261 stories about Regulation from across the crypto press, curated and summarized daily. Most recent: Jul 26, 2026.
The U.S. and UK have announced a joint roadmap to harmonize regulations for tokenized assets, aiming to reduce barriers and strengthen financial ties between the two largest global financial markets. This move could make it easier for businesses to operate across borders using digital assets.
New Hampshire's newly-signed crypto law introduces protections for users, miners, and stakers within its boundaries.
The U.S. government has moved $288 million in seized bitcoin and ether to Coinbase Prime, despite President Trump's previous order to hold the assets. The funds come from the Farace and BTC-e seizures, transferred through fresh wallets before reaching the exchange.
An article in the top prosecutors' paper urges new blockchain evidence rules, presumptions of intent, and a state platform to sell seized coins.
A new draft of the Clarity Act, a major crypto regulation bill, could be released this week. However, significant challenges and opposition still stand in the way of its passage.
After Binance suspended services in the EU, 70% of user withdrawals went to self-custody wallets, while only 30% moved to MiCA-regulated platforms. This highlights the challenges of regulatory compliance in the crypto space.
Circle won final OCC approval to establish a national trust bank, allowing it to place USDC reserves under federal oversight and expanding its regulated digital asset custody business.
Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, has received final approval from the OCC to open a national trust bank. The bank will initially focus on custody and other trust services, with USDC reserve management planned for a later phase.
North Carolina's new budget law defers oversight of prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket to the CFTC, taxing them at just 6%. This move sets a lower tax rate compared to other states' proposals.
Circle secured final OCC approval to establish a national trust bank, shifting its $73.2 billion stablecoin to a unified federal framework.
Rep. French Hill urged the Senate to vote on the CLARITY Act before the August recess, arguing the bill would establish a transparent crypto market framework that addresses ethics concerns surrounding President Trump's digital asset ventures.
Top Democrats on key Senate committees demanded inquiries into the more than $1.2 billion that President Trump made on crypto last year, citing concerns over transparency and potential conflicts of interest.
Bull Bitcoin has filed a landmark legal challenge to annul France’s DAC8 crypto data surveillance rules, arguing that forced data collection undermines privacy and could push users to unregulated alternatives. This is the first major legal challenge to DAC8 in the EU.
Circle, the issuer of the stablecoin USDC, has received approval to operate as a trust bank in the U.S., adding to a growing list of crypto firms seeking federal banking licenses as the industry moves into the regulated financial system.
CFTC Chair Michael Selig warned that regulators may end up writing all the rules for crypto if Congress fails to pass the Clarity Act, potentially leading to a patchwork of inconsistent regulations across different agencies.
AscendEX announced on July 6 that it has ceased operations effective July 1, citing regulatory, financial, and operational challenges. The exchange has not guaranteed that users will receive their funds, leaving many in limbo.
Kraken has won a $22 million arbitration case against Mazars, its former auditor, for abandoning a nearly completed audit. The case stems from Operation Choke Point 2.0, a government initiative targeting financial services for cryptocurrencies.
EU officials are reportedly considering updates to the MiCA framework, known as “MiCA 2.0,” to include non-EU stablecoin issuers. This move follows the US's stablecoin law and aims to address tokenized payments and deposits.
The SEC updated its agenda to indicate that a key crypto rulemaking is slated to be released for public comment in July.
Bull Bitcoin has petitioned a French court to annul a decree implementing the EU's DAC8 tax transparency rules, arguing the rules could create surveillance and physical risks for up to 135 million European crypto holders.
The SEC is laying the groundwork for cryptocurrency rule changes before the end of the year, with a blueprint for exchanges and brokers.
A newly updated agenda from the securities regulator shows so-called Reg Crypto high on its near-term list.
The White House is still evaluating the "best structure" for a federal fund to hold Bitcoin as a long-term reserve, along with a separate stockpile of other crypto assets. Federal agencies are debating the logistics and oversight of the reserve.
The European Parliament wants more analysis of decentralized finance, staking, and NFTs now that the MiCA framework's transition period has ended. This could lead to new regulations affecting crypto users across the EU.