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PARIS, April 17, 2026 — French Finance Minister Roland Lescure called for more euro-denominated stablecoins on Friday, saying Europe should accelerate digital-payment alternatives to reduce reliance on non-European providers and dollar-backed tokens, according to Reuters.
WASHINGTON, April 15, 2026 — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved coordinated exemptive relief to expand customer cross-margining in the U.S. Treasury market, allowing certain eligible intermediaries to offer customer cross-margining with margin offsets across cleared cash Treasury positions and Treasury futures.
PARIS, April 15, 2026 — The European Securities and Markets Authority published a compliance table showing which national competent authorities comply, or intend to comply, with its MiCA guidelines on suitability requirements and periodic statements for crypto-asset portfolio management activities.
LONDON, April 15, 2026 — The Financial Conduct Authority launched a consultation on proposed guidance for the United Kingdom’s future cryptoasset regulatory regime, seeking industry feedback on how firms should assess whether their activities fall within the scope of regulation.
FRANKFURT, April 14, 2026 — Deutsche Börse AG said it will invest $200 million in Payward Inc., the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, in a transaction that expands links between traditional market infrastructure and digital-asset trading venues.
WASHINGTON, April 13, 2026 — The staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Trading and Markets said certain providers of user interfaces used to prepare transactions in crypto asset securities could create, offer, or operate those interfaces without registering as broker-dealers, provided they satisfy a detailed set of conditions.
WASHINGTON, April 10, 2026 — A federal court in Arizona granted a temporary restraining order requested by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission barring the state from continuing criminal enforcement proceedings against CFTC-regulated designated contract markets, according to a CFTC press release.
WASHINGTON, April 10, 2026 — Approval of a Federal Reserve master account for Kraken has drawn scrutiny from lawmakers and banking sector participants over transparency and potential risks to the U.S. financial system, according to Reuters.
WASHINGTON, April 9, 2026 — Scott Bessent urged Congress to pass legislation establishing a federal regulatory framework for digital assets, writing that regulatory uncertainty is driving crypto development and investment outside the United States, according to Reuters.
WASHINGTON, April 9, 2026 — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said it has filed a motion in federal court seeking a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order to halt the state of Arizona’s efforts to apply criminal and gambling laws to CFTC-regulated prediction markets, according to a press release.
