Regulation, enforcement, legislation, and crypto policy from around the world. 519 stories curated by CryptoCatalyst.
France's parliament has approved an amendment that would end tax deferral when people trade crypto into MiCA-compliant stablecoins, with the change set to begin in January 2027. The reported 31% levy means swapping into a stablecoin may trigger a tax bill rather than simply postponing tax until a later sale.
The CFTC is pushing back against CME Group’s legal challenge to how the agency treats perpetual futures, arguing CME has not shown the policy is harming it. The dispute comes as the CFTC has approved its first bitcoin perpetual contract, putting the rules for these products in court.
France’s National Assembly adopted an amendment that would tax certain swaps involving stablecoins, but the measure is not the same as a fully enacted tax law. Separate proposals covering crypto exit taxes and reporting for self-custodial wallets remain under consideration.
Broadcom, Verizon and six other companies have objected to having their shares traded on a planned OKX-ICE venue for tokenized U.S. stocks. Their pushback adds to resistance around the SEC framework: Nasdaq has separately said it would opt out.
Binance and Coinbase joined a West Africa operation targeting scams, with private-sector partners flagging $11 million in funds that could be frozen. Officials also reported cryptocurrency seizures, but did not disclose their value.
The Wall Street Journal reported that a company co-founded by Bo Hines, a former crypto adviser to Donald Trump, benefited after Congress passed the GENIUS stablecoin bill. The report raises questions about potential conflicts of interest, but does not specify the benefit's size or establish that Hines influenced the bill for personal gain.
Australia has published draft legislation to bring crypto tax reporting in line with the OECD’s Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF). The country is among 77 jurisdictions committed to the framework, and its first exchanges of crypto tax data with other countries are expected in 2028.
Chainalysis CEO in France Francois Volpoet warned that a proposed 31.4% tax on regulated stablecoins could push French traders toward offshore channels that are harder to monitor. The proposal is not described as enacted, and the available report does not specify which transactions or users would be taxed.
Qivalis has secured authorization from the Dutch central bank to operate as an electronic money institution, a regulatory step toward offering onchain euro settlement infrastructure under MiCA rules. The project is backed by BBVA, BNP Paribas and ING, though the announcement does not specify a launch date or product details.
A UK court ruling has improved the government’s position in a dispute over 61,000 bitcoin seized by the Metropolitan Police, worth about $5 billion. The judge said Chinese law should govern victims’ claims, a decision that weakens the claimants’ case but does not itself settle who ultimately gets the bitcoin.
South Korea is moving to block website access to 27 crypto exchanges it considers unregistered, including BitMart and KuCoin. The step extends earlier restrictions on mobile apps and is intended to limit investor exposure to platforms operating outside the country’s registration rules.
A French National Assembly committee approved proposals to tax swaps between stablecoins and crypto exits by wealthy holders. It then rejected the revenue section of the 2027 budget, so the amendments are not yet enacted law and their future is uncertain.
New York Attorney General Letitia James secured an agreement requiring former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky to pay up to $35 million and barring him permanently from the securities and crypto industries. The settlement adds a state-level penalty and restriction to the consequences Mashinsky has faced after Celsius collapsed.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the U.S. is targeting about $1 billion in Iran-linked cryptocurrency and knows where the funds are. Reports say a seizure or freeze could happen this week, but they do not identify the crypto asset or explain the legal and technical steps involved.
MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor argued that autonomous AI agents will inevitably turn to friction-free, digital native capital like Bitcoin, calling on U.S. policymakers to establish progressive regulations to maintain economic preeminence.
The CFTC has proposed formally including certain prediction-market event contracts in the legal definition of swaps, bringing them under the agency’s oversight. The proposal covers markets tied to sports, politics, culture and weather, while a separate interim rule excludes casino-style gambling contracts.
Blockchain.com has filed for designated contract market and futures commission merchant licenses with the CFTC, aiming to operate its own regulated prediction markets and crypto derivatives in the US. The NFL separately filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to hear a case arguing that Kalshi's sports contracts are gambling, not swaps.
DWF Labs' subsidiaries are suing BitGo for $141 million, alleging a breach of token lock-up agreements that caused $114 million in losses. The case highlights the risks of token sales and custody arrangements in crypto.
Jake Chervinsky, CEO of Hyperliquid Policy Center, predicts that every exchange will need to adopt public blockchain infrastructure to stay competitive. He also expects onchain markets to soon fall under U.S. regulatory oversight, a move he sees as inevitable.
Russia has registered its first crypto exchanges and custodians, including Sberbank, its largest bank. Sberbank plans to launch crypto products on December 1, 2026. This follows the implementation of a new law regulating digital currencies in the country.
The CFTC launched rulemaking to regulate leveraged and margined retail crypto trading via Regulation CTX and CAM, creating a new "crypto asset market" exchange category. The proposal excludes simple spot trading, and critics argue the CFTC leaves investors less protected than the SEC would.
Solana has introduced an open-source settlement program called DvP, developed with input from J.P. Morgan. This program allows financial institutions to settle trades in seconds, a significant improvement over the traditional multi-day process. The move aims to attract more institutional investment to the Solana blockchain.
The U.S. Treasury has withdrawn two proposals that would have required reporting for crypto transactions to private wallets and designated mixers as primary money laundering concerns. This move ends years of uncertainty for self-custody users and mixer services.
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) has sued the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), claiming crypto firms use national trust charters to skirt traditional banking safeguards. This legal battle could impact how crypto firms integrate with the banking system.