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
RegulationMacroIran's Cryptocurrency Holdings Valued at $7.7 BillionFox News reported that Iran holds approximately $7.7 billion in cryptocurrency, according to unnamed sources cited in th...May 21, 2026, 10:02 AMIranFox News
RegulationSecurityU.S. Treasury Sanctions Crypto Wallets Tied to Sinaloa Cartel Fentanyl NetworkThe U.S. Treasury announced sanctions Wednesday against two cryptocurrency networks linked to the Sinaloa Cartel for mov...May 21, 2026, 10:01 AMU.S. TreasurySinaloa Cartel
RegulationExchangesEx-Silvergate CRO Questions SEC Settlement Over AML ControlsFormer Silvergate Bank chief risk officer Kate Fraher disputed the SEC's 2024 settlement, arguing regulators failed to p...May 21, 2026, 09:14 AMSilvergate BankKate Fraher
RegulationSecurityChainalysis: Italian Authorities Trace $1.1M Tax Evasion Using Bitcoin OrdinalsChainalysis reported that Italian tax authorities successfully traced a €1.1 million tax evasion case involving Bitcoin ...May 21, 2026, 09:09 AMChainalysisBitcoin
RegulationSenate Banking Committee Advances CLARITY Act, but Hurdles RemainThe Senate Banking Committee voted 15-9 on May 14 to advance the CLARITY Act, a digital asset market structure bill that...May 21, 2026, 09:01 AMCLARITY ActSenate Banking Committee
RegulationSEC Commissioner Hester Peirce to Join Regent University Law Faculty in NovemberSEC Commissioner Hester Peirce announced Monday she will step down from the commission in November 2026 to join Regent U...May 21, 2026, 08:02 AMHester PeirceSEC
