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CFTC Staff Issues FAQs on Crypto Asset Treatment in Derivatives Markets
WASHINGTON, March 20, 2026 — Staff of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued responses to frequently asked questions clarifying how existing regulatory frameworks apply to crypto asset and blockchain-related activities by…
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SEC Chair Says Crypto Guidance Is “Beginning, Not an End”
WASHINGTON, March 19, 2026 — U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul S. Atkins said Thursday in prepared remarks that the agency’s newly issued crypto-asset interpretation represents “a beginning, not an…
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CFTC Joins SEC Interpretation Clarifying Treatment of Crypto Assets
WASHINGTON, March 17, 2026 — The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Tuesday, in a press release, that it joined an interpretation issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission clarifying…
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SEC Issues Interpretation on Application of Federal Securities Laws to Crypto Assets
WASHINGTON, March 17, 2026 — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued an interpretation explaining how federal securities laws apply to certain crypto assets and transactions involving crypto assets.
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GSR Acquires Digital Asset Advisory Firms Autonomous and Architech in $57 Million Deal
Crypto trading firm and liquidity provider GSR said Tuesday it would acquire digital asset advisory firms Autonomous and Architech in a $57 million deal aimed at building a full-service crypto capital markets…
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CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Position to Phantom on Self-Custodial Wallet Software
WASHINGTON, March 17, 2026 — Staff at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said Tuesday they would not recommend enforcement action against Phantom Technologies Inc., a developer of self-custodial crypto…
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Dubai’s TOKEN2049 Crypto Conference Postponed to 2027 Amid Regional Instability
DUBAI, March 13, 2026 — The TOKEN2049 conference scheduled to take place in Dubai at the end of April has been postponed until 2027, organizers said Friday, according to Reuters,…
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SEC’s Peirce Says Staff Exploring Innovation Exemption for Tokenized Securities
WASHINGTON, March 12, 2026 — Hester M. Peirce said March 12 that staff at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission are working on an innovation exemption intended to facilitate limited trading of certain tokenized…
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CFTC Seeks Public Comment on Prediction Markets Rulemaking
WASHINGTON, March 12, 2026 — The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced March 12 that it is seeking public comment on whether new regulations or amendments may be needed to govern event…
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EU’s Largest Economies Back Centralised Capital Markets Supervision
BRUSSELS, March 12, 2026 — The European Union’s six largest economies have backed plans to centralise supervision of capital markets across the bloc, including oversight of crypto-asset service providers, according to…
Alexander Covtun
Alexander Covtun is the founder and chief editor of CryptoMegaphone, an independent digital newsroom covering cryptocurrency regulation, market structure, and institutional adoption. He directs editorial policy, publication standards, and platform development, maintaining a strictly factual, event-driven reporting framework.
His coverage focus includes regulatory disclosures, supervisory actions, cross-border coordination, exchange oversight, ETF structures, and digital-asset market infrastructure. He oversees the publication’s editorial architecture, visual identity system, and newsroom workflow.
