RegulationSecurityDOJ Charges Dream Market Admin With $2M Crypto-to-Gold Laundering SchemeU.S. prosecutors charged Owe Martin Andresen, an alleged administrator of the darknet marketplace Dream Market, with lau...May 18, 2026, 02:03 AMDOJDream Market
RegulationAdoptionJapan's SBI and Rakuten Securities Plan to Offer Crypto Investment TrustsJapan's two largest online brokers, SBI Securities and Rakuten Securities, plan to launch crypto investment trusts pendi...May 18, 2026, 01:08 AMSBI SecuritiesRakuten Securities
RegulationSenate Banking Committee Advances Digital Asset Clarity Act in 15-9 VoteThe Senate Banking Committee voted 15-9 Tuesday to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, signaling progress towa...May 18, 2026, 01:01 AMDigital Asset Market Clarity ActSenate Banking Committee
RegulationUS Court Urged to Order Tether to Transfer $344M Frozen USDT to Terror VictimsA Jerusalem family affected by a 1997 Hamas bombing joined plaintiffs in a Manhattan federal court case seeking to force...May 17, 2026, 11:01 PMTetherUSDT
StablecoinsRegulationRussia-Linked Stablecoin A7A5 Eyes Long-Term Role Beyond Sanctions WorkaroundA7A5, a stablecoin designed to circumvent Western banking restrictions on Russia, says it could remain viable even if sa...May 17, 2026, 11:04 AMA7A5Russia
RegulationMarketsBitcoin Rises 3.5% on CLARITY Act Progress, Then ReversesBitcoin jumped 3.5% early Thursday after the Senate Banking Committee advanced the CLARITY Act, a bill aimed at clarifyi...May 17, 2026, 10:04 AMBitcoinCLARITY Act
ExchangesRegulationVanEck and Grayscale Update BNB ETF Filings in Intensifying RaceVanEck and Grayscale both updated their BNB exchange-traded fund filings with the SEC, signaling renewed momentum in the...May 17, 2026, 10:02 AMVanEckGrayscale
MacroRegulationG-7 Finance Ministers Weigh Global Growth Imbalances Amid Trade TensionsG-7 finance ministers convened to discuss persistent global growth imbalances in the wake of trade discussions between t...May 17, 2026, 10:01 AMG-7United States
RegulationSecurityBrazilian Federal Police Seizes $14M in Crypto Assets Linked to CrimeBrazil's Federal Police seized over $14 million in cryptocurrency assets linked to criminal activity in 2025, according ...May 17, 2026, 09:13 AMBrazil Federal Police
