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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UK National Security Strategy Committee Chair Urges Temporary Ban on Crypto Political Donations
LONDON, February 24, 2026 — The chair of the UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy has called for an urgent temporary ban on political donations made in cryptocurrency, citing concerns about foreign interference in British elections, according to a report by The Guardian.
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Binance Seeks Corrections and Retraction From Wall Street Journal Over Sanctions Report
SINGAPORE, February 28, 2026 — Binance Chief Executive Officer Richard Teng said the company has sent a letter demanding immediate corrections and a full retraction of a Feb. 23 report by The Wall Street Journal that alleged internal investigators flagged more than $1 billion in cryptocurrency transactions linked to sanctioned Iranian entities and were later dismissed.
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CFTC Issues Advisory on Prediction Markets Following Kalshi Enforcement Matters
WASHINGTON, February 25, 2026 — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said its Division of Enforcement has issued an advisory following the public release of two enforcement matters involving misuse of nonpublic information and fraud in prediction markets, also known as event contracts, traded on KalshiEX, a Designated Contract Market.
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ESMA Says Perpetual Futures Likely Fall Within Scope of EU CFD Measures
PARIS, February 24, 2026 — The European Securities and Markets Authority said in a press release that derivatives marketed as “perpetual futures” or “perpetual contracts” are likely to fall within the scope of national product intervention measures on contracts for differences (CFDs) where they meet the applicable definition.
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EBA and ESMA Open Joint Consultation on Revised Suitability Guidelines
PARIS, February 25, 2026 — The European Banking Authority and the European Securities and Markets Authority launched a joint consultation on revised guidelines for assessing the suitability of members of the management body and key function holders at banks and investment firms across the European Union.
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SEC Updates Enforcement Manual in First Major Revision Since 2017
WASHINGTON, February 24, 2026 — The Division of Enforcement of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced significant updates to its Enforcement Manual, marking the first major revision since 2017, the agency said in Release No. 2026-20.
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OCC Grants Conditional National Trust Charter Approval to Crypto.com Unit
WASHINGTON, February 23, 2026 — The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has conditionally approved an application by Crypto.com to charter Foris Dax National Trust Bank, doing business as Crypto.com National Trust Bank, the company said.
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SEC Proposes Changes to Fund Portfolio Reporting Requirements
WASHINGTON, February 18, 2026 — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed amendments to Form N-PORT, the reporting form used by most registered investment companies to disclose portfolio-related information to the Commission.
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SEC Staff Signals 2% Haircut Approach for Certain Payment Stablecoins
WASHINGTON, February 19, 2026 — Staff of the Division of Trading and Markets at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a frequently asked question addressing the treatment of payment stablecoins under the broker-dealer net capital rule, Exchange Act Rule 15c3-1, according to a Feb. 19 statement by Hester M.
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SEC Chairman Signals Innovation Exemption, Stablecoin Custody Rulemaking
DENVER, Feb. 18, 2026 — Paul S. Atkins outlined potential regulatory initiatives for digital assets, including an innovation exemption for tokenized securities and custody rulemaking for non-security crypto assets, during remarks delivered with Hester M.
