Republicans rushed out a 635-page CLARITY Act rewrite as a 60-vote Senate test looms and prediction markets slash the bill's…
Poland’s Crypto Rulebook Stalls Again as MiCA Deadlock Meets the Zondacrypto Scandal
Polish lawmakers fell 25 votes short of overriding a third veto of crypto rules, leaving Poland without a MiCA supervisor…
Tether-Backed Orionx Shuts Down as Audit Uncovers $7M Custody Shortfall
Chilean exchange Orionx is closing permanently after a forensic audit found $7M+ in customer assets moved to outside wallets; two…
Russia’s Sber Plans Ether and USDT Crypto Loans as New Law Takes Effect
Russia's largest bank, Sber, plans to accept Ether and USDT as loan collateral alongside Bitcoin as the country's new crypto…
Rules, Rails and Reason: Three Signs Crypto’s Plumbing Is Growing Up
A licensing deadline in Pakistan, a quantum-proof wallet pilot and a Fed study on investor belief show crypto's infrastructure quietly…
Pakistan Opens Its Crypto Licensing Window With a Sept. 5 Ultimatum
Pakistan's PVARA has opened a licensing portal and told existing crypto firms to apply for a no-objection certificate by Sept.…
Crypto’s 2026 Reckoning: Regulators and Courts Are Closing In — and Builders Are Rethinking the Stack
From Europe’s DeFi consultation to FTX bans and a US Bitcoin reserve, 2026’s rules are being written in real time.…
From FTX Trading Bans to a $165M Ponzi: Crypto’s Courtrooms Had a Busy Week
Consent orders hit two former FTX-Alameda executives, a Polymarket insider case advanced, and a $165M crypto Ponzi indictment was unsealed.
Brussels Turns Its Gaze to DeFi Lending Vaults — and Can’t Find Who to Regulate
The EU is weighing whether crypto lending belongs under MiCA. DeFi vaults are making it hard to say who, exactly,…
Nomura’s Laser Digital Lands Japan’s First Crypto Exchange License in Four Years
Nomura's Laser Digital won Japan's first crypto exchange license in four years as the country reworks its digital-asset rules.
America’s Crypto Rulebook Is Finally Getting Written: Three Signals From One Week
Stablecoin deadlines, SEC funding exemptions and fresh CFTC penalties landed within days of each other, sketching the outline of US…
South Korea Pulls the Plug on Polymarket, Calling It Illegal Gambling
South Korea's media commission ordered Polymarket blocked, ruling that its prediction markets amount to illegal gambling under national law.