Belarus establishes rules for ‘crypto banks’: check out the details
President Alexander Lukashenko signed Decree No. 19 to set operating rules and market entry conditions. Cryptobanks must become Hi-Tech Park...
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US Lawmakers Say Crypto Market Structure Bill Is ‘Closer Than Ever’ as Bipartisan Negotiations Continue
U.S. lawmakers and the White House crypto czar signaled growing unity behind crypto market structure legislation, with negotiations nearing consensus...
Ripple Expands 75-License Footprint After Securing Preliminary New EU Approval
Ripple moved closer to Europe’s regulated payments core after securing preliminary approval for a Luxembourg electronic money license, strengthening its...
Crypto Policy Shift in Motion as Lawmakers Move to Protect Non-Custodial Blockchain Builders
Bipartisan legislation seeks to protect U.S. blockchain developers from being treated like financial intermediaries, aiming to remove legal uncertainty that...
UK Lawmakers Push Starmer to Ban Crypto Donations Amid Foreign Interference Fears
Senior Labour backbenchers are pressuring U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer to ban cryptocurrency donations to political parties, warning that digital...
Enactment of US Crypto Market Structure Bill Could Drive Major Bullish Shift
Senate crypto market structure votes could unlock long-awaited federal clarity or freeze progress, with bipartisan momentum building as key committees...
Tennessee Orders Kalshi, Polymarket, Crypto.com to Halt Sports Betting
Tennessee’s sports betting regulator has ordered prediction market platforms Kalshi, Polymarket and Crypto.com to halt the offering of sports event...
UK Sets out Regulation Framework for Crypto Firms
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has outlined how crypto firms must apply for authorisation ahead of the new regulatory regime....
South Korea’s Supreme Court Says Bitcoin Held on Exchanges Can Be Seized
South Korea’s Supreme Court handed down its first explicit ruling that Bitcoin held in centralized exchanges can be seized by...
China Pays Interest on Stablecoins While US Debates, Coinbase Warns—Is America Handing Crypto Dominance Away?
China’s decision to pay interest on its digital yuan sharpens the global race for digital money, raising fears that stalled...
RAKBank Wins In-Principle Approval for AED-Backed Stablecoin
RAKBank is preparing to join the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE’s) fast-evolving stablecoin ecosystem after receiving in-principle approval on Wednesday from...
South Korea weighs preemptive crypto account freezes to curb market abuse
The proposal would let regulators suspend transactions before gains are laundered or moved. Authorities want to extend stock market-style enforcement...
Japan Aligns Crypto Regulation With Securities Markets
Japan appears to be moving to bring cryptocurrencies deeper into its traditional market rulebook, signaling that regulators want digital assets...
Coinbase Pauses Fiat Operations in Argentina After Less Than a Year
Crypto exchange Coinbase has paused its local fiat operations in Argentina less than a year after formally entering the market,...
Anti-Crypto Commissioner Exits SEC, Signaling Pro-Innovation Shift for Digital Assets
A major shake-up at the SEC is reshaping expectations for crypto oversight, with a departing commissioner known for strict views...
Bitcoin ETF Momentum Builds in South Korea but Regulation Lags Behind
South Korea’s securities and derivatives exchange operator, Korea Exchange (KRX), plans to increase its new investment products, including crypto exchange-traded...
South Korea fines Korbit $1.8M over compliance failures
Most breaches involved failures in customer due diligence and identity verification processes. The action coincides with reports of a potential...
US Crypto Policy Flips Pro-Growth as SEC Rulemaking Replaces Enforcement Crackdowns
U.S. crypto regulation has flipped pro-growth as the SEC embraces clarity, rulemaking, and institutional adoption, slashing enforcement risk and signaling...
South Korea delays digital asset law as stablecoin oversight divides regulators
South Korea delays its Digital Asset Basic Law to 2026 amid disputes over stablecoin oversight authority. Lawmakers pause crypto legislation...
Landmark Crypto Bills Drive 2025 Regulatory Shift as Congress Signals Commitment to Digital Asset Growth
U.S. crypto regulation advanced sharply in 2025 as Congress set stablecoin rules, embraced regulated digital finance and accelerated market structure...
Samourai Wallet Co-Founder Writes From Prison as Pardon Calls Grow
Keonne Rodriguez, co-founder of Bitcoin privacy tool Samourai Wallet, spent Christmas Eve documenting his first day inside a US federal...
Kyrgyzstan State-Backed Stablecoin to be Listed on Binance
Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov said a recently launched stablecoin pegged to the country’s fiat currency has been listed on cryptocurrency...
