This article was updated with video coverage of a recent press conference and additional information regarding the previous legislation. Hungary has moved to remove prison penalties tied to cryptocurrency trading after restrictions introduced in 2025 led to a slump in…
It’s the first estimate of how many Americans are sneaking onto Polymarket’s banned crypto-based platform.
Philippines central bank says Binance and BlockShoals lack VASP licenses, making SEC sandbox approval insufficient for market reentry plan.
Kevin O’Leary says Bitcoin’s next catalyst is regulation as institutions wait for clear rules before entering digital assets at scale soon
More than two hundred companies have been forced off London’s junior stock market over the last two decades after losing their corporate adviser in a move that has sparked a regulatory pullback by the London Stock Exchange. Some 222 firms on the alternative investment market (AIM) market have de-listed in the last 20 years after [...]
Stand With Crypto UK has launched a campaign against bank-imposed crypto transfer restrictions after a report found that 40% of cryptocurrency transactions in the country are being blocked or limited. According to Stand With Crypto UK, the organization is calling…
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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has proposed a new framework for reviewing prediction market contracts that could reshape how platforms such as Polymarket and Kalshi operate in the United States. According to a Wall Street Journal report, the CFTC…
Bipartisan Senate talks over crypto ethics turned rocky this week after a Democratic source described an “about-face” by GOP members and the White House on a prior enforcement agreement. The disputed provision would have allowed state attorneys general to sue the Justice Department for failing to enforce certain crypto ethics requirements. As Punchbowl News and […]
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The U.S. government’s first insider trading prosecution involving a prediction market has advanced after a Manhattan court scheduled a Dec. 7 trial for Army soldier Gannon Van Dyke. According to courtroom reporting from Inner City Press, U.S. District Judge Margaret…
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The Better Business Bureau’s National Advertising Division has referred Kalshi to regulatory authorities after the prediction market platform declined to participate in a review of its influencer advertising practices. According to a statement published by the BBB’s National Advertising Division…
Trump adviser Patrick Witt has backed six House crypto tax bills as lawmakers seek to clarify rules for staking, mining, and digital asset transactions. According to statements posted on X, White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt praised the House Ways…
A coalition of more than 200 companies and organizations sent a letter dated June 7 to Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, urging them to bring the CLARITY Act to the full Senate floor for a vote without delay. Signed by Stand With Crypto, the Blockchain Association, the Crypto Council […]
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The City watchdog has warned that motor finance lenders are “not as ready as we would expect” for the introduction of its long-awaited redress scheme. Nikhil Rathi, chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has written to the Treasury Committee following inquiries around the legal challenges to its car mis-selling scheme. The regulator published [...]
More than 200 crypto companies and industry organizations have urged the U.S. Senate to bring the CLARITY Act to a floor vote as concerns over the bill’s shrinking legislative window have intensified. According to crypto advocacy group Stand With Crypto,…
U.S. lawmakers have reopened debate on digital asset taxation through seven separate crypto tax proposals while Senate negotiators continue work on the CLARITY Act ahead of a possible floor vote before August. According to the House Ways and Means Committee,…
The crypto industry has intensified its push for the CLARITY Act after more than 200 companies and organizations signed a letter urging Senate leaders to schedule a floor vote, while analysts warn the bill is running short on time. According…
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Bankman-Fried's clemency plea highlights ongoing debates over presidential pardon powers and their impact on justice for financial crimes.
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The banking industry has issued a rallying call for a “political mandate” from the UK and EU in a bid to get regulators to open the taps to a fresh flood of defence financing. A new report from UK Finance – which represents the nation’s financial services giants from Lloyds to Revolut – has called [...]
Crypto exchange HTX will permanently remove President Donald Trump-backed World Liberty Financial’s fiat-backed USD1 stablecoin from its trading platform. Beginning June 7, the digital asset exchange said it will systematically convert all eligible retail customer balances of the USD1 token into Tether (USDT) at a strict one-to-one valuation. This intervention arrives as direct retaliation after…
South Korean police opened the country's first illegal gambling probe into domestic Polymarket users on Jun. 5, targeting residents who placed bets on the Jun. 3 local election outcomes. The Gangwon Provincial Police Agency is leading the investigation at the request of the National Police Agency, tracing cryptocurrency transaction records to identify users nationwide. Those […]
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The CLARITY Act, the crypto industry’s biggest bill in Congress, is losing momentum just weeks after clearing a key Senate committee, raising the risk that Washington’s first major digital asset rulebook slips deeper into an election year. Galaxy Digital lowered its estimate that the CLARITY Act will become law in 2026 to 60% from 75%, […]
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Hyperliquid’s rapid growth has drawn a warning from Britain’s financial regulator, adding a consumer-protection concern to a platform increasingly watched by Wall Street and traditional market operators. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) placed Hyperliquid and the Hyper Foundation on its warning list, saying the firm may be providing or promoting financial services in the UK […]
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Russia's crypto access limits may slow broader adoption, impacting market dynamics and innovation while prioritizing financial stability.
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Greece has prepared plans for a 15% cryptocurrency capital gains tax as officials move to bring digital assets into the country’s tax system. According to a report, Greece’s Finance Ministry is drafting legislation that would impose a 15% tax on…
A group of Republican senators is warning US bank regulators that a little-known capital rule could effectively keep banks out of Bitcoin, even as Congress moves to give traditional financial firms a larger role in digital asset markets. In a May 27 letter to Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman, FDIC Chair Travis […]
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According to a fiscal year 2027 budget bill passed by the Illinois General Assembly, the state is moving forward with a new tax on cryptocurrency transactions that would apply to digital asset brokers operating in Illinois. Included within the state’s…
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has turned the U.S. crypto policy fight into a national competitiveness argument by saying rivalry with China could strengthen America. Armstrong said competition with China “might be the best thing to happen to America since the…