The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has conditionally approved Nubank to determine a nationwide financial institution, which probably preconditions the institution of regulated crypto custody companies within the nation. The grant, which got here 121 days after the corporate filed its utility on Sept. 30, 2025, permits the corporate to enter…
Washington’s crypto coverage machine is shifting gears once more. This week’s regulatory headlines present a well-recognized stress: lawmakers and companies are inching towards clearer guidelines, however the path stays messy, politicized, and deeply intertwined with broader monetary energy struggles. From a surprise Federal Reserve nomination to contemporary Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) warnings on tokenization,…
After years of hypothesis about whether or not main crypto alternate KuCoin could be accessible to EU customers, the wait is lastly over. KuCoin is formally MiCAR-compliant. It celebrated this vital achievement with a VIP gala on the iconic Spanish Riding School in Vienna, Austria, on Wednesday night time. Cryptonews has been on the bottom…
The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee voted by a slim margin to advance its personal proposal of the long-awaited crypto market construction invoice, bringing the general CLARITY Act course of a step additional towards a full Senate check. Under Chairman @JohnBoozman’s management, the Senate Ag Committee superior crypto market construction laws. This is a giant transfer…
The high officers of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission indicated elevated consensus on crypto regulation this week, indicating that extra constant regulation may very well be at hand. In an appearance on CNBC previous to a joint public look in Washington, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins and CFTC Chairman…
A proper inquiry has been initiated by UK legislators into the enlargement of stablecoins as regulators take into account that the speedy adoption of these digital currencies would shift financial institution deposits and disrupt credit score provision. The House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee said in a January 29 assertion that the investigation will…
Six US senators have challenged Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s determination to order the closure of the DOJ-specific unit coping with crypto enforcement in April on the time he personally possessed substantial cryptocurrency holdings. Senators Mazie Hirono, Elizabeth Warren, Richard Durbin, Sheldon Whitehouse, Christopher Coons, and Richard Blumenthal criticized Blanche in a letter dated Jan….
A brand new report by blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs confirmed that crypto-related crime had a report nominal worth in 2025, albeit that the proportion of illicit exercise in the broader digital asset economic system stored dropping as an entire. The report estimates that the quantity of illegitimate cryptocurrencies had risen to $158 billion in…
South Korea’s prime monetary regulator is urgent forward with plans to restrict the possession stakes of main shareholders in home crypto exchanges, signaling a harder strategy to governance because the business’s function within the monetary system expands. Key Takeaways: South Korea’s monetary regulator is pushing to cap main shareholders’ stakes in crypto exchanges at 15%–20%….
Lawmakers in Arizona are engaged on a invoice to exempt digital property from property tax within the occasion the voters move a constitutional change within the latter a part of this yr. The Arizona Senate Finance Committee passed Senate Bill 1044 by a vote of 4 to 3, which might have allowed a invoice to…