SEC and CFTC Strike Historic Pact to Align US Financial and Crypto Market Rules
U.S. regulators move to tighten coordination as the SEC and CFTC launch a joint framework aimed at reducing regulatory conflicts,...
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Kraken Bank Secures Federal Reserve Master Account, Marking Historic Crypto Entry Into US Payment Rails
Kraken Financial gained direct access to the Federal Reserve’s payment system, with the Fed confirming approval while imposing initial restrictions,...
SEC Chair Pushes SEC-CFTC Regulatory Harmonization
U.S. regulators are moving to align oversight of securities and derivatives markets as SEC Chairman Paul Atkins pushes a coordinated...
Brazil’s Crypto Faction Prepare to Fight Stablecoin Taxation in Congress
The crypto faction in the Brazilian Congress is expecting the issuance of a decree to establish a 3.5% tax on...
Indiana Breaks Ground as First US State Approving Bitcoin Investment in Government Retirement Accounts
Indiana becomes the first U.S. state to allow bitcoin and crypto investments in public retirement plans, a bullish policy shift...
SEC Chair Aligns With Trump on Need for Digital Asset Regulation Clarity
Momentum builds in Washington for clearer U.S. crypto rules as SEC Chair Paul Atkins backs the Clarity Act, aligning with...
Kucoin Faces Cease-and-Desist Order From Dubai Crypto Regulator
Dubai’s regulator warns consumers and investors to avoid crypto exchange Kucoin, intensifying scrutiny of unregulated digital asset platforms as the...
Central Bank of Colombia Finalizes Digital Assets Law Draft
The bank drafted a proposal with a progressive view on the use of digital assets, recognizing them not as money...
UK Authorities Consider Crypto Payments for Regulated Gambling Operators
The UK Gambling Commission is examining whether licensed gambling operators across the UK could accept cryptocurrency payments, launching what officials...
Trump Presses Congress to Pass Clarity Act, Warns Banks Not to Undermine US Crypto Agenda
Trump is pushing an aggressive pro- crypto agenda, pressing Congress to fast-track market structure legislation and warning banks not to...
Proposal to Regulate Prediction Markets Gains Steam After Insider Trading Allegations Involving Iran War
Senator Chris Murphy has proposed regulating prediction markets after allegations of insider trading by people close to the Trump Administration....
Brazilian Exchanges Receive New Bank Secrecy and Accounting Standards Provisions
The measures seek to fully integrate crypto exchanges into the established financial system and protect the identity information of the...
The Promoting Innovation in Blockchain Development Act Gets Introduced in Congress
Representatives Scott Fitzgerald, Ben Cline, and Zoe Lofgren introduced the bill to Congress on February 26, seeking to protect software...
Drained Accounts and Overseas Scammers: Why Minnesota May Pull the Plug on Crypto ATMs
Minnesota lawmakers are considering HF3642, a bill that would implement a statewide ban on Bitcoin ATMs to combat a surge...
CFTC Cracks Down on Prediction Market Abuse as Insider Trading Cases Surface on Kalshi
Federal regulators are emphasizing oversight expectations for prediction markets, using recent enforcement activity on KalshiEX to signal that event contract...
South Africa Moves to Bring Cryptocurrencies Under Capital Flow Controls
South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has announced plans to end the country’s crypto regulatory vacuum by drafting new rules...
Nigerian Leader Unveils New Regulatory Framework for Country’s Digital Asset Market
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has launched a comprehensive regulatory regime for Nigeria’s digital asset market, headlined by the creation of...
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...
Clarity Act Could Provide ‘Great Comfort’ to Markets, US Treasury Secretary Bessent Says
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged Congress to pass the Clarity Act this spring, arguing the legislation would calm crypto markets...
