South Korea moves to block Polymarket over gambling concerns
The Korea Media and Communications Commission said Polymarket’s structure and operations amount to illegal gambling despite its noncustodial design and...
Regulation
Bitpanda Fined in Austrian Regulator’s First Published MiCA Penalty
Austria’s financial regulator has fined crypto platform Bitpanda 70,000 euros ($82,000) for violating the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation,...
Ireland Plans Industry Standards for Illicit Crypto Use
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Kalshi ordered to stop broad range of prediction markets in Washington
Kalshi must implement initial geofencing by Aug. 19 and a GeoComply multi-source geofencing system by Sept. 2. Source link
SEC Cancels Key Crypto Regulatory Meeting
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Copper US arm becomes FINRA member, SEC-registered broker-dealer
Copper Markets US will offer qualified custody, staking, financing and OTC services after securing its regulated US presence. Source link
Slovenia joins EU’s MiCA stablecoin register with first issuer
Slovenia entered the EU’s MiCA stablecoin register through electronic money institution Dinaro, as the update also added two new CASPs....
Bank of Russia Proposes 3 Crypto Assets for Exchange Trading
Russia’s central bank has compiled a proposed list of crypto assets that could be admitted to public trading on exchanges...
UK regulators to prepare tokenized gold framework: Report
The UK’s FCA is reportedly preparing a regulatory framework for tokenized gold and how these products may be used as...
US Treasury’s OFAC Sanctions 2 Iran-Linked Crypto Exchanges
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CLARITY Act Heads Toward Key US Senate Procedural Vote
US Senate Majority Leader John Thune has filed cloture on a motion to take up the Digital Asset Market Clarity...
Stripe-owned Bridge joins EU MiCA register after Luxembourg approval
Stripe-owned Bridge has entered the EU MiCA register following Luxembourg approval, joining regulated providers under the bloc’s crypto framework. Source...
Blockchain.com wins Cayman custody license after MiCA and FCA approvals
Blockchain.com secured a VASP custody license from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, expanding its regulated crypto services in the region....
MiCA list expands with 12 companies in fourth post-deadline update
ESMA’s latest MiCA update brings the number of authorized CASPs to 321 and adds three entities to its non-compliant register....
Texas Electric Grid Moratorium Won’t Have Big Impact on BTC Miners: Bernstein
Bitcoin miners with operations in Texas are not expected to be impacted by a moratorium on approval of data center...
CLARITY Act Failure May Send Crypto Valuations Lower: Bernstein
The odds of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act’s (CLARITY) passage are dwindling as the US Senate is scheduled to...
What Happened In Crypto Legal News This Week
Wife of former FTX executive seeks to preclude her husband’s guilty pleaIn a Friday filing with the US District Court...
Russia Expands Crypto Mining Ban to Moscow
Russia has expanded its cryptocurrency mining restrictions to Moscow, with the ban set to take effect on Aug. 15, 2026,...
ECB Says Digital Euro App to Exceed EU Accessibility Standards
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BitRiver founder charged in Russia over alleged $8M fraud
Russian authorities charged BitRiver founder Igor Runets with alleged fraud tied to a $8 million crypto mining equipment deal involving...
Telegram founder Pavel Durov internationally wanted, Russia’s FSB says
Russia’s FSB says Telegram founder Pavel Durov faces a terrorism-related charge and an international arrest warrant, while a separate French...
IMF warns Brazil’s stablecoin activity outpaces traditional capital flows
The IMF said Brazil’s stablecoin market has expanded rapidly since 2017, with cross-border crypto flows growing faster than traditional capital...
