Category Regulation

crypto aml crackdown now leads enforcement, with securities cases cooling and Basel rules plus mandatory audits reshaping compliance in 2025.

Japan AML crypto real estate checks tighten as regulators push tougher KYC and suspicious transaction reports after the latest property deal warning.

Prediction markets and Trump’s changing tone Prediction markets have moved from niche financial curiosity to a political flashpoint, and Trump’s latest comments make that shift impossible to ignore. After saying he was “not happy” with the sector, he later argued…

Reputation risk removal and why it matters Reputation risk removal is more than a technical cleanup of bank manuals. It marks a direct challenge to a supervisory idea that many banks and crypto firms have long viewed as vague, subjective,…

Code is not a crime: the new DOJ line Code is not a crime has become the clearest policy signal yet from the Justice Department’s crypto team. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche now says developers should not be investigated or…

Senate crypto bill ethics provision becomes the real vote The senate crypto bill ethics provision is no longer a side issue; it is now the obstacle that can decide whether the Senate moves forward at all. Republican Sen. Thom Tillis…

Shekel-Pegged Stablecoin Approval Changes Israel’s Crypto Map The shekel-pegged stablecoin story is bigger than one token. Israel’s approval of BILS, issued by Bits of Gold, gives the country’s first locally referenced stablecoin a regulated path after a two-year pilot on…

Canada crypto political donations ban: why it matters now Canada crypto political donations ban is moving from a niche compliance idea to a live political issue, and that shift matters far beyond campaign finance. Ottawa’s latest election-reform push would block…

The New Pressure Point The European Union is no longer treating crypto as a side issue in its Russia sanctions regime. It is now a direct compliance battleground. The latest package expands pressure on crypto asset service providers, stablecoin channels,…

Safety First, Scale Later Euro stablecoins are entering a strange phase: legally cleaner, operationally safer, and still commercially small. That tension sits at the centre of the latest debate around MiCA, the EU’s crypto rulebook, after a new industry report…