Regulations

AscendEX shut down on July 1, leaving some customers unsure whether they will recover their funds.The exchange said in a July 6 notice that it does not hold authorization under the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets framework. It…

Regulators have until July 18, 2026, to turn the GENIUS Act from a statute into access rules for stablecoin issuers that want a clear regulatory path into the US.That date is the Act's one-year rulemaking deadline, not a blanket cutoff for…

Three SEC crypto proposals are now penciled in for July, covering token offerings, broker-dealer custody and trading venues. The agency could start writing the rules before the Senate even decides whether to take up the CLARITY Act.Earlier…

More than 24 prediction market ETFs proposed by Roundhill, Bitwise, and GraniteShares remain in regulatory limbo, with the SEC yet to act despite the issuers filing their applications in February.The agency pushed back the expected launch…

On July 9, Phantom and the Hyperliquid Policy Center urged the CFTC to remove rules they say “unduly impede” fintech firms from working with registered derivatives markets.Phantom presents itself as the software in the middle, rather than…

A New York federal court has returned prediction-market access to state hands just weeks before the CFTC closes comments on national event-contract rules.In a July 7 opinion and order, Judge Analisa Torres of the Southern District of New…

The CLARITY Act missed its July 4 target, so the focus has now shifted to whether Senate leaders can find time to bring it to the floor before the August work period begins.Stand With Crypto urged supporters to press senators for a vote…

Worldcoin said earlier this year that the WLD unlock rate will drop by 43% on July 24 under existing schedules.It also said 4.9 billion WLD, equal to 49% of the token’s 10 billion total supply, was already unlocked as of Apr. 10, with 3.3…

The CLARITY Act's two biggest obstacles are moving in opposite directions this week. Law enforcement opposition is softening, while the ethics fight over crypto conflicts of interest is sharpening.Before this week, forecasters and…

Americans are on pace to lose more money on legal gambling this year than at any point in the country's history.A new analysis by economics writer Joseph Politano projects that the total will exceed a quarter trillion dollars in 2026.…