Canada Revokes 50 Money Services Licenses in 2026, With 23 Crypto Firms Taking the Hit
Canada’s financial intelligence agency has revoked 50 money services business registrations so far in 2026, with nearly all tied to...
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UK Lawmakers Push for Crypto Donation Ban as Election Security Fears Mount
Senior U.K. lawmakers are calling for an immediate halt to cryptocurrency political donations, citing national security risks tied to foreign...
SEC Proposal Limiting OTC Rules to Equities Raises New Questions for Crypto Assets
SEC moves to narrow a decades-old OTC market rule to equity securities, signaling possible limits on regulatory reach while opening...
South Korea Hits Bithumb With $24.5M Fine Over AML Violations
South Korea has fined crypto exchange Bithumb 36.8 billion won (about $24.5 million) and imposed a six-month partial business suspension...
CFTC Issues Guidance That Could Ignite Massive Prediction Markets Expansion
U.S. regulators move to rein in fast-growing prediction markets as event-based derivatives gain traction, with the CFTC warning exchanges to...
Paraguay Strenghtens Mandatory Reporting Requirements for VASPs and Individuals
Individuals transacting cryptocurrency on offshore platforms or independently must now report their movements when the amount of crypto transacted surpasses...
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,...
Offshore Crypto Exchanges Create Oversight Gaps, FATF Says
A new report from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) warns that crypto service providers operating offshore pose risks of...
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...
BTC Markets Seeks ASIC License For RWA Trading
Australian crypto exchange BTC Markets has notified the country’s securities regulator, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, of its intention...
US Court Dismisses Binance, CZ Terrorism Financing Lawsuit
Former Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao said centralized crypto exchanges have “zero motive” to assist terrorists after a US court...
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...
South Korea Plans 20% Cap on Crypto Exchange Shareholder Stakes: Report
South Korea’s government and ruling party have reportedly agreed on a plan to cap the ownership stakes of major shareholders...
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...
Polymarket Traders Make $1M on US-Iran Strike Bets, Spark Insider Concerns
Six Polymarket traders earned roughly $1 million after accurately betting that the United States would strike Iran before the end...
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...
