SEC and CFTC Signal New Era of Crypto Harmonization
The heads of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced a joint regulatory initiative, marking a shift from enforcement-driven...
EU Imposes New AML Rules on Fintechs Amid Scam Surge
The Council of the European Union has formally adopted a comprehensive package of new anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT)...
Dubai Bans Privacy Coins Like Monero From Exchanges
Dubai's financial regulator has prohibited licensed virtual asset firms from dealing with anonymity-enhancing cryptocurrencies, including Monero and Zcash. The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA)...
SEC Clarifies Securities Laws for Tokenized Assets
The Staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued guidance clarifying that the application of federal securities laws to a financial instrument...
UK House of Lords Probes Stablecoin Regulation and Risks
The United Kingdom's House of Lords has launched a formal inquiry into the role of stablecoins, signaling a high-level legislative review of the digital...
Phishing Scams Drove $370M in Crypto Theft in January
An estimated $370 million in digital assets were stolen in January, with phishing and social engineering scams accounting for the vast majority of losses....
Wall Street Finds Its Next Trading Edge in Onchain Data
For decades, Wall Street firms invested billions in physical infrastructure, co-locating servers next to exchange matching engines and laying private fiber-optic cables across oceans,...
Tether Launches USA₮: Federally Regulated Stablecoin Built for U.S. Compliance
Tether officially launched USA₮ (USAT) on January 27, 2026, introducing the first federally regulated, dollar-backed stablecoin designed specifically to operate within the United States'...
New Zealand Adds Bitcoin to School Curriculum by 2027
New Zealand's Ministry of Education has announced plans to incorporate digital currencies, including Bitcoin, into the national financial literacy curriculum. According to Coinmarketcap, the...
PwC Says Institutional Crypto Adoption Is Irreversible
Global professional services firm PwC asserts that institutional adoption of cryptocurrency has become irreversible by 2026. According to the firm's experts, digital assets are...