404 stories about Regulation from across the crypto press, curated and summarized daily. Most recent: Oct 24, 2026.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, the top Democrat on the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, has asked Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino for records about reported payments to Nxum. The firm was co-owned by Bo Hines, a former White House crypto adviser; the available reports do not specify the amount or Tether’s response.
The SEC’s Division of Examinations has named tokenization and “super intelligence and other advanced technologies” as focus areas for its 2027 market examinations. Crypto itself does not appear as a separate examination category, putting the emphasis on risks tied to specific technologies and products.
Apex Group CEO Peter Hughes warned that the failure of the U.S. Clarity Act could make Asia and the Middle East more attractive to digital asset businesses seeking clearer, faster-moving rules. JPMorgan says U.S. regulators’ actions may partly soften the setback, but lasting legislation is still needed.
Standard Chartered has signed definitive agreements to acquire Zodia Custody, a crypto custody business, subject to regulatory approval. The announcement marks a deeper step into digital-asset infrastructure for a bank that has recently outlined custody plans and expansions in several markets.
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has opened consultations on guidance for decentralized finance and on crypto-related laws. The move comes weeks after the watchdog began accepting applications from companies seeking to operate under its new crypto regulatory regime.
The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has finalized its first rules implementing the GENIUS Act, covering stablecoin reserves, redemptions and risk standards. They take effect Jan. 18, but the OCC has not said when issuers can begin applying, and it dropped a proposed presumption about third-party rewards.
The SEC is scheduled to close public comments on its proposed “Regulation Crypto Assets,” introduced in August. The deadline marks the end of the current public feedback window, but the provided report does not detail what participants said or what changes the agency may make next.
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.
Crypto vaults—services that pool deposits into lending strategies selected by managers called curators—now hold more than $10 billion, according to the story. Their growth is bringing institutional capital into crypto lending, while putting attention on the risks depositors face if collateral falls in value, withdrawals become difficult or smart contracts fail.
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.
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.
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.
The Financial Stability Board is urging countries to share information and prepare joint responses to stablecoin crises. A key concern is that a coin issued by companies in several countries could hold reserves in one jurisdiction while customers elsewhere seek redemption.
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.
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.