Regulation2 SourcesCFTC Launches Unilateral Crypto Rulemaking After Clarity Act StallsThe CFTC submitted a pre-rule proposal on crypto asset transactions and derivatives to the White House this week, moving...Sep 18, 2026, 09:02 PMCFTCClarity Act
ExchangesRegulation3 SourcesSBI Holdings Acquires Bitbank for $289 Million, Creating Japan's Largest Crypto ExchangeSBI Holdings agreed to acquire Japanese crypto exchange Bitbank for ¥46.7 billion ($289 million), pending regulatory app...Sep 18, 2026, 04:04 PMSBI HoldingsBitbank
Regulation3 SourcesCFTC Submits Crypto Market Framework to White House for ReviewThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission submitted a proposed regulatory framework for crypto markets to the White House...Sep 18, 2026, 02:10 PMCFTCWhite House
RegulationSecurity2 SourcesUAE and Sweden Arrest Seven in $7.1M Crypto Laundering InvestigationLaw enforcement in the UAE and Sweden arrested seven individuals tied to a cryptocurrency money laundering network that ...Sep 18, 2026, 11:06 AMUAESweden
RegulationSecurity4 SourcesU.S. Treasury Sanctions Iranian Exchange BitBank for IRGC Bitcoin TransfersThe U.S. Treasury sanctioned Iranian cryptocurrency exchange BitBank, its software developer, and executives linked to f...Sep 18, 2026, 04:02 AMU.S. TreasuryBitBank
RegulationExchanges2 SourcesCoinbase and OKX Pursue Binance's EU Users With Deposit BonusesCoinbase and OKX launched competing sign-up incentive programs targeting European users displaced by Binance's withdrawa...Sep 18, 2026, 03:11 AMCoinbaseOKX
RegulationAdoption3 SourcesSEC Grants Five-Year Exemption for Tokenized Stock Trading on Permissioned AMMsThe SEC issued a five-year conditional exemption allowing tokenized National Market System stocks to trade on permission...Sep 17, 2026, 08:02 PMSECNMS
MacroRegulation2 SourcesBitcoin Holds Steady After Fed Rate Hike; Altcoins Surge Despite Policy ShiftBitcoin and select altcoins gained ground Tuesday despite the Federal Reserve's first rate increase in three years, defy...Sep 17, 2026, 06:16 PMBitcoinFederal Reserve
Regulation2 SourcesSeven Democrats Revive CLARITY Act After Senate Cloture FailureSeven Senate Democrats have reopened negotiations on the CLARITY Act after the chamber rejected a cloture motion in a 49...Sep 17, 2026, 05:01 PMCLARITY ActUS Senate
