Regulation & Policy

The U.S. Justice Department seized a cloud computing account used by subsidiaries of Cambodia-based Huione Group, the department announced Tuesday. Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Justice Department's Criminal Division said the seized infrastructure served as part of a

According to IBTimes US, on June 23, Ripple received a preliminary "Green Light Letter" from Luxembourg's financial regulator, the CSSF, authorizing it as a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) under MiCA, ahead of the July 1 deadline by 8 days. Once finalized, the CASP license automatically

CFTC chair Michael Selig said today (Jun 23) that the agency's regulatory approach to crypto perpetual futures may not be a natural fit for traditional commodity markets such as agriculture, in remarks to U.S. cotton

Three major U.S. crypto lobby groups—the Blockchain Association, Crypto Council for Innovation, and The Digital Chamber—sent a joint letter in June 2026 to House Ways and Means Committee leaders calling for the Tax Clarity for Mining and Staking Act (H.R. 9175) to pass without further amendments. Th

According to BlockBeats, on June 24, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) called on unauthorized crypto asset service providers (CASPs) to orderly exit their operations as the MiCA transition period

Stablecoin compliance rules would require bank-style customer identification programs. Federal agencies jointly propose treating issuers under Bank Secrecy Act standards. The broader involvement of institutions in stablecoin markets will be supported by regulatory clarity. Stablecoin com

The White House has issued an executive order focused on securing federal systems against advanced cryptographic attacks, according to Bitcoinist. The order targets critical infrastructure and sensitive government data, not public blockchains directly. The development has renewed discussion within t

According to Foresight News, the Bank of England released draft regulations and conduct guidelines for systemic stablecoin issuers on June 23, aiming to support safe innovation in digital currency. The draft sets an initial issuance cap of 40 billion pounds and prohibits interest payments to

The House Financial Services Committee has scheduled a July 14 hearing on the Federal Reserve's semi-annual Monetary Policy Report featuring new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's first congressional testimony, followed by a July 17 hearing in New York focused on how the CLARITY Act could shape digital-asset a

According to Bitcoin.com News, the House Financial Services Committee has scheduled two consecutive hearings for mid-July focused on U.S. crypto market-structure rules. On July 14, new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh will deliver his first congressional testimony at a hearing on the Fed's

Former BIS general manager Agustín Carstens said on June 23 that stablecoins can enhance financial inclusion and innovation. Carstens stressed the need for global regulatory frameworks to enable stablecoins to coexist with fiat

On-chain investigator ZachXBT criticized Know Your Customer practices in the crypto industry, calling them one of the least useful types of data for investigations and threatening to publish on-chain methods for avoiding excessive surveillance. ZachXBT argued KYC often benefits attackers rather

According to PYMNTS, on June 22, the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a proposed rule requiring payment stablecoin issuers under its supervision to comply with the Bank Secrecy Act and provisions of the GENIUS Act. The rule mandates implementation of anti-money

The U.S. Senate passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act on Monday night (June 22) in an 85-5 bipartisan vote, sending the bill to the House. The legislation includes a provision barring the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency through the end of 2030, with a carve-out

According to BusinessMirror columnist John Mangun, the European Commission recently proposed the first comprehensive third-country crypto asset service ban targeting Russia. The implicit logic behind this measure—that wealthy countries can enforce cross-border compliance requirements on any nation a

According to ChainCatcher, Aave founder Stani said on June 23 that he could accept the Bank of England (BoE) requirement for systemic stablecoins to hold 30% of base assets at the central bank, provided the BoE pays market interest rates on these reserve deposits. The condition addresses the

According to Cryptopolitan, India's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has asked three major crypto exchanges to submit details of over-the-counter (OTC) trades exceeding $10,000. The regulator is focused on identifying the beneficial owners behind transactions involving private companies and