Crypto Regulation Pulse

US Crypto Regulatory Clarity

• 🔥 SEC/CFTC Final Rule: The SEC and CFTC issued a final rule and interpretation defining digital asset rules,...

Key survey insights on Australia's crypto adoption:

• Usage for goods/services doubled from 6% to 12%, with online shopping at 21%
• 30% of investors...

Key angles on SEC's crypto rules:

• Advisors empowered: Clearer lines on when non-security assets become investment contracts via offerings.
• Most...

Kenya's National Treasury opens public consultation on 2026 VASP regulations:

• Licensing requirements
• Stablecoin reserve rules
• Fee structures
  Key step for crypto oversight in East Africa.

Key timeline in US stablecoin regulation:

• Draft agreement announced: Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott reveals pivotal stablecoin draft this week,...

• Joint SEC-CFTC framework establishes coherent crypto classification, deeming most assets non-securities and ending a decade of uncertainty.
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Crypto regulation breakthrough: US Senator confirms draft of landmark Clarity Act expected this week in Washington, D.C. – a significant development for market structure clarity.

Fed opening payment systems to crypto and fintech could modernize payments via direct access, bypassing banks.

• Efficiency gains: Boosts speed,...

South Korea's FSC exposes brazen, ultra-short-term crypto manipulation, reaffirming that regulatory scrutiny keeps pace with market ingenuity.

Operation Atlantic delivers an 83% drop in targeted crypto fraud losses from $494M in 2024, highlighting rising transatlantic enforcement costs and a major crackdown on crime flows.

• Tightening grip: Finance ministry drafting ban on overseas trading to curb capital outflows in a top crypto market (#4 globally, $200B volume).
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Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas-35) unveiled a bicameral bill to ban prediction markets on Tuesday, heightening legislative risks amid crypto policy debates.

Major clarity drop: SEC/CFTC joint guidance declares most crypto assets non-securities, classifying into 5 buckets—only digital securities (e.g.,...

US, UK, and Canada launch a global crackdown on crypto phishing scams, as attacks caused $83.85 million in losses for over 106,000 victims in 2025.

US SEC Crypto Guidance

• 🔥 Rule 15c2-11 Narrowed to Equities: The SEC proposed narrowing Exchange Act Rule 15c2-11 to apply only to equity...

Regulatory pivot onshore: Vietnam's pilot program clears five firms—including Techcombank, VPBank, LPBank affiliates, VIX Securities, and Sun...

Major shift under Atkins: SEC's first token taxonomy classifies most cryptos as non-securities—only digital securities fall under its core...

Escalating APAC controls via enforcement and restrictions signal tighter oversight.

• South Korea enforces stricter crypto seizure rules after $48M...

• Custody Boost: OCC finalized rule letting national banks custody digital assets from April 1, 2026, enabling institutional on-ramps.
• Yield...

California now accepts digital asset license applications under the DFAL, its comprehensive licensing law similar to New York's BitLicense regime. Full compliance required by July 1, 2026.