Kyrgyzstan has taken a major step toward launching its own central bank digital currency (CBDC), as President Sadyr Japarov signed legislation granting the "digital som" legal status. Although the country has not yet …
Venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is calling on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to modernize regulations for how Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs) safeguard digital assets. In a fo…
A federal judge has paused a high-profile lawsuit between 18 Republican state attorneys general, the DeFi Education Fund, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), citing the agency's leadership change. T…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has stated that cryptocurrency is becoming increasingly mainstream, driven by evolving U.S. regulations. In recent remarks, Powell highlighted that both chambers of Congress are act…
Healthcare tech company Semler Scientific has announced a tentative $29.75 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) over alleged violations of a federal anti-fraud law related to its flagship produ…
South Korean regulators have ordered Apple to block 14 cryptocurrency-related apps, including those from KuCoin and MEXC, citing violations of the country’s crypto regulations. The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) co…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has postponed decisions on key updates proposed for several spot cryptocurrency ETFs. These updates include in-kind redemptions and Ethereum staking options—features t…
Waylon Wilcox, 45, from Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty to tax evasion after failing to report over $13 million in earnings from selling 97 CryptoPunk NFTs in 2021 and 2022. According to the U.S. Attorney’…
US Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and John Fetterman have introduced the Clean Cloud Act of 2025, a new bill aiming to curb carbon emissions from high-energy users like Bitcoin mining operations and AI data centers. With…
Jason Foster, founder of Empower Oversight Whistleblowers & Research (EMPOWR), has disclosed that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its long-awaited report ex…
Binance executives reportedly met with officials from the U.S. Treasury Department last month to request reduced government oversight and explore a potential partnership with World Liberty Financial, a crypto firm tie…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Binance have jointly requested a federal judge to extend the pause on their ongoing legal battle by another 60 days, citing ongoing “productive discussions.” The c…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may adopt a short-term regulatory framework for digital assets, according to interim Chairman Mark Uyeda. Speaking during a crypto industry roundtable held at the SEC'…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released new guidance aimed at clarifying how federal securities laws apply to cryptocurrencies. The updated framework focuses on the disclosure obligations of com…
U.S. prosecutors confirmed that a recent Department of Justice (DOJ) memo narrowing crypto-related enforcement will not impact the criminal case against Do Kwon, co-founder and former CEO of Terraform Labs. During a T…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a new staff statement urging crypto companies to provide clear and detailed disclosures when issuing or dealing with tokens that could be classified as secu…
Nova Labs, the company behind the Helium blockchain, has agreed to pay $200,000 to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to settle civil securities fraud charges. Without admitting or denying wrongdoing, t…
In a landmark win for the crypto industry, President Donald Trump has signed legislation overturning an IRS rule that treated decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms as brokers. The now-defunct rule, introduced during …
Ripple and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have jointly requested the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to pause their respective appeals, signaling a potential resolution in the long-runn…
Virgil Griffith, a former Ethereum developer, has been released from prison and is heading to a halfway house, according to his lawyer Alexander Urbelis. Griffith served part of his 56-month sentence at FCI Milan, a l…
Tron founder Justin Sun is facing a defamation lawsuit from Hong Kong-based custodian First Digital Trust after he publicly alleged the firm was insolvent. The accusations, posted on social platform X, caused First Di…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved options trading for BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA), marking a significant milestone in the growing institutional adoption of Ethereum (ETH). Th…
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee is advancing a new bill to regulate the crypto market, marking what Representative Bryan Steil calls the “second half” of President Donald Trump’s crypto agenda. The first p…
Acting SEC Chairman Mark Uyeda confirmed during a recent CNBC interview that Bitcoin and Ethereum are not considered securities, referencing past statements from former SEC Chair Gary Gensler. “My predecessor, Chairma…
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued new guidance allowing licensed crypto exchanges and virtual asset funds to offer staking services, marking a key step in its digital asset expansion strat…
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff are revisiting previous crypto-related guidance to ensure alignment with the agency's current priorities, according to acting Chairman Mark Uyeda. In a recent post o…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has clarified that certain stablecoins are not considered securities, marking a significant policy shift under its Trump-era leadership. In a new statement from the SE…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has scheduled its second crypto regulation roundtable for April 11, continuing its effort to engage with the digital asset industry. Announced via the SEC’s official X…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially acknowledged Fidelity’s application to launch a Solana exchange-traded fund (ETF), signaling progress in the race for institutional Solana exposure. Fid…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially acknowledged Fidelity’s application for a Solana exchange-traded fund (ETF), signaling growing institutional interest in the altcoin despite current mar…
Illinois is preparing to drop its lawsuit against Coinbase over its crypto staking program, joining a growing list of U.S. states backing away from legal action against the crypto exchange. A spokesperson for Illinois…
The U.S. took a key step toward regulating stablecoins as the House Financial Services Committee advanced the Stablecoin Transparency and Accountability for a Better Ledger Economy (STABLE) Act. The move aligns with s…
Galaxy Digital UK, a subsidiary of Mike Novogratz’s digital asset financial services firm, has secured approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to offer derivatives trading. This regulatory green light…
Kristin Smith, the longtime CEO of the Blockchain Association, is stepping down next month to become president of the newly launched Solana Policy Institute, a crypto lobbying group focused on promoting decentralized …
Brazil’s debate over adopting Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset is intensifying. Earlier this week, Nilton David, Brazil’s central bank director of monetary policy, dismissed the idea, stating that diversifying the…
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has withdrawn two key crypto-related advisories, signaling a move toward a more streamlined and consistent regulatory approach to digital assets.
Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) plans to reclassify cryptocurrencies as financial products under new regulations aimed at curbing insider trading within the digital asset market, according to a Nikkei report o…
Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes has received a full pardon from U.S. President Donald Trump, alongside BitMEX co-founders Samuel Reed and Benjamin Delo, according to a White House official. The pardons, first reported …
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) has eliminated its 2022 requirement that banks obtain pre-approval before engaging in cryptocurrency-related activities. This shift marks a significant change in how U.S. ban…
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has seized more than $200,000 in cryptocurrency tied to the Palestinian militant group Hamas, a U.S. and EU-designated terrorist organization. According to a statement re…
