Regulation & Policy

The US House passed a housing bill with a central bank digital currency ban until 2030 on Jun 24. The bill now requires President Donald Trump's signature to become law.

According to law enforcement associations, on Jun 24, Catholic leaders and US authorities challenged the CLARITY Act, raising concerns about its approach to illicit activity. Law enforcement stated that regulatory certainty should not come at the expense of accountability, transparency, victim

According to Senate Democrats, US lawmakers are calling for a formal congressional investigation into a reported $500 million investment by an Abu Dhabi-backed firm that acquired a 49% stake in World Liberty Financial, a crypto platform linked to President Donald Trump, in January 2025. The

U.S. progress on digital asset taxation framework: the Senate Finance Committee has held a hearing, with the framework largely taking shape. Daines hopes to hold a markup meeting this year; the House has introduced the PARITY bill HR8899, focusing on stablecoins and the definition of digital assets, to achieve tax parity. The Senate Banking Committee approved HR3633 in May by a vote of 15 to 9, placing it on a regulatory track. The core of the framework lies in determining the tax timing for staking rewards, affecting the holding costs and liquidity of assets such as Ethereum, Solana, and Cosmos.

According to reports on June 24, South Korea's Digital Asset Framework Act faces potential suspension this year as the parliament's digital assets working group has stalled amid recent leadership changes. Although the working group completed integration of eight related bills, the relevant

Bitcoin Suisse received a Crypto Asset Service Provider license under MiCAR from the Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority. The approval enables the Swiss crypto financial services firm to serve selected markets across the European Economic Area from its European entity. The license provides Bitc

According to Business Wire, Bitcoin Suisse received a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) license under MiCAR from Liechtenstein's Financial Market Authority on June 22. The approval enables the Swiss crypto financial services firm's European entity to serve selected markets across the European

According to Newsis, South Korea's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has transferred approximately 40 unregistered virtual asset service providers to enforcement authorities. These unregistered entities fall outside the scope of South Korea's Virtual Asset User Protection Act and Specific Financial

Ripple announced on June 23 that it has obtained a CASP (crypto asset service provider) preliminary license issued by the Luxembourg financial regulator, the CSSF, presented in the form of a “green light letter,” covering all 30 member states of the European Economic Area (EEA), but still subject to meeting final conditions. After obtaining final CSSF approval, Ripple will fully comply with MiCA regulatory requirements. Form and coverage of the CASP authorization: Green light letter, 30 EEA memb

According to Foresight News reporting on the European Securities and Markets Authority's (ESMA) public statement, the regulator is calling on unauthorized crypto asset service providers (CASPs) to take measures for an orderly wind-down of their EU operations by July 1, 2026, when the MiCA

Michael Selig, Acting Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) (Selig), said on June 23 at the annual meeting of the American Cotton Shippers Association in the United States that the all-day trading and no-expiration structure of crypto perpetual futures does not apply to agricultural commodity markets that rely on physical delivery and have limited trading hours. The CFTC and the SEC have jointly launched a public consultation on the definition of swap agreements, with

Telcoin Digital Asset Bank announced on June 23 that U.S. users can now open bank accounts in the Telcoin wallet that natively bind to eUSD, a stablecoin issued by the bank. Telcoin says it is “the first company to directly connect U.S. bank accounts to on-chain dollars,” enabling users to hold dollars, make payments, and trade digital assets in a single regulated account. Telcoin Digital Asset Bank’s Nebraska DADI License and Its Banking Status Telcoin Digital Asset Bank was established in Nove

The Bank for International Settlements published a warning on the stablecoin market in its 2026 Annual Economic Report. The BIS, which serves as a bank for central banks, stated that stablecoins borrow blockchain technology conveniences without the institutional foundations that make money

According to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) 2026 Annual Economic Report released in June, the global stablecoin market worth approximately $320 billion as of May 2026 carries significant structural risks. The report notes that 99.4% of fiat-backed stablecoins by market value are

Bitcoin (BTC) rebounded since the start of the week before pulling back; as of June 24, it is temporarily around $62,790. The U.S. House of Representatives passed housing legislation that includes a Federal Reserve central bank digital currency (CBDC) ban, which has been submitted to President Trump for signing; the ban will last until 2030. The U.S. Department of Justice has seized a cloud computing account used by Huione Group for laundering billions of dollars in crypto scam proceeds. Macro E

According to Bloomberg Tax, Senate Republican tax drafter Steve Daines said on June 24 that the crypto tax legislation framework under development is nearly finalized and may be unveiled as early as this fall. Daines noted the framework is

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act on Tuesday by a vote of 358-32, sending the legislation to President Donald Trump's desk. The bill passed one day after the Senate gave its approval with an overwhelming vote. The legislation contains a housing

According to The Block, approximately 100 Catholic leaders sent a letter to U.S. Senate leadership on June 24, opposing Section 604 of the Clarity Act (Blockchain Regulatory Clarity Act, BRCA), arguing the provision could weaken enforcement against human trafficking and illicit financial flows. The

CFTC Chairman Michael Selig stated that the 24/7 trading model of crypto perpetual futures is incompatible with agricultural markets that depend on physical settlement. The agency's recent approval of such contracts has prompted CME to file a lawsuit against the