China’s top security agency has raised red flags over a cryptocurrency project—strongly resembling Worldcoin—for its mass collection of iris data, warning of potential national security breaches.
KakaoBank is positioning itself to capitalize on South Korea’s growing crypto market, with plans to offer stablecoin-related services.
SBI Holdings is bringing Japan into the crypto ETF race with plans for a Bitcoin-XRP dual offering, following similar products in the US and Europe.
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President Donald Trump is preparing an executive order that would investigate whether banks unlawfully denied services to the crypto sector and political groups—a move that could reshape financial regulations.
The SEC declared Tuesday that liquid staking falls outside securities laws—freeing platforms like Lido and JitoSOL from registration requirements.
Indonesia is studying Bitcoin as part of its national economic strategy.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has updated its staff guidance, proposing that USD stablecoins meeting specific safeguards.
A US Treasury bureau is urging financial institutions to monitor for criminals exploiting cryptocurrency ATMs to launder illicit drug proceeds, target elderly victims, and carry out other fraudulent schemes.
In a significant policy shift, the CFTC is considering allowing spot cryptocurrency trading on futures exchanges (DCMs), marking a potential convergence of crypto spot and derivatives markets.
Metaplanet, Japan’s answer to MicroStrategy, has added 463 BTC ($53.7 million) to its growing Bitcoin treasury, now totaling 17,595 BTC ($1.78 billion).
The CFTC is charging ahead with a “crypto sprint” to enact regulatory changes supporting blockchain innovation, following the Trump administration’s latest policy roadmap.
Crypto maverick Arthur Hayes is making waves again – this time by taking chips off the table while warning of a potential Bitcoin retreat to $100,000.
South Korea isn’t waiting for a crypto lending crisis to act—regulators are preemptively drafting rules to rein in high-risk loan products.
The SEC wants to simplify crypto investing with “Project Crypto,” a new plan to update outdated rules for digital assets.
