Regulation & Policy

According to the OCC, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency finalized implementation rules for the GENIUS Act, effective January 18, 2027. The rules apply to licensed payment stablecoin issuers, OCC-regulated foreign issuers, and certain custodial activities of regulated entities, covering r

According to Foresight News citing Seoul Economic Daily, South Korea's presidential office announced on October 25 that it has decided to postpone the implementation of cryptocurrency income tax originally scheduled for January 1, 2027. This marks the third delay since the government first amended i

According to Bitcoin Core's official security policy, the project changed its security rules on October 22 to accelerate disclosure and patching for vulnerabilities easily discovered through AI tools or simple prompts. The policy update, merged from a GitHub proposal submitted on October 16, introdu

The Bank of Israel rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's proposal to utilize cryptocurrencies to circumvent international financial sanctions, the central bank announced on October 24. The decision follows Netanyahu's October 23 television interview warning about potential international banki

According to WuBlockchain, the Bank of Israel rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's proposal to use cryptocurrencies to circumvent international financial sanctions on October 24. The central bank clarified that cryptocurrencies do not provide a viable means to bypass sanctions and urged the

According to ChainCatcher, Kraken's parent company Payward has received in-principle approval from Kazakhstan's AFSA to provide digital asset trading, investment trading, and custody services through Payward Kazakhstan in the Astana International Financial Centre. Once the final license is obtained,

According to OCC's official statement, the regulator recently committed to supporting community banks while monitoring stablecoin adoption's potential impact on deposits. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency highlighted significant uncertainty surrounding how digital assets may affect commu

According to Senator Cynthia Lummis, Democrats recently rejected an amendment to the Clarity Act that would have barred anyone convicted of felonies related to insider trading, money laundering, or financial fraud from raising funds under Regulation Crypto. Lummis condemned the decision, warning tha

According to Guru Club, on October 20, France's parliament advanced legislation to impose a 31.4% capital gains tax on transactions exchanging crypto assets for stablecoins.

According to IRS Criminal Investigation chief Jarod Koopman, the Internal Revenue Service is preparing to overhaul its voluntary disclosure program with lower penalties and a target of resolving crypto-related tax cases within 120 days, aiming to release the revised framework before December. The re

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has finalized regulations under the GENIUS Act for payment stablecoins, according to its official announcement. The new framework establishes robust standards for reserve backing, redemption processes, and risk management requirements. Stablecoin i

According to its written submission to the National Assembly, the Bank of Korea plans to draft an amendment to the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act by year-end, with the aim of regulating stablecoins as a means of payment. The central bank's October 22 report cited cross-border transaction monitori

According to CryptoSlate, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently released draft regulatory guidance stating that crypto trading applications using algorithms to automatically select trading venues and execution paths based on factors such as price, liquidity, trading costs, or execution s