Policy, courts and regulators shaping crypto around the world.
Visa's new Stablecoin Platform lets banks and fintechs store, issue, and settle with stablecoins via Visa's network, backed by 130+ partnerships and 7-day U.S. settlement windows.
FATF's June 2025 update warns stablecoins have overtaken Bitcoin in illicit transactions and criminals are minting proprietary tokens to dodge asset freezes.
Trump meets senators Thursday to break the CLARITY Act stalemate as ethics disputes and the August recess deadline put crypto market-structure legislation at risk.
New York's statewide moratorium on large data centers freezes permits for 50 MW+ facilities, blindsiding Bitcoin miners mid-pivot to AI amid a $50B funding gap.
Dubai's VARA has granted Revolut in-principle approval for a VASP licence covering crypto broker-dealer, exchange, and management services in the UAE.
The US and UK Treasuries jointly recommend full 1:1 liquid-asset backing for stablecoins via the Transatlantic Taskforce — a major regulatory alignment signal, though non-binding.
Japan's parliament passes law reclassifying Bitcoin, Ethereum and 103 other cryptocurrencies as financial products under the FIEA, introducing insider-trading rules by FY2027.
Kalshi is caught between a Michigan court demanding trade cancellations and a CFTC order blocking them — facing $120,000-per-day fines with no legal exit.
DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says AGI is 'probably only a few short years away' and calls for a new U.S. federal body to test frontier AI models before public release.
US Treasury's OFAC sanctioned Iran-linked crypto wallets as Tether froze $344M in USDT. Bitcoin trades at $64,552 amid Extreme Fear as Middle East conflict escalates.
