Indiana Breaks Ground as First US State Approving Bitcoin Investment in Government Retirement Accounts
Indiana becomes the first U.S. state to allow bitcoin and crypto investments in public retirement plans, a bullish policy shift...
Regulation
Zerohash Files OCC Application to Operate Federally Regulated Crypto Trust Bank
Digital asset infrastructure firm Zerohash has formally applied for a U.S. national trust bank charter, a move that could place...
UK Authorities Consider Crypto Payments for Regulated Gambling Operators
The UK Gambling Commission is examining whether licensed gambling operators across the UK could accept cryptocurrency payments, launching what officials...
Trump Presses Congress to Pass Clarity Act, Warns Banks Not to Undermine US Crypto Agenda
Trump is pushing an aggressive pro- crypto agenda, pressing Congress to fast-track market structure legislation and warning banks not to...
Kraken Bank Secures Federal Reserve Master Account, Marking Historic Crypto Entry Into US Payment Rails
Kraken Financial gained direct access to the Federal Reserve’s payment system, with the Fed confirming approval while imposing initial restrictions,...
Proposal to Regulate Prediction Markets Gains Steam After Insider Trading Allegations Involving Iran War
Senator Chris Murphy has proposed regulating prediction markets after allegations of insider trading by people close to the Trump Administration....
Sacks, Garlinghouse Push for Progress in Stablecoin Compromise Under CLARITY Act
U.S. crypto regulation is under active legislative debate as lawmakers push the Clarity Act, with Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse and...
Brazilian Exchanges Receive New Bank Secrecy and Accounting Standards Provisions
The measures seek to fully integrate crypto exchanges into the established financial system and protect the identity information of the...
US Senator Torches Bankman-Fried as Clarity Act Support Backfires
U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis forcefully rejected Sam Bankman-Fried’s praise of the Clarity Act, warning the bill would impose harsher penalties...
Washington’s Crackdown on Southeast Asian Scam Centers Tops $580 Million in Crypto Seizures
Washington’s newest crypto-fraud crackdown is starting to put real numbers on a shadowy ecosystem that has quietly drained innocent people’s...
Drained Accounts and Overseas Scammers: Why Minnesota May Pull the Plug on Crypto ATMs
Minnesota lawmakers are considering HF3642, a bill that would implement a statewide ban on Bitcoin ATMs to combat a surge...
The Promoting Innovation in Blockchain Development Act Gets Introduced in Congress
Representatives Scott Fitzgerald, Ben Cline, and Zoe Lofgren introduced the bill to Congress on February 26, seeking to protect software...
Bill Criminalizing Crypto-Powered Foreign Currency Tax Evasion Surges in Brazil
The bill, introduced by Federal Deputy Tabata Amaral, amends the current regulation and establishes the crime of cryptocurrency tax evasion,...
CFTC Cracks Down on Prediction Market Abuse as Insider Trading Cases Surface on Kalshi
Federal regulators are emphasizing oversight expectations for prediction markets, using recent enforcement activity on KalshiEX to signal that event contract...
Fed Signals Pro-Innovation Shift to Support Digital Asset Banking
The Federal Reserve outlined plans to clarify digital asset rules and explore a capital framework for stablecoin issuers, as Vice...
