StablecoinsRegulation2 SourcesCircle Wins OCC Approval to Operate as Federal Trust BankCircle received final approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on July 10 to operate as a national tr...Sep 5, 2026, 11:03 PMCircleUSDC
RegulationAdoption2 SourcesOpenReserve Receives Provisional OCC Charter for Crypto-Native U.S. BankThe Office of the Comptroller of the Currency granted a provisional charter to OpenReserve, a blockchain-focused full-se...Sep 4, 2026, 09:02 AMOpenReserveOffice of the Comptroller of the Currency
RegulationMacro2 SourcesJapan Reclassifies Crypto as Financial Asset, Opening Path to Tax ChangesJapan's parliament approved legislation reclassifying cryptocurrencies as financial assets rather than payment methods, ...Sep 2, 2026, 12:09 AMJapanBitcoin
RegulationAdoption2 SourcesJapan Reclassifies Bitcoin and Crypto as Financial AssetsJapan's parliament approved legislation reclassifying bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as financial assets, aligning t...Aug 31, 2026, 06:02 AMJapanBitcoin
Regulation3 SourcesFederal Court Blocks Minnesota's Prediction Market Ban, Shields Kalshi and PolymarketA federal judge ruled that Minnesota's felony ban on prediction markets likely violates the Commodity Exchange Act, allo...Aug 22, 2026, 10:02 PMKalshiPolymarket
AdoptionRegulation2 SourcesCoinbase Wins Abu Dhabi Approval to Launch Tokenized Securities HubCoinbase secured regulatory approval from Abu Dhabi's Financial Services Regulatory Authority to establish a global hub ...Aug 20, 2026, 08:04 AMCoinbaseAbu Dhabi
RegulationExchanges4 SourcesHyperliquid Rallies 22% on Trump CFTC Announcement Amid SEC Pre-IPO PushHYPE surged 22% to $71.91 after President Trump said CFTC Chair Michael Selig is working to bring Hyperliquid into the U...Aug 19, 2026, 08:14 PMHyperliquidHYPE
RegulationAdoptionThailand Waives Crypto Capital Gains Tax on Licensed Platforms Until 2029Thailand has exempted capital gains from cryptocurrency trades on licensed platforms from taxation through 2029. The exe...Aug 10, 2026, 03:02 AMThailandRevenue Department
RegulationMacroCFTC Chief Backs Innovation in Derivatives Markets, Signals Lighter TouchCFTC Chairman Michael Selig published a column in The Economist calling for regulators to give financial innovation room...Aug 6, 2026, 08:10 PMCFTCMichael Selig
