Crypto Markets & Policy

MultiSYG places each borrower's Bitcoin in a dedicated on-chain multi-signature wallet requiring approvals from the client, Sygnum Bank, and...

Canada's draft stablecoin regulations maintain a strict ban on yield payments while mandating that nonbank issuers hold reserves at Canadian financial...

Tokenized equities locked in DeFi protocols have reached $300 million, up 2,451.5% year over year per Token Terminal. This sharp rise in value locked signals growing DeFi interest but stops short of proving mainstream adoption.

FINTRAC generated a record 7,214 financial intelligence disclosure packages from 3,007 unique disclosures last year, with 97% rated actionable by law...

CFTC Chair Mike Selig announced plans for crypto exchanges to register federally, shifting toward oversight of margined or leveraged retail trading...

Why did Josh Swihart halt Zcash's Crosslink staking upgrade?

• Stated reason: The mechanism is 'not good for Zcash', prompting the ZODL founder to...

Investment fraud led FTC complaints in 2025 with $7.9 billion in losses, a sharp rise from $1.4 billion the prior year.

• Crypto appeared in many...

States are tackling crypto-kiosk fraud through contrasting consumer protections.

• Lansing proposes mandatory disclosures and warnings for kiosk...

Institutional crypto custody is being reshaped by traditional bank consolidation and new SEC pathways.

• Standard Chartered's planned acquisition of...

Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand central banks are aligning on BLOOM to make tokenised deposits and regulated stablecoins usable for cross-border...

The UK is extending FCA oversight to cryptoasset firms from 2027, aligning them with traditional finance to deliver legal clarity, support innovation,...

• PayMe distribution lets over 3.3 million users activate RCHKD wallets in days for P2P and merchant payments.
• The HKD stablecoin is fully regulated...

Southeast Asia stands out because regulated local-currency stablecoins already exist alongside dollar tokens, reordering priorities from chain count...

Anchorpoint is deliberately slowing its retail Hong Kong dollar stablecoin rollout to focus on long-term market sustainability, even after previously...

• 270,000 accounts opened by late October 2026, far exceeding the central bank's 60,000 year-end projection.
• Steady growth from 87,000 in the first...

• The final rule establishes standards for reserve backing, redemption, risk management, and custody for permitted issuers under OCC jurisdiction,...

The SEC's Regulation Crypto Assets proposal shifts from enforcement-led actions to structured exemptions: $5M startup raises without audits,...

MAS's September 2026 consultation introduces the MAS-SCS framework for single-currency stablecoins.

• Three categories qualify: domestic issuance,...

Should Congress or regulators define how far banks can venture into crypto?

• The two-prong test requires activities to relate to banking and pass...

KPMG's survey shows Canadian financial firms ramping up crypto services and exposure after earlier setbacks.

• Offerings grew sharply: 50% of firms...