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 Seeks Public Comment on Novel ETFs, Including Crypto Asset Funds
WASHINGTON, June 30, 2026 — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a request for public comment on exchange-traded funds investing in innovative asset classes or using novel investment strategies, including crypto assets, as the agency considers whether changes to the regulatory framework could better support innovation while protecting investors and maintaining fair, orderly and efficient markets.
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FCA Publishes Final Crypto Rules as UK Advances Comprehensive Regulatory Regime
LONDON, June 30, 2026 — The Financial Conduct Authority has published its final cryptoasset policy statements, setting out the United Kingdom's regulatory framework for cryptoasset firms and confirming the timetable for mandatory authorisation ahead of the regime's implementation in October 2027.
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UK Regulators Outline Joint Framework for Systemic Stablecoin Issuers
LONDON, June 30, 2026 — The Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank of England have published a joint approach explaining how systemic stablecoin issuers would be regulated in the United Kingdom, including how firms may move from FCA-only supervision to joint oversight once recognised as systemic by HM Treasury.
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ESMA Calls on Unauthorised CASPs to Wind Down as MiCA Transition Ends
PARIS, June 23, 2026 — The European Securities and Markets Authority has called on unauthorised crypto-asset service providers to immediately begin winding down their European Union activities in an orderly manner ahead of the end of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) transitional period on July 1, while taking steps to safeguard clients' interests and mitigate risks to market integrity.
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CFTC, SEC Seek Public Comment on Portfolio Margining Frameworks
WASHINGTON, June 26, 2026 — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission have issued a joint request for public comment on potential approaches to further harmonize regulatory frameworks applicable to portfolio margining across securities, security-based swaps, futures, swaps and related positions.
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CFTC Proposes Permanent Reporting Framework for Certain Event Contracts
WASHINGTON, June 25, 2026 — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has proposed a new reporting framework for certain fully collateralized event contracts, seeking to replace a reporting system that has relied on staff no-action letters since 2017 with formal Commission regulations.
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CFTC Sues Kentucky Over State Effort to Restrict Prediction Markets
WASHINGTON, June 23, 2026 — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice have filed a lawsuit against Kentucky, seeking to block the state's efforts to apply state laws to federally regulated prediction markets and event contracts.
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CFTC Opens Consultation on 24/7 Trading and Perpetual Contracts for Energy Commodities
WASHINGTON, June 22, 2026 — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued a request for public comment on the extension of standard futures contracts to 24/7 trading and on the potential listing of perpetual contracts referencing physically delivered or storable energy commodities, including crude oil.
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Bank of England Issues Policy Statement and Draft Rules for Systemic Stablecoins
LONDON, June 22, 2026 — The Bank of England issued a policy statement and draft rules for systemic stablecoin issuers, outlining key elements of the United Kingdom's proposed framework for systemic stablecoins.
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CFTC, SEC Seek Public Comment on Derivatives Product Definitions
WASHINGTON, June 18, 2026 — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission have issued a joint request for public comment on potential ways to further update, clarify and harmonize certain derivatives product definitions and address interpretive questions involving emerging products and alternative compliance frameworks.
