Regulation

Dubai’s VARA Clarifies Token Issuance Rules for Stablecoins and RWAs

Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) published detailed guidance on Thursday that clarifies how token issuers should structure, disclose and distribute virtual assets in...

US Lawmakers Question whether Trump will Attend Memecoin Event: Report

Three US senators have reportedly asked one of the people behind US President Donald Trump’s memecoin whether the president intends to “dangle access” to...

Bessent Urges Congress to Approve CLARITY Act Amid Stablecoin Debate

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has asked Congress to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act without delay, warning that Senate floor time...

DOJ and CFTC Seek Halt to Arizona Action Against Kalshi

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) asked a federal court to block Arizona from enforcing state gambling...

Fed Officials Still See Room for a Rate Cut Before the End of 2026

US Federal Reserve members were split on whether the war in the Middle East could spur further interest rate cuts before the end of...

South Korea Eyes FX Oversight for Stablecoins in Draft Bill

South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party is reportedly preparing a draft bill that would classify stablecoins as foreign exchange payment instruments and require tokenized real-world...

Stablecoin Yield Ban Would Barely Boost Bank Lending, White House Finds

A White House report found that banning yield on stablecoins would have a marginal impact on bank lending while creating clear economic downsides.According to...

US Treasury Moves Forward with GENIUS Act, Focusing on Illicit Finance

Payment stablecoin issuers in the United States will be required to implement a regime targeting illicit finance under the proposed framework for the GENIUS...

US SEC Names New Enforcer as Questions Loom over Agency‘s Direction

David Woodcock steps into the role as US senators await answers to questions on the agency’s dropping lawsuits against Justin Sun and several crypto...

South Korea Tightens Crypto Withdrawal Delay Exemptions

South Korea’s financial regulator said it will tighten the exception rules under crypto exchanges’ withdrawal-delay system after finding that scam-linked accounts granted exemptions accounted...

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Ripple’s RLUSD gets two boosts as transfer volume drops 25%

Fintech firm Ripple made two moves on Thursday aimed...

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Dogecoin and ether lead pullback as investors digest tech earnings

Dogecoin fell 4.5% and ether dropped 2.5% on Friday,...