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 and CFTC Sign MOU to Coordinate Oversight Including Crypto Assets
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.
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UK FCA to Publish Crypto Rules This Summer With Licensing Gateway in September
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.
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Grayscale Bittensor Trust Switches NAV Benchmark to CoinDesk Rate
NEW YORK, March 4, 2026 — Grayscale Investments-sponsored Grayscale Bittensor Trust said it will begin calculating the trust’s net asset value using the CoinDesk Bittensor Benchmark Rate, replacing the Coin Metrics Real-Time Rate for Bittensor, according to a Form 8-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reporting an event dated March 4, 2026.
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U.S. Crypto Market Structure Bill Faces Impasse as Banks Reject Stablecoin Reward Proposal
WASHINGTON, March 5, 2026 — Negotiations over landmark U.S. cryptocurrency legislation have stalled after banks said they cannot support a White House-backed compromise on stablecoin rewards, raising uncertainty over whether Congress will pass a crypto market structure bill this year, according to a Reuters report.
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SEC Investor Advisory Committee to Consider Recommendations on Tokenized Equity Securities
WASHINGTON, March 5, 2026 — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday that its Investor Advisory Committee will meet March 12 to consider and vote on recommendations regarding the tokenization of equity securities, according to an announcement issued by the agency.
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U.S., UK Regulators Split on Tokenized Securities Testing
WASHINGTON / LONDON, March 4, 2026 — U.S. and U.K. regulators are divided over how to test blockchain-based versions of traditional financial securities, according to a Reuters report citing people familiar with the discussions within a transatlantic digital-asset cooperation initiative.
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CFTC Appoints David I. Miller as Director of Enforcement
WASHINGTON, March 2, 2026 — Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael S. Selig said former federal prosecutor David I.
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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.
