Election Cycle: Report
The US consumer advocacy group Public Citizen on Tuesday reported that the cryptocurrency industry had contributed $189 million toward the...
Bernstein Sees Prediction-Market M&A Wave as Platforms Integrate
Prediction-market operators are bringing trading infrastructure in-house, a rapid shift that could trigger a wave of acquisitions across crypto platforms,...
Stablecoins and Public Ledgers Flawed, Report Says
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) warned that the rapid expansion of stablecoins risks fragmenting the global monetary system and...
EU Lawmakers Back Review of DeFi, Staking and NFT Regulation
The European Parliament's economic affairs committee has urged the European Commission to assess whether crypto lending and borrowing, staking, non-fungible...
SEC, CFTC Seek Input on Unified Portfolio Margin Rules
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have opened a joint public consultation on...
South Korean Authorities Fine Bithumb $136K over Sharing User Information Overseas
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb was order to pay a $136,000 fine after it was found to have breached personal...
Crypto-Backed Candidates Notch Wins in Three US State Primaries
Several Democrats and one Republican who were supported by more than $8 million worth of ads funded by cryptocurrency-aligned political...
CFTC Chair Reiterates Origins in Regulating Agricultural Markets, Despite Crypto and Prediction Markets Push
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Michael Selig on Tuesday acknowledged fundamental differences in the traditional commodity markets it has...
EUR Trading Accounts for 1% of Binance Spot Volume: CryptoQuant
Euro-denominated trading accounts for only a small share of Binance's activity, as the exchange faces uncertainty over its European licensing...
Crypto Industry Looks to Stablecoin and DeFi Revisions in MiCA 2.0
In May, the European Commission opened a comment period, seeking feedback on regulations for the cryptocurrency and blockchain industries. The comment...
Republican Lawmaker Proposes Prediction Markets Insider Trading Ban, Not Including White House Officials
Wisconsin Representative Bryan Steil, who chairs the House subcommittee on digital assets, introduced a law to prevent certain public officials...
CME Group Sues CFTC Over Crypto Perpetual Futures
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group said it was taking legal action against the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)...
US lawmakers Warn Against Presidential Pardon for Sam Bankman-Fried
Two US lawmakers on opposite sides of the political aisle are backing a resolution that “under no circumstances should Samuel...
VARA Pushes Dubai Crypto Firms to Track FATF Blacklists, Sharpening Risk Controls
Key TakeawaysVARA released strict AML guidelines in 2026 requiring Dubai crypto firms to use data-driven risk models.Crypto businesses must now...
Up to 75% of EU Crypto Firms Risk Losing Their License on July 1
Key TakeawaysMiCA’s transition period ends July 1, requiring EU crypto firms to hold a full CASP license or stop serving...
Zimbabwe Pushes Crypto Firms to Register as New Law Tightens AML Compliance Controls
Key TakeawaysZimbabwe legalized its crypto sector under S.I. 99 of 2026, forcing VASPs to register with the RBZ.Crypto firms face...
Brazil Introduces Bill 2946 to Turn Central Bank Crypto Rules Into Federal Law
Key TakeawaysDonizette filed Bill 2946/2026 to next enforce mandatory registration across Brazil’s crypto market.The bill codifies Resolution 519 of 2025,...
