RegulationMacroJPMorgan, Bank of America Underwrite CATL IPO Despite Pentagon Military DesignationJPMorgan and Bank of America underwrote an initial public offering for CATL, a Chinese battery manufacturer designated b...May 21, 2026, 06:06 PMJPMorganBank of America
RegulationMacroU.S. Freezes $500M in Iran-Linked Cryptocurrency AssetsThe U.S. government froze $500 million in cryptocurrency assets linked to Iran, escalating sanctions enforcement against...May 21, 2026, 06:02 PMU.S. TreasuryIran
RegulationNHL Signs Memorandum of Understanding With CFTC on Prediction MarketsThe National Hockey League and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission signed a memorandum of understanding to coordina...May 21, 2026, 06:01 PMNHLCFTC
AdoptionRegulationSecuritize to Go Public via SPAC Merger, Expanding Tokenized SecuritiesAsset tokenization platform Securitize announced plans to merge with a special-purpose acquisition company and list on N...May 21, 2026, 05:12 PMSecuritizeNasdaq
RegulationCLARITY Act Would Place Ethereum Under CFTC Oversight as CommodityThe proposed CLARITY Act would formally classify Ethereum as a digital commodity under CFTC jurisdiction, removing SEC a...May 21, 2026, 05:06 PMEthereumCFTC
RegulationEurope's MiCA Framework Takes Effect Amid Regulatory Fragmentation ConcernsEurope's Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation entered force after years of deliberation, establishing the continent's fir...May 21, 2026, 12:01 PMEuropeMiCA
RegulationExchangesSEC Delays Prediction Market ETF Approvals Pending Public InputThe SEC has postponed rulings on multiple proposed prediction market ETFs while regulators assess how event-based contra...May 21, 2026, 11:04 AMSECPaul Atkins
RegulationExchangesKraken Secures VARA License in UAE to Expand Regional OperationsKraken parent company Payward received preliminary approval from the UAE's Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority for a brok...May 21, 2026, 11:03 AMKrakenPayward
RegulationExchangesUS Treasury Sanctions Sinaloa Cartel-Linked Cash-to-Crypto NetworkThe US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on a cash-to-crypto conversion network alleg...May 21, 2026, 11:01 AMUS TreasuryOFAC
