FCA Selects 4 Firms to Test Stablecoin Innovation in UK Sandbox
The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) selected four companies to join a dedicated stablecoin cohort within its long‑running Regulatory...
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iGaming Regulations in Focus: UK Fees, Brazil Taxes and X’s Gambling Ban
Governments from London to Brazil tightened their grip on iGaming this week, rolling out tax hikes, sponsorship bans, and enforcement...
Ripple CEO Sees 90% Clarity Act Passage Odds—More Bullish Than Prediction Markets
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse now sees a 90% chance the Clarity Act passes by April, outpacing prediction markets as White...
FATF Warns Crypto Misuse Fuels Illicit Finance, Urges Nations to Impose New Countermeasures
Global crypto oversight efforts advanced as the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) approved new digital asset risk reports, reaffirmed Iran’s...
SEC Issues 2% Stablecoin Capital Guidance, Softening Regulatory Pressure on Institutional Exposure
SEC signals regulatory clarity for payment stablecoins, allowing broker-dealers to apply a 2% net capital haircut and paving the way...
Tennessee Judge Blocks State Crackdown on Kalshi Markets
A US federal judge in Tennessee temporarily blocked the state from enforcing its gambling laws against prediction markets operator Kalshi’s...
Prediction Markets Trigger Federal-State Clash as CFTC Defends Authority
The CFTC is escalating its defense of exclusive authority over U.S. commodity derivatives and prediction markets as legal battles threaten...
Coinbase CEO Confident of ‘Win-Win-Win’ Deal Between White House, Banks, Crypto
Coinbase is intensifying efforts to shape U.S. crypto market structure legislation as CEO Brian Armstrong pushes for a breakthrough between...
US Lawmaker Blasts SEC Crypto Overhaul—Bulls See Regulatory Reset Powering the Next Rally
A Democratic lawmaker accused the SEC of favoring Wall Street and billionaires as sweeping policy rollbacks and crypto enforcement shifts...
SEC Division Moves to Clarify When Tokens Trigger Securities Status After Years of Ambiguity
The SEC is accelerating formal crypto rulemaking, advancing a structured framework to define when digital assets qualify as securities and...
White House Adviser: Trillions in Institutional Capital Waiting to Enter Digital Assets
Comprehensive U.S. crypto legislation is advancing in Congress, with the Clarity Act poised to unlock trillions in sidelined institutional capital...
CFTC Unveils All-Star Committee—Ripple and Coinbase Join Elite Roster Fueling Crypto Regulatory Breakthrough
The CFTC is forming a high-profile Innovation Advisory Committee featuring leaders from Coinbase, Ripple, and other major crypto and exchange...
SEC Testifies on Clear Crypto Oversight, Signaling Major Regulatory Breakthrough for Digital Assets
In congressional testimony, the SEC detailed plans to align with Congress on a federal crypto framework aimed at clarifying digital...
NCUA Suggests GENIUS Act Rules for Credit Union Stablecoin Issuers
The United States National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) has proposed its first rules under the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation...
White House Convenes Crypto Leaders, Banks, Policymakers for Market Structure Talks
Bipartisan momentum is building behind U.S. crypto legislation as the White House intensifies talks with industry, banks, and lawmakers, signaling...
SEC Commissioner Frames Tokenization as Market Evolution, Not Regulatory Disruption
Tokenization is emerging as a regulatory-tested path to modernizing U.S. securities markets, with the SEC weighing blockchain-based systems that could...
Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News & Price Indexes
South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) said it will step up scrutiny of suspected cryptocurrency price manipulation in 2026, outlining...
CFTC Amends Guidance, Includes National Trust Banks As Stablecoin Issuers
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), a US financial regulator, reissued a staff letter on Friday to expand the criteria...
CFTC Expands Stablecoin Collateral Rules as National Trust Banks Gain Approval
U.S. regulators moved to legitimize stablecoins at the federal level, expanding approved uses and elevating national trust banks’ role as...
Crypto PACs Stack Millions Ahead of Midterms
Political action committees (PACs) representing the interests of the crypto industry have already secured millions of dollars in funding as...
House Probes Trump-Linked Crypto Firm Over UAE Investment
World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a crypto company linked to US President Donald Trump’s family, is facing scrutiny from House Democrats...
Survey Shows Crypto Investors Favor Infrastructure Over DeFi
A survey of senior crypto investors and executives suggests capital priorities are shifting away from decentralized finance (DeFi) and toward...
