EU Enters MiCA Enforcement Phase for Crypto Companies
The European Union’s cryptocurrency industry has entered a new enforcement phase as the transition period under the Markets in Crypto-Assets...
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UK Payment Blueprint Outlines Tokenized Payments for ‘Multi-Money Ecosystem’
UK regulators are calling for tokenization and “new forms of digital money” to be part of the core infrastructure of...
MiCA Transition Ends After Wave of Last-Minute Crypto Licenses
A slew of last-minute licenses were issued to cryptocurrency companies in Europe as Wednesday marked the end of the transitional...
ESMA Clarifies Reverse Solicitation Rules Under MiCA
European Union crypto clients should be served through a Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA)-authorized legal entity after the bloc’s July...
Bernstein Sees Prediction-Market M&A Wave as Platforms Integrate
Prediction-market operators are bringing trading infrastructure in-house, a rapid shift that could trigger a wave of acquisitions across crypto platforms,...
Senators Urge CFTC Probe Polymarket Over Faked Ads Report
A bipartisan pair of US senators has called on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to investigate the prediction market platform...
EU Lawmakers Back Review of DeFi, Staking and NFT Regulation
The European Parliament's economic affairs committee has urged the European Commission to assess whether crypto lending and borrowing, staking, non-fungible...
Hyperliquid Added to Singapore’s MAS Investor Alert List
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the city-state's central bank and financial regulator, has added decentralized perpetuals exchange Hyperliquid to...
MiCA Rules Force Binance EU Service Restrictions
Binance has notified European Union users that access to key services will be restricted after the exchange failed to secure...
Binance Looks Beyond Greece for EU MiCA Authorization
Crypto exchange Binance reportedly plans to seek a different route to authorization in the European Union after its licensing application...
EU Committee Advances Digital Euro CBDC Bill After Vote
The creation of an EU-issued digital euro moved a step closer Tuesday after a key European Parliament committee vote.The EP's...
EUR Trading Accounts for 1% of Binance Spot Volume: CryptoQuant
Euro-denominated trading accounts for only a small share of Binance's activity, as the exchange faces uncertainty over its European licensing...
Crypto Industry Looks to Stablecoin and DeFi Revisions in MiCA 2.0
In May, the European Commission opened a comment period, seeking feedback on regulations for the cryptocurrency and blockchain industries. The comment...
Crypto Kidnappers Plead Guilty in $8M Minnesota Robbery
Two brothers accused of kidnapping a Minnesota family at gunpoint last year to steal $8 million in cryptocurrency pleaded guilty...
Binance’s Greek MiCA Bid Draws Questions About ECB Influence
Binance’s faltering European Union Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) license application in Greece has raised questions about whether the bloc's...
Kentucky Sues Prediction Markets Over Sports Event Contracts
Kentucky has sued five prediction market platforms, including Kalshi and Polymarket, adding to a wave of US states launching legal...
Bank of Ghana Orders Banks to Halt Crypto Dollar Wallets as Enforcement Risks Rise
Key TakeawaysOn June 12, the Bank of Ghana ordered local banks to halt support for unapproved crypto USD wallets.Over 2...
VARA Pushes Dubai Crypto Firms to Track FATF Blacklists, Sharpening Risk Controls
Key TakeawaysVARA released strict AML guidelines in 2026 requiring Dubai crypto firms to use data-driven risk models.Crypto businesses must now...
Congress Targets Crypto ATMs After Americans Lose $333M to Scams
Key TakeawaysLawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill targeting crypto ATM fraud after reported losses topped $333 million.Older Americans faced most known-age...
Brazil Proposes Rigid Guardrails to Stop Government Abuse of Central Bank Digital Currency
Key TakeawaysBill 4212/25 passed a key committee, moving to floor votes to curb Brazil’s CBDC reach.Bia Kicis enshrined cash’s existence,...
Zimbabwe Pushes Crypto Firms to Register as New Law Tightens AML Compliance Controls
Key TakeawaysZimbabwe legalized its crypto sector under S.I. 99 of 2026, forcing VASPs to register with the RBZ.Crypto firms face...
Brazil Introduces Bill 2946 to Turn Central Bank Crypto Rules Into Federal Law
Key TakeawaysDonizette filed Bill 2946/2026 to next enforce mandatory registration across Brazil’s crypto market.The bill codifies Resolution 519 of 2025,...
