The Financial Conduct Authority launched a public consultation on complete crypto rules designed to determine clear requirements throughout buying and selling, staking, lending, and decentralized finance whereas defending shoppers and supporting innovation. The proposals, revealed throughout three session papers, search suggestions till February 12, 2026, as Britain positions itself as a world hub for digital…
The Financial Stability Oversight Council has eliminated crypto from its listing of systemic monetary threats in its 2025 annual report. This is a dramatic regulatory shift attributable to the transformation happening under the Trump administration. The 86-page document, permitted December 11, eliminates the dire warnings about digital belongings that dominated earlier years, as an alternative…
South Korea’s effort to legalize won-pegged stablecoins has hit one other setback after the nation’s prime monetary regulator missed a government-imposed deadline, exposing a deepening energy wrestle between monetary authorities over who ought to management the following section of digital finance. Earlier this month, the ruling Democratic Party asked the Financial Services Commission to submit…
Rodney Burton, a 56-year-old crypto promoter recognized on-line as “Bitcoin Rodney,” is dealing with expanded federal expenses tied to his alleged function in selling the $1.8 billion HyperFund cryptocurrency scheme. Key Takeaways: US prosecutors expanded expenses in opposition to “Bitcoin Rodney” over the $1.8B HyperFund scheme. Burton faces a long time in jail after being…
This week delivered one of the crucial consequential stretches for U.S. digital-asset coverage in current reminiscence. From the SEC stepping again from previous enforcement priorities to the CFTC launching new pilots and rewriting outdated guidelines, the regulatory agenda is shifting quickly—and the political backdrop is altering simply as quick. With banks now gaining expanded permissions…
Michael Selig, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is set to face a full Senate affirmation vote as early as “this afternoon” following a 12-11 party-line committee approval final month. The vote comes at a pivotal second for U.S. crypto regulation, with the CFTC poised to assume sweeping new authority…
Poland’s authorities adopted an unchanged model of its controversial crypto-asset market invoice on Tuesday, escalating a bitter standoff with President Karol Nawrocki after lawmakers failed to override his veto last week. According to local reports, Prime Minister Donald Tusk framed the laws as a matter of nationwide safety, citing greater than 100 entities in Poland’s…
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has given a key inexperienced gentle to the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC) push into blockchain-based markets. Key Takeaways: The SEC granted DTC a uncommon no-action letter, clearing the way in which for tokenizing main US market belongings. The tokenization service will launch in late 2026 and run…
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has formally scrapped its 2020 “precise supply” steering for Bitcoin and different digital currencies and set the stage for a broader shift in how the company oversees crypto markets. Acting Chair Caroline Pham announced the withdrawal on December 11, calling the previous framework outdated and inconsistent with the market’s…
The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has released preliminary findings from a sweeping overview into debanking practices on the nation’s 9 largest nationwide banks, revealing that every one of them imposed “inappropriate” restrictions on lawful companies, together with corporations working within the digital-asset sector. The overview, ordered underneath President Donald Trump’s Executive…