Category: Governance

3 days ago Governance

FSB warns stablecoins untested in crisis, urges cross-border failure planning

The FSB says crisis-management frameworks for global stablecoins remain largely untested under severe stress and urges cross-border information sharing.
3 days ago Governance

Swapping Bitcoin for USDC Would Become a Taxable Event in France Under Committee-Backed Amendment

A committee-backed amendment would make crypto-to-stablecoin swaps taxable sales in France from Jan. 1, 2027, but the panel's rejection of...
5 days ago Governance

BaFin rejects Bitcoin.de operator’s MiCA licence; trading stays suspended

BaFin refused Futurum Bank AG's MiCA application, leaving Bitcoin.de trading suspended since June 12. Withdrawals stay open and an objection...
5 days ago Governance

CFTC excludes casino gambling from swaps, folding event contracts in, as states fight it in court

The CFTC excluded casino-style gambling from the swap definition and proposed folding event contracts into swaps regulation, as states press...
6 days ago Governance

Greece drafts 10% crypto capital gains tax, first framework of its kind

Greece drafts a 10% crypto capital gains tax with a €500 annual exemption, its first crypto tax framework, due in...
6 days ago Governance

Blumenthal Turns Senate Spotlight From Tether to Its Wall Street Custodian

Sen. Richard Blumenthal has written to Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Brandon Lutnick demanding answers on the firm's ties to Tether, its...
1 week ago Governance

FinCEN withdraws $10,000 private-wallet crypto reporting rule

FinCEN has withdrawn its 2020 proposal requiring reports on $10,000-plus crypto transfers to unhosted wallets, along with a 2023 crypto...
1 week ago Governance

‘Crypto Godfather’ Adam Iza sentenced to 78 months over $37M Meta fraud and deputy scheme

Adam Iza was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $23.4 million restitution for a $37...
1 week ago Governance

CFTC’s proposed crypto asset market license, explained

The CFTC proposes Regulation CAM, a federal license for crypto exchanges offering leverage, with a state-license path for spot-only exchanges.
1 week ago Governance

US judge dismisses Milei LIBRA memecoin class action with prejudice

A New York federal judge dismissed the LIBRA/M3M3 class action with prejudice, blocking expansion to the MELANIA, ENRON and TRUST...