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UK regulator moves to restrict borrowing for crypto investments
2.5.2025
The United Kingdom’s financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), plans to stop retail investors from borrowing money to fund their crypto investments.According to a May 2 Financial Times report, the ban on borrowing to fund crypto purchases is one of the upcoming crypto rules...
UK regulator moves to restrict borrowing for crypto investments
2.5.2025
The United Kingdom’s financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), plans to stop retail investors from borrowing money to fund their crypto investments.According to a May 2 Financial Times report, the ban on borrowing to fund crypto purchases is one of the upcoming crypto rules...
Fed Joins OCC, FDIC in Withdrawing Crypto Warnings for U.S. Banks
25.4.2025
Like the other U.S. bank agencies, the Fed has swept the decks of previous directives to bankers that they get sign-offs from the regulator for crypto activity
El Salvador's Top Crypto Regulator Meets With U.S. SEC: 'It Was Very Refreshing'
24.4.2025
El Salvador’s CNAD met up with the SEC’s Crypto Task Force on April 22
Australia’s top court sides with Block Earner, dismisses financial regulator's suit
23.4.2025
The Federal Court of Australia has sided with fintech firm Block Earner in an appeal against a ruling that found it was required to hold a financial services license for its now-discontinued crypto-related products. Block Earner’s crypto-linked fixed-yield earning product is not...
5 Ways the SEC Can Embrace Innovation
21.4.2025
Tuongvy Le, a former senior SEC attorney, lays out an agenda for the world’s most important regulator to stay ahead of the competition. One approach: adopting blockchain tech
Ethena Fined €600K by German Regulator and Ordered to Reverse USDe Token Issuance
16.4.2025
Ethena GmbH has been ordered by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) to wind up its business related to the issuance of its USDe tokens. BaFin revealed it found serious deficiencies in Ethena GmbH’s operations during the authorization procedure and imposed sanctions...
Ethena Agrees With Regulator to Withdraw From German Market
15.4.2025
All existing users will be onboarded to Ethena's entity in the British Virgin Islands
Meta gets EU regulator nod to train AI with social media content
15.4.2025
Tech giant Meta has been given the green light from the European Union’s data regulator to train its artificial intelligence models using publicly shared content across its social media platforms.Posts and comments from adult users across Meta’s stable of platforms, including Facebook...
Meta gets EU regulator nod to train AI with social media content
15.4.2025
Tech giant Meta has been given the green light from the European Union’s data regulator to train its artificial intelligence models using publicly shared content across its social media platforms.Posts and comments from adult users across Meta’s stable of platforms, including Facebook...
Meta gets EU regulator nod to train AI with social media content
15.4.2025
Tech giant Meta has been given the green light from the European Union’s data regulator to train its artificial intelligence models using publicly shared content across its social media platforms.Posts and comments from adult users across Meta’s stable of platforms, including Facebook...
SEC Delays Decisions on In-Kind Redemptions, Ether ETF Staking
14.4.2025
The regulator delayed two important decisions until June
Argentine Securities Regulator Launches Innovative Tokenization Framework
14.4.2025
The Argentine securities regulator (CNV) stated that this tokenization regime positions Argentina at the forefront of the region. The framework will allow for the tokenization of various assets, including stocks, within a sandbox structure that will be active for an entire year. Argentine Regulator...
UK's Financial Regulator, FCA, Re-Appoints Nikhil Rathi as CEO for Another 5 Years
10.4.2025
Under his leadership the FCA has hosted a registration regime for crypto firms and has launched discussion papers on the incoming 2026 regime
Crypto’s growing footprint: UK regulator sounds alarm over stablecoin risks
10.4.2025
United Kingdom regulators are increasingly concerned about the impact of stablecoins and the broader crypto industry on the country’s financial system and monetary stability.During Financial Policy Committee meetings held on April 4 and 8, regulators noted that while the current...
Crypto’s growing footprint: UK regulator sounds alarm over stablecoin risks
10.4.2025
United Kingdom regulators are increasingly concerned about the impact of stablecoins and the broader crypto industry on the country’s financial system and monetary stability.During Financial Policy Committee meetings held on April 4 and 8, regulators noted that while the current...
EU Regulator: Crypto Assets Pose No Significant Risk to Financial Stability
10.4.2025
The securities regulator believes that crypto assets currently pose a minimal risk to financial stability due to their relatively small size and limited integration with traditional financial systems. Crypto Assets 1% of Global Financial Assets The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)...
OpenSea urges SEC to exclude NFT marketplaces from regulator’s remit
10.4.2025
Non-fungible token marketplace OpenSea has urged the US Securities and Exchange Commission to exclude NFT marketplaces from regulation under federal securities laws.The SEC needs to “clearly state that NFT marketplaces like OpenSea do not qualify as exchanges under federal securities...
SEC Approves Trading of Ether ETF Options
9.4.2025
The regulator had initially postponed a decision back in February but ETF analyst James Seyffart said the approval wasn’t a surprise
EU markets regulator says crypto may cause ‘broader stability issues’ as market grows
9.4.2025
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has warned that crypto will increasingly threaten traditional financial markets’ stability as the industry grows and becomes more entwined with traditional finance players.“We cannot rule out that future sharp drops in crypto prices...