Defunct P2P Crypto Platform Paxful Sentenced to $4M Penalty for Money Laundering, Travel Act Violations
Peer‑to‑peer cryptocurrency trading platform Paxful was sentenced to pay a $4 million criminal penalty after pleading guilty to conspiring in...
Regulation
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...
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...
PBOC Officially Bans ‘Unapproved’ Yuan-Pegged Stablecoins
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the country’s central bank, and seven Chinese regulatory agencies published a joint statement on...
EU Tokenization Companies Urge Fixes to DLT Pilot Rules
A group of European tokenization operators has urged EU policymakers to swiftly amend the bloc’s DLT Pilot Regime, warning that...
Telegram’s Durov Sounds Alarm About Spain’s Online Age Verification law
Pavel Durov, the co-founder of the Telegram messaging platform, sounded the alarm about the Spanish government’s plan to usher in...
Nevada Authorities File Lawsuit against Coinbase over Unlicensed Wagering
The enforcement action over wagers on sports event contracts followed Coinbase announcing the launch of prediction markets in all 50...
White House Officials Met with Crypto, Banking Reps to Discuss Stablecoins
Officials in US President Donald Trump’s administration met with representatives from the cryptocurrency and banking industry to discuss how to...
White House Plans Talks to Resolve Stablecoin Dispute Stalling Senate Crypto Bill: Report
Washington is reportedly scrambling to break a high-stakes deadlock over crypto rules as banks and digital asset firms clash over...
Regulatory Breakthrough: SEC-CFTC Coordination Marks Turning Point for US Crypto Markets
U.S. financial regulators are signaling a breakthrough in crypto oversight, moving toward coordinated supervision as Congress advances market structure legislation,...
Real‑Estate Tokenization Registry Processes Prohibited in São Paulo
The government of São Paulo, Brazil prohibited the registration of documents linking tokens to real‑estate properties at the request of a...
SEC Clarifies Tokenized Securities Rules, Opening Door to Regulated Onchain Equities
The SEC has drawn a clear regulatory line for tokenized securities, affirming that crypto-based formats remain fully subject to federal...
White House Convenes Banks and Crypto Companies Amid CLARITY Act Deadlock
Officials in the administration of US President Donald Trump are reportedly set to sit down with executives from the banking...
What the BPS ruling reveals about Australia’s crypto compliance gap
Misleading claims about Qoin approval, liquidity, and merchant acceptance were upheld. The court imposed financial penalties, public notices, and a...
Report: Russia Designates Ukrainian Crypto Exchange as ‘Undesirable’ Organization
Russia has designated Ukrainian crypto exchange WhiteBIT as an “undesirable organization,” banning its operations and criminalizing any association within the...
Polymarket Odds Of January US Gov’t Shutdown Surge To 77%
The spike in Polymarket odds comes just days after United States President Donald Trump said “we’re probably going to end...
Bullish Shift as SEC Allows Nasdaq Bitcoin ETF Options to Operate at Scale
Nasdaq has cleared the way for significantly expanded trading in bitcoin and ethereum-linked options after a fast-tracked SEC greenlight removed...
Brazil Streamlines Rules for Banking Institutions Entering The Crypto Market
The Central Bank of Brazil issued new rules for banking institutions and brokers operating with crypto assets in the country....
XRP Legal Status Reaffirmed as SEC Remains Blocked From Core Security Claim
XRP’s legal standing under U.S. securities law is considered settled after the Ripple ruling, but renewed scrutiny of dropped crypto...
‘Anti-Innovation’: Experts Slam Nigeria’s ‘Disproportionate’ Capital Requirements for Crypto Firms
The Nigerian SEC has sharply raised minimum capital requirements for digital asset firms, with offering platforms now needing about $704,000...
Portugal orders Polymarket to shut down over election betting surge
Portugal prohibits political betting under its 2015 online gambling law. Polymarket remains accessible, but regulators may ask ISPs to block...
