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 Sanctions Huobi Global, EXMO in Russia-Linked Crypto Crackdown
LONDON, May 26, 2026 — The UK government added 18 individuals and entities to its Russia sanctions list on Tuesday, including crypto firms Huobi Global S.A., EXMO Exchange Limited, Bitpapa IC FZC LLC and several entities linked to digital-asset payment infrastructure.
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Indonesia Blocks Polymarket as Authorities Classify Prediction Markets as Online Gambling
JAKARTA, May 22, 2026 — Indonesia’s Communication and Digital Affairs Ministry said it had blocked access to prediction-market platform Polymarket after classifying the service as a form of online gambling under Indonesian law.
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SEC Proposes Broad Registered Offering and Public Company Reporting Reforms
WASHINGTON, May 19, 2026 — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday proposed sweeping amendments to the rules governing registered securities offerings and public-company reporting requirements, in what the agency described as a major effort to modernize the U.S. public capital markets framework and reduce regulatory burdens on issuers.
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CFTC Issues New Enforcement Cooperation and Declination Framework
WASHINGTON, May 19, 2026 — The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Tuesday issued a new enforcement cooperation policy establishing formal standards for voluntary self-reporting, cooperation credit, remediation and potential declinations in enforcement matters.
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CFTC Sues Minnesota Over State Prediction Market Ban
WASHINGTON, May 19, 2026 — The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Tuesday sued the state of Minnesota to block a newly enacted law that would criminalize the operation of prediction markets, marking an escalation in a growing federal-state jurisdictional conflict over event contracts and federally regulated derivatives markets.
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SEC Rescinds No-Deny Settlement Policy in Enforcement Actions
WASHINGTON, May 18, 2026 — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday it had rescinded a decades-old policy requiring defendants settling enforcement actions to agree not to publicly deny the agency’s allegations, marking a notable shift in the SEC’s enforcement framework.
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CFTC Reaffirms Exclusive Authority Over Prediction Markets in Sixth Circuit Filing
WASHINGTON, May 12, 2026 — The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Tuesday it had filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reaffirming the agency’s exclusive jurisdiction over prediction markets in ongoing litigation involving KalshiEx LLC.
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CFTC Chairman Signals Deeper SEC Coordination on Crypto Oversight
WASHINGTON, May 12, 2026 — Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael S. Selig said the agency is working with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to further align oversight, rulemaking and enforcement efforts across increasingly interconnected securities and derivatives markets, including the digital asset sector, according to remarks published Tuesday by the CFTC.
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FCA Investigates Mastercard, PayPal and Visa Over Digital Wallet Practices
LONDON, May 6, 2026 — The Financial Conduct Authority said Wednesday it is investigating Mastercard, PayPal and Visa under the Competition Act 1998 over suspected anti-competitive conduct linked to the funding and usage of PayPal’s digital wallet, according to a statement.
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CFTC Orders New York Trader to Pay $200,000 for Treasury Futures Spoofing
WASHINGTON, May 6, 2026 — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Wednesday it ordered Sidney Lebental, a trader who resided in New York, to pay a $200,000 civil monetary penalty and imposed a one-month trading ban to resolve spoofing charges tied to Treasury futures trading, according to a statement.
