Policy, courts and regulators shaping crypto around the world.
Labour MPs have tabled amendments to permanently ban crypto political donations in the UK, escalating a campaign amid the Reform UK funding row over Nigel Farage's Tether-linked gift.
SWIFT has launched a live blockchain-based shared ledger with 17 banks across six continents piloting tokenized deposit cross-border payments in real time.
Senator Ron Wyden urges Senate leaders to preserve Section 604 of the CLARITY Act, warning that stripping the BRCA provision would expose non-custodial developers to federal liability.
Coinbase secures a UK MiFID-equivalent FCA authorisation to offer derivatives, commodity futures, and retail equities alongside crypto — its biggest UK expansion yet.
OFAC killed General License X on July 7, sending crude up 5%. Bitcoin holds $61K but faces three macro triggers: June CPI, July 17 wind-down expiry, and the Fed.
The SEC formally listed three crypto rulemakings on its 2026 Unified Regulatory Agenda — covering exchange definitions, broker-dealer rules, and asset classifications — with proposals targeted for July 2026.
The CFTC filed a civil complaint against North Carolina's Trevor Vernon and Argent Capital Management LLC over an alleged $14M Ponzi-like crypto pool fraud.
Kraken parent Payward has asked Delaware's Court of Chancery to convert a $22M arbitration award against former auditor Mazars USA into an enforceable judgment.
Kenya's Capital Markets Authority is procuring a blockchain analytics system to monitor Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 20+ networks for fraud, money laundering, and sanctions evasion.
UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper invokes the Hiroshima analogy to demand pre-emptive global AI safety rules before frontier systems reshape warfare and crime.
