The SEC agreed to pay $150,000, release two withheld records and review its text-message preservation practices to settle a Coinbase-backed FOIA case tied to former Chair Gary Gensler's communications.
Vietnam's Decree 284 sets fines of up to VND 200 million for unlicensed crypto services and account-data misuse, tightening the country's pilot market before Sept. 1.
Brazil's securities regulator has created a 14-unit tokenization task force and given it 60 days to propose an experimental framework for tokenized securities.
France ordered internet providers to block Polymarket after the gambling regulator cited 578,751 June visits, geo-blocking workarounds and market-manipulation concerns.
The U.S. Senate unanimously adopted a nonbinding resolution opposing clemency for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, but it cannot limit presidential pardon power.
HMRC's draft rules would defer UK Capital Gains Tax on qualifying DeFi crypto loans and liquidity pools from April 2027, affecting about 700,000 people.
The U.S. and UK issued five digital-asset recommendations and a 10-point stablecoin statement, seeking cross-border rules for tokenized securities, collateral and private digital money.
U.S. government-linked wallets moved roughly $288 million in seized Bitcoin and Ether to Coinbase Prime, stirring sale speculation but providing no evidence of a disposal.
Thailand's central bank is working with the SEC to examine unusually large USDT trades after flagging flows that may bypass disclosure and remittance rules.
Polymarket filed for U.S. futures commission merchant registration, opening a path to regulated margin trading in prediction markets if regulators approve.
New Hampshire's Executive Council rejected a proposed $100 million Bitcoin-backed revenue bond tied to CleanSpark in a 3-2 vote.
North Carolina's new budget law recognizes CFTC authority over prediction markets and sets a 6% tax on platform fee revenue from state residents starting in 2027.
Coinbase legal chief Paul Grewal will step down July 31, handing the top legal seat to Molly Abraham as the CLARITY Act fight enters a late Senate stretch.
Sony Bank won preliminary OCC approval for Connectia Trust, a New York national trust bank built around dollar stablecoin issuance, reserve maintenance and Sony platform payments.
Kraken parent Payward says it won a $22 million arbitration award against Mazars after the auditor quit a near-finished 2022 audit.
SEC Chair Paul Atkins' 2026 agenda puts crypto asset offerings, broker-dealer custody and exchange trading rules on a July proposal track.
Revolut reportedly told some users it will halt USDT buying on July 6, reject deposits after July 30 and convert remaining balances after Aug. 31.
ESMA warned that some prediction-market event contracts may fall under EU binary-options bans, raising a new hurdle for Polymarket-style products.
Bank of Russia Governor Elvira Nabiullina says major banks and large retailers are technically ready for the Sept. 1 digital ruble rollout.
The BIS said stablecoins show tokenization's promise but still fall short as money, warning a $320B market can strain bank funding, money markets and monetary sovereignty.
Hyperliquid said it does not serve Singapore users after MAS listed the platform on its Investor Alert List, turning HYPE's $14B market into a regulatory risk story.
SBI Holdings agreed to buy Bitbank for 46.7 billion yen, setting up Japan's biggest crypto exchange group by custody assets.
The Senate passed a temporary Federal Reserve retail CBDC ban through 2030 inside H.R. 6644, sending the amended housing bill back to the House.
NYSE owner ICE and OKX formed a 50-50 venture to connect 120 million OKX users with regulated futures and tokenized equities, with Andrew Cuomo as co-chair.
Five U.S. agencies proposed GENIUS Act customer ID rules for stablecoin issuers, while excluding ownership alone and most secondary-market transfers.
Kentucky sued Kalshi, Polymarket and Coinbase-linked entities over alleged unlicensed sports betting, citing nearly 23B in Kalshi contract volume.
Illinois' new Digital Asset Tax Act starts Jan. 1, 2027 and can hit exchanges, transfers, custody and wallet services for users in the state.
Binance's MiCA application in Greece faces a July 1 EU deadline after a reported rejection risk, putting exchange access and BNB in focus.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas barred licensed VASPs from listing privacy coins, tightening token reviews as XMR, ZEC and DASH rallied.
The Second Circuit upheld Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX fraud conviction, 25-year sentence and $11.02B forfeiture, rejecting his unfair-trial claims.
Japan's lower house passed a crypto bill that moves digital assets toward stock-style rules, a 20% tax path and potential crypto ETFs.
The CFTC proposed a 90-day review framework for prediction-market event contracts as Kalshi and Polymarket volumes surge.
SEC's FY26-FY30 draft strategic plan names digital assets, DLT, custody, trading and staking as priorities, with comments due July 2.
The CLARITY Act advanced from Senate Banking in a 15-9 vote, lifting Polymarket odds to 70% as bitcoin pushed near 82K and the floor fight begins.
Coinbase reaches deal on CLARITY Act that bans crypto platforms from offering passive yields on stablecoins, pushing Polymarket odds near 62% as Senate markup talk shifts to May 11.
Democrats and Thom Tillis are demanding crypto ethics language before the CLARITY Act can move, keeping passage uncertain even as adoption pressure builds.
Banks are escalating their fight over stablecoin yield in the CLARITY Act, while Polymarket still shows only 54% odds of passage and bitcoin trades near 75.7K.
White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt says the stablecoin-yield compromise is holding, Senate talks restarted on April 14, and Polymarket still fell to 54%.
The CLARITY Act is moving back toward a Senate vote after its 294-134 House win, fresh stablecoin compromises, and a new Treasury push, while Polymarket remains stuck in the mid-60s.
Banks and crypto firms have reached a stablecoin rewards compromise that could restart the CLARITY Act, while Polymarket held passage odds at 62% and attention shifted back to Coinbase.
Coinbase said it won conditional approval for a U.S. national trust company charter as CLARITY Act odds rebounded on hopes a stablecoin-yield deal could emerge within 48 hours.
Coinbase is being accused of sabotaging the CLARITY Act after Polymarket held the bill at 54% on March 29 and bad-draft rumors spread across crypto X.
Patrick Witt warned Coinbase there is no time to wait as Polymarket odds for the CLARITY Act fell from an 82% peak on February 20 to 52% on March 28.
The CLARITY Act's 2026 path is tightening as stablecoin rewards remain the key fight, with Polymarket odds down to 56% on March 15.
Polymarket odds for the CLARITY Act fell to 62% as major U.S. banks weighed legal action over OCC trust-charter approvals they say could let crypto firms scale bank-like services without the full banking rulebook.
Trump says banks are trying to block the CLARITY Act to stop Americans from earning 4% to 5% on stablecoins, as bitcoin rebounds and fear stays elevated.
Sen. Mark Warner urged negotiators to keep moving the CLARITY Act as SEC Chair Paul Atkins warned only a statute can lock in durable SEC-CFTC rules.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acknowledged bank concerns about stablecoin yield as the White House hosts a second meeting to unblock the CLARITY Act.
CIRO issued interim crypto custody rules for Canadian trading platforms, setting tiered custodian standards, audit and insurance expectations, and limits that critics say could accelerate consolidation.
SEC Chair Paul Atkins said now is the “right time” to open the $12.5T 401(k) market to crypto, as bitcoin slid near $84,500 amid policy-risk jitters.
South Korea moves to end its corporate crypto ban: FSC drafts rules for listed firms and pros to buy top-20 coins, capped at 5% of equity.
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