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The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) 2026 Regulatory Agenda includes proposed rules that would clarify the regulatory framework around crypto assets. The proposed rules will help advance the framework to embrace innovation and new technology, SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins said in a statement about...
Federal financial regulators are looking to add some know your customer (KYC) flesh to the bones of the GENIUS Act. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), along with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and National Credit...
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase said it has won authorization to provide investment services in the U.K. “In plain terms: we can now offer traditional financial instruments, not just crypto,” the company said in its announcement Tuesday (July 7). “This is not an abstract regulatory milestone. It...
Digital assets began with the idea that trust could be engineered out of the system. The current regulatory trajectory in the U.S. now suggests something different. Two new legal developments, one from FinCEN and federal banking regulators and the other from the New York State...
A Bitcoin address that was dormant for 15 years transferred $1.88 million on Saturday (July 4), Cointelegraph reported Monday (July 6). Bitcoin address “1KV47” made its first outgoing transfer since August 2011, according to the report, which cited data from Galaxy Research. The address is...
Russia’s biggest bank reportedly plans to offer a crypto wallet and digital depository this year. That’s according to a report Monday (July 6) from CoinDesk, which says this move will bring Sberbank into a market Russia has spent years hoping to contain. The new services will become part of...
Blockchain finance company Ripple said it is now fully compliant with Europe’s crypto regulations. The company announced Monday (July 6) that it had received its crypto asset service provider (CASP) license from Luxembourg’s financial regulator. The authorization follows a preliminary approval announced last month and...
Binance is reportedly ready to lead a new funding round for crypto payments company Mesh. That’s according to Axios, which says the round could value Mesh at up to $2 billion. The report, citing sources familiar with the matter, noted that the funding round comes amid...
Countries sanctioned by the U.S. have reportedly increased their use of cryptocurrencies. Iran, North Korea, Russia and other sanctioned nations handled more than $100 billion in crypto just in 2025, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Saturday (July 4), citing industry estimates. The report added...