SEC Eyes Sweeping Crypto Custody Rewrite as White House Weighs In
According to reports, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is looking to update custody rules, and the regulator has sent its amended plan...
Pakistan Puts Crypto Firms on Notice as Sept. 5 Deadline Looms
Pakistan has officially thrown the switch on its virtual asset licensing regime, putting existing crypto businesses against a hard deadline to secure regulatory clearance...
Illinois’ 0.2% Crypto Tax Sparks a Full-Blown Courtroom War
Two heavyweight crypto trade groups have dragged Illinois into court over a first-in-the-nation 0.2% tax that could hammer digital asset trades, transfers, and storage...
Hungary Repeals Strict Crypto Rules to Align With EU MiCA Framework
The Hungarian parliament voted to repeal the provisions that required a validation check for crypto asset conversions to be legal. The move also removes...
Selig Turns up the Heat as CFTC Readies Its Own Crypto Rules
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Michael Selig has ordered agency staff to prepare a backup regulatory framework for cryptocurrency markets if Congress fails...
Kalshi Seeks CFTC Nod for Perpetual Bets on 500 Shares and Copper
Kalshi has asked the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to approve perpetual futures tied to a U.S. large-cap stock index and the price of...
SEC Opens $75M Crypto Funding Floodgate With New Rule Plan
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed new rules that could give certain crypto projects clearer ways to raise money in the United...
SEC Chair Pushes Crypto Exemptions to Bring Issuers Back to US
SEC Chairman Paul Atkins framed proposed crypto exemptions as a route for returning issuers and investment to the United States. Commissioners Hester Peirce and...
SEC Proposes New Crypto Rules With a $75 Million Offering Path
The SEC proposed specialized exemptions for certain crypto investment contracts, including a pathway for offerings reaching $75 million annually. The plan also introduces a...
Dutch Prosecutors Raise $2.55M From Crypto Tied to Bankrupt Knaken
A court-appointed trustee warns that the 6,300 customers of the bankrupt Dutch crypto platform Knaken face severe financial losses, as prosecutors have recovered only...