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
RegulationExchanges2 SourcesUK Regulator Raids Peer-to-Peer Crypto Trading Hubs in LondonThe UK Financial Conduct Authority conducted enforcement action against three London premises suspected of running illeg...Sep 17, 2026, 09:03 PMUK Financial Conduct AuthorityLondon
RegulationMarkets2 SourcesSenate Fails to Advance CLARITY Act; Bitcoin Falls 5% on Regulatory SetbackThe Senate voted 50-49 Tuesday to block the CLARITY Act, falling one vote short of advancing the crypto market structure...Sep 17, 2026, 08:04 PMCLARITY ActBitcoin
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
AdoptionRegulation5 SourcesS&P Global to Acquire OpenZeppelin in Push Into Crypto Risk AssessmentS&P Global announced it will acquire blockchain security firm OpenZeppelin, expanding the financial data giant into smar...Sep 17, 2026, 07:02 PMS&P GlobalOpenZeppelin
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
RegulationMacro2 SourcesAmerican Reserve Modernization Act Heads to House Vote With Limited Democratic SupportThe American Reserve Modernization Act, which would establish a federal Bitcoin reserve managed by the Treasury with a 2...Sep 17, 2026, 04:02 PMAmerican Reserve Modernization ActH.R. 8957
