
SEC Crypto Rules Aim to Pull Digital Asset Markets Back Onshore
The SEC is developing new crypto regulations designed to bring digital asset markets back under US jurisdiction, signaling a major regulatory shift.
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The SEC is developing new crypto regulations designed to bring digital asset markets back under US jurisdiction, signaling a major regulatory shift.

Digital Currency Group has secured permission to escalate a key crypto securities classification question to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, per Law360.

Senator Cynthia Lummis is pushing the CLARITY Act, a bill designed to redraw the regulatory lines governing digital assets in the United States.

SEC Chair Paul Atkins has said that crypto developers in the United States do not have the regulatory framework they need to build and innovate freely.

JPMorgan has voiced support for a clearer crypto regulatory framework while calling for stablecoins to be held to the same standards as traditional banks.

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has slashed the capital requirement for stablecoin issuers to just 1% and outlined a broader regulatory framework for crypto firms.

Europe's markets regulator is telling crypto firms that missed the MiCA authorisation deadline to stop offering services to EU customers and begin winding down operations.

Japan is moving to bring crypto assets under its Financial Services Law by 2027, a shift that would reshape how digital assets are treated legally in the country.

Europe's MiCA regulation is expected to force smaller crypto applications to migrate onto licensed custody infrastructure as compliance deadlines approach.

Europe's incoming 2027 crypto regulations are reigniting debate over privacy coins, with Zcash emerging as a focal point for investors and regulators alike.

The European Union has prohibited regulated crypto firms from handling privacy coins while keeping self-hosted Bitcoin wallet transfers free from identity verification requirements.

Irish authorities have flagged cryptocurrency as one of the most significant threats in the country's latest anti-money laundering assessment, signaling tighter scrutiny ahead.