Regulations

Russia’s central bank has announced plans to allow financial institutions to offer crypto-linked investment products to qualified investors, according to a May 28 statement.The Bank of Russia explained that it will allow instruments such as…

The US Securities and Exchange Commission released the agenda for its upcoming roundtable, “DeFi and the American Spirit,” scheduled for June 9 at its Washington, D.C. headquarters.Organized by the agency’s Crypto Task Force, the half-day…

The US Department of Labor (DOL) formally rescinded a 2022 compliance release that discouraged fiduciaries from offering crypto investment options in 401(k) retirement plans, according to a May 28 announcement.The decision withdraws…

Last week, the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Crypto Task Force intensified studies on how public blockchain technology can support the issuance and trading of tokenized securities.The group held separate meetings with…

The following is a guest post and opinion of Sveinn Valfells, Co-founder of Monerium.Mario Draghi is right. Europe hobbles itself with substantial tariffs, including regulations on “the most innovative part of the service sector – digital”.…

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino told Bloomberg on Friday that the company is “open to” creating a separate domestic stablecoin to meet the needs of the U.S. market. The news comes amid the U.S. trying to push through a stablecoin legislation—the…

The Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI) released a 21-page policy framework on May 21 to position the US as a global leader in the Bitcoin (BTC) ecosystem. BPI head of policy Zack Shapiro, the author of the framework, called it his “Bitcoin…

Hong Kong has passed a landmark bill to regulate fiat-backed stablecoins, signaling its continued push to position itself as a global hub for digital finance.On May 21, Hong Kong lawmaker Johnny Ng confirmed that the Legislative Council…

Russian authorities are intensifying their crackdown on domestic crypto payments with a new bill that proposes steep penalties and asset seizures.According to local reports, the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank have jointly…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) accused cryptocurrency startup Unicoin and its top executives of orchestrating a massive fraud scheme.The SEC alleges that they raised more than $100 million from thousands of investors…