Regulation
Timely, impact-focused reporting on global crypto laws, enforcement actions, and policy shifts — helping traders and investors understand how new rules shape markets and digital assets.
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SEC Corp Fin Outlines Crypto Asset Guidance and Securities Framework Work
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2026 — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance said it is preparing recommendations relating to crypto assets, including interpretive guidance and a possible rule proposal addressing securities treatment, according to a statement published Friday by Division Director James Moloney.
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CFTC Staff Reissues No-Action Letter Addressing Use of Certain Digital Assets as Margin Collateral
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2026 — The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Market Participants Division issued Staff Letter No. 26-05, a no-action position stating that staff will not recommend enforcement action regarding futures commission merchants that accept certain non-security digital assets, including qualifying payment stablecoins, as customer margin collateral and take those assets into account for undermargined determinations and segregation calculations, or deposit the FCM’s own payment stablecoins as residual interest, subject to specified conditions.
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EBA Issues Opinion on End of No-Action Letter Transition Period Under MiCA–PSD2 Framework
PARIS, Feb. 12, 2026 — The European Banking Authority (EBA) published an Opinion on the end of the No-Action Letter transition period, advising national competent authorities on supervisory actions as the transition period under its No-Action Letter concerning the interaction between the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) and the Revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) concludes.
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ESMA Publishes January–February 2026 “Spotlight on Markets” Newsletter
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published the latest edition of its Spotlight on Markets – January & February 2026 newsletter, which includes updates to its Digital Strategy 2026–2028 and its updated Data Strategy 2023–2028.
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IOSCO Launches Pre-Valentine’s Day Campaign Targeting Relationship Investment Scams
MADRID, Feb. 11, 2026 — The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) announced the start of a worldwide initiative to raise awareness about relationship investment scams and the harm they can cause to investors, according to a media release dated Feb. 11.
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SEC Chair Discusses Digital-Asset Oversight and CAT in Senate Banking Committee Testimony
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2026 — Paul S. Atkins, Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, delivered testimony Thursday before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, outlining the agency’s regulatory priorities, including matters concerning digital assets and the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT), according to prepared remarks released by the Commission.
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Hong Kong SFC Publishes Framework for Perpetual Contracts at Licensed VATPs
HONG KONG, Feb. 11, 2026 — The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published a high-level framework setting out regulatory expectations for licensed virtual asset trading platforms (VATPs) that wish to offer virtual asset perpetual contracts, according to an announcement published by the SFC.
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SEC Chair Testifies Before House Financial Services Committee
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2026 — Paul S. Atkins, Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, testified before the House Financial Services Committee, outlining the agency’s regulatory priorities and its approach to digital asset oversight, according to prepared remarks released by the Commission.
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ESMA Publishes ESMA–RBI MoU on Cooperation for Recognition of Central Counterparties
On 10 February 2026, the European Securities and Markets Authority published the text of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Reserve Bank of India and ESMA concerning cooperation and the exchange of information for the recognition of central counterparties (CCPs).
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ESMA Publishes Compliance Table on MiCA Reverse Solicitation Guidelines
On 9 February 2026, the European Securities and Markets Authority published a compliance table relating to its guidelines on reverse solicitation under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA).
