South Korea fined Bithumb 210m won for sending user data overseas without consent and ordered fixes as blockchain privacy rules expand now.

Coinbase opens its Luxembourg MiCA hub, giving the exchange EU-wide crypto access as Ripple advances licensing and Binance faces pressure.

CFTC sues Kentucky to block state action against Kalshi, Polymarket and partners as prediction market oversight battle widens in U.S. courts

Crypto industry advocate Cody Carbone has renewed calls for lawmakers to advance the CLARITY Act as Senate debate over the legislation continues without a scheduled floor vote. According to testimony delivered by Carbone, chief executive of The Digital Chamber, at…

The CLARITY Act has faced fresh opposition from a trafficking prevention group as Senate lawmakers continue weighing the crypto market structure bill ahead of a narrowing legislative window this year. According to a letter obtained by Punchbowl, the Alliance to…

Ripple gets preliminary MiCA CASP approval in Luxembourg, opening a path for crypto and stablecoin payments across 30 EEA countries in 2026.

South Korea has expanded plans for its financial regulatory sandbox to include digital asset related laws, opening the door for a wider range of blockchain and fintech services to seek regulatory exemptions. According to local media, South Korea’s Financial Services…

Hester Peirce says she will leave the SEC in November for Regent Law, creating new questions for the agency’s crypto task force agenda soon.

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The European Union has approved anti-money laundering rules that will ban regulated crypto firms from supporting privacy coins while leaving direct Bitcoin transfers between private wallets outside the scope of mandatory identification requirements. According to Regulation (EU) 2024/1624, which will…

The CLARITY Act is on the Senate floor calendar and the House will move fast. Now it comes down to finding seven Democratic votes before the August recess.

U.S. CFTC permanently banned Alex Mashinsky from regulated trading, closing its Celsius case while SEC claims and sentence challenge continue.

Senator Bill Hagerty has renewed expectations that Congress could advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act before the July 4 recess, even as several lawmakers continue to caution that final Senate action may take longer. According to comments made by…

Standard Chartered projects $4 billion to $8 billion in XRP ETF inflows if CLARITY passes, 3-6x today. The math rests on a 1.16 billion XRP sell wall at $1.45.

BitGo names Angela Ang as APAC managing director and Singapore president, bringing MAS and TRM experience to its regional growth plans.

Kentucky sues Kalshi, Polymarket, Coinbase, Robinhood and Webull over sports event contracts as prediction market cases grow nationwide.

Bitget EU files its MiCAR application with Austria’s FMA as the exchange says existing global user access remains under current terms online

Gov. JB Pritzker signs 0.2% digital asset tax into Illinois’ $55.9B budget, drawing industry warnings over users, brokers, and remote firms.

Kalshi says perpetual futures volume crossed $5.5B in two weeks as it studies more contracts and plans to expand beyond crypto assets later.

Senators press Treasury to keep state regulators in the GENIUS Act stablecoin process as final rulemaking moves ahead after comments closed.