Regulation & Policy

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse warned on Tuesday at the Consensus Miami conference that the next two weeks are pivotal for passing broader cryptocurrency legislation, as the Senate Banking Committee prepares for a critical hearing. According to Garlinghouse, if the Senate Banking Committee does not ho

Circle submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on May 5 regarding implementation details of the GENIUS Act. The stablecoin issuer proposed six regulatory principles for payment stablecoins, emphasizing separate regulatory treatment from tokenized deposi

On May 5, Chiara Scotti, deputy governor of the Banca d’Italia (Bank of Italy), urged the EU to assess the development of a “tokenized version” of the SEPA (Single Euro Payments Area) system, and to address how private tokenized money (tokenized e-money, bank digitized tokenized deposits) could erode the traditional banking system. Cointelegraph compiled the report’s details, with Scotti noting that infrastructure designed to make “public-sector and private-form currencies interoperable” is a key priority for central banks to maintain control over money without hindering innovation. What is SEPA? The infrastructure for cross-border payments in the EU SEPA (Single Euro Payments

According to Hong Kong Monetary Authority Governor Eddie Yue, speaking to the Legislative Council yesterday (May 4), the authority will consider issuing new stablecoin licenses after the first batch of stablecoins launches, but will strictly control the number based on market capacity and emerging r

According to ASIC, digital asset firms must determine whether they require a financial services licence and submit applications by June 30, 2026. The deadline marks the end of a temporary no-action position that previously allowed firms to assess regulatory guidance without immediate

According to Reuters on May 4, the Securities and Exchange Commission delayed 24 prediction market exchange-traded funds set to debut this week. The pause affects ETFs from issuers including Bitwise, Roundhill, and GraniteShares as the SEC reviews how the products would function and associated inves

According to a Public Opinion Strategies survey commissioned by CoinDesk, 62% of registered US voters do not trust President Donald Trump's administration to oversee the crypto industry, based on late-April polling of 1,000 voters with a credibility interval of about 3.5 percentage points. The surv

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has issued its first stablecoin issuance licences to HSBC and AnchorX Financial (a joint venture between Standard Chartered Hong Kong, Hong Kong Telecom, and Anz). The two are positioned for retail payments and enterprise cross-border settlement, and will roll out stablecoins for different uses by mid-year and year-end. The regulator said it will decide whether to issue additional licences after observing actual operations and risks, and the number of licences will be strictly controlled. Stablecoins are expected to reduce the cost of cross-border remittances, speed up payments, and in the long run enable second-level account crediting through AI automation of payments.

According to ChainCatcher, Hong Kong Monetary Authority Chief Executive余伟文 stated after attending a Legislative Council meeting that the authority will implement long-term continuous monitoring of stablecoin implementation. The HKMA will consider issuing new stablecoin licenses after the first

Five major U.S. banking trade groups said on Monday that a proposed legislative fix to stablecoin rewards in Senate crypto market structure legislation "falls short" of adequately protecting bank deposits, according to a joint statement. The American Bankers Association, Bank Policy Institute, Consu

According to BlockBeats, Circle received approval from France's Financial Markets Authority (AMF) on April 20 to provide crypto asset services under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) framework. Circle France is now authorized under MiCA Article 60(4) to offer custody and transfer servic

According to a Reuters investigation published Friday, Nobitex, Iran's dominant crypto exchange with roughly 11 million users handling about 70% of the country's crypto activity, was founded by brothers Ali and Mohammad Kharrazi, whose family is related by marriage to all three of Iran's supreme

According to BlackRock's comment letter submitted Friday to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the firm urged the OCC not to impose a 20% quantitative cap on tokenized reserve assets under the GENIUS Act's implementation rules. BlackRock argued the limit is "extraneous" and that risk

South Korean Democratic Party politician Jin Sung-joon, chair of the National Assembly's Budget and Settlement Special Committee, stated that digital asset taxation should proceed as scheduled in 2027, according to MTN News. Appearing on the program '여의도교차로,' Jin chose to proceed with taxation

According to The Block, Andreessen Horowitz filed an 18-page comment letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Friday, supporting the federal regulator's push against state-level prediction market restrictions. The VC firm argued that cease-and-desist letters and proposed bans by state r

According to a CoinDesk poll, the vast majority of U.S. voters distrust the Trump administration's oversight of the crypto sector. The survey found that most respondents believe government officials should keep their personal financial interests separate from the