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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.
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 platform, according to a report by Reuters.
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 asset wallet software, in connection with the company’s proposed provision and marketing of software designed to facilitate derivatives trading through registered intermediaries and trading venues, according to a CFTC press release.
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, citing regional uncertainty affecting safety, travel, and logistics.
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 securities.
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 contracts traded on prediction markets.
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 a letter from finance ministers seen by Reuters.
WASHINGTON, March 11, 2026 — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Wednesday they had entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to guide coordination and collaboration between the two agencies and support lawful innovation, market integrity, and investor and customer protection.
LONDON, March 10, 2026 — The UK Financial Conduct Authority plans to publish final rules governing cryptoasset firms this summer, with a regulatory licensing gateway expected to open in September, according to remarks delivered Tuesday by FCA Executive Director for Payments and Digital Finance David Geale at the MoneyLIVE Summit 2026 in London.
NEW YORK, March 9, 2026 — Nasdaq will collaborate with Payward Inc., the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, to develop infrastructure supporting the tokenization of securities, the exchange operator said Monday, according to Reuters.
