Regulations

Goldman Sachs agreed to acquire NEOS Investments for up to $2.25 billion, adding a $30 billion options-income ETF platform that includes one of the largest Bitcoin income funds.The cash-and-equity deal announced Aug. 12 covers NEOS’ 19…

The Bank of Russia has proposed opening public organized crypto trading with only Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tether’s USDT eligible for admission.Under the draft directive, a Russian resident who is not a qualified investor could spend up to…

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has ordered Kalshi to keep operating after the prediction-market exchange declared a market emergency tied to New York’s enforcement campaign.The move marks the strongest federal intervention…

CFTC Chair Michael Selig said on Aug. 4 that the agency has crypto rule proposals ready and plans to finalize them before the current administration ends, regardless of whether Congress passes the CLARITY Act.SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will vote Friday on whether to authorize proposed crypto fundraising rules that could give some token projects a tailored route to raise capital without full securities registration. If approved,…

The JAN3 Bitcoin index placed the United Kingdom third in its 2025 B20 after weighing policy advances and more than 60,000 BTC in law-enforcement custody. UK records classify the coins as seized criminal property subject to court…

Grayscale withdrew its registration for the Cardano Trust ETF on Aug. 7, telling the SEC only that it “does not intend to proceed with the planned distribution.”The move was voluntary and came along with parallel registrations for Hedera…

Grayscale has formalized a mandatory minimum cadence for converting staking rewards from three crypto exchange-traded products into cash and paying the net proceeds to shareholders.Trust amendments executed Aug. 6 for the Grayscale Ethereum…

South Korea is nearing an Aug. 11 deadline for public comments on proposed crypto seizure rules that could give exchanges just seven days to disclose customer holdings once served with a court order.The Supreme Court’s proposed amendments…

On Aug. 7, US authorities sanctioned Shelbit and Aban Tether, two Iranian-linked crypto platforms accused of facilitating transactions tied to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and other state-linked entities.The Treasury Department…