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Crypto regulation — SEC, CFTC, MiCA, and global policy

Regulation now drives a meaningful share of crypto's day-to-day volatility. Our regulation coverage tracks the U.S. SEC and CFTC enforcement docket, FIT21 and stablecoin legislation in Congress, MiCA implementation across the European Union, the FCA's UK regime, FATF and Travel Rule compliance, OFAC sanctions enforcement, tax guidance from the IRS and HMRC, custody and qualified-custodian rules, and the global enforcement actions, settlements, and licensing decisions that shape how exchanges, DeFi protocols, stablecoin issuers, and miners can operate. Articles connect each policy development to the protocols and tokens it affects.

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HMRC Issues Over 81,000 Tax Warning Letters to UK Crypto Holders

The UK's Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) sent between 81,000 and 81,172 warning letters to cryptocurrency holde...

Aug 21, 2026, 05:02 AM
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Ripple CEO Cites 67M US Crypto Owners as Sign of Market Maturity

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse cited an estimate of 67 million U.S. crypto owners this week as evidence the industry has r...

Aug 21, 2026, 04:05 AM
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U.S. Charges 17 Iranian Hackers for Extortion Campaign Involving Bitcoin

The Justice Department charged 17 alleged members of Iran's Mabna Institute with conducting a years-long hacking campaig...

Aug 21, 2026, 01:08 AM
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CFTC Chief Warns Staff to Draft Crypto Rules if Clarity Act Stalls

CFTC Chairman Mike Selig told the agency's Innovation Advisory Committee that the commission will not wait for Congress ...

Aug 21, 2026, 01:04 AM
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CFTC Prepares Crypto Rules Independent of Congressional CLARITY Act

CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam said the agency has prepared digital asset market structure proposals that could advance even i...

Aug 21, 2026, 01:02 AM
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Grayscale Files Fourth Amendment to Convert Zcash Trust to ETF

Grayscale filed its fourth amendment to convert the Zcash Trust into an ETF while disclosing that a Digital Currency Gro...

Aug 20, 2026, 11:03 PM
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Coinbase, Ripple Meet Commerce Secretary Lutnick on CLARITY Act

CEOs from Coinbase and Ripple met Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to discuss obstacles facing the CLARITY Act, stalled...

Aug 20, 2026, 04:02 PM
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OCC Aims for November Deadline on GENIUS Act Stablecoin Rules

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is targeting November to finalize regulations under the GENIUS Act after m...

Aug 20, 2026, 03:01 PM
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BitGo Korea Becomes First Foreign Crypto Company to Secure Direct VASP Registration

BitGo Korea obtained VASP registration from South Korea's Financial Intelligence Unit, claiming to be the first global c...

Aug 20, 2026, 02:03 PM
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Coinbase Wins Abu Dhabi Approval to Launch Tokenized Securities Hub

Coinbase secured regulatory approval from Abu Dhabi's Financial Services Regulatory Authority to establish a global hub ...

Aug 20, 2026, 08:04 AM
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OKX Restricts Claude Access for Hong Kong Staff Amid $8M Monthly AI Spend

OKX has limited Claude access for its Hong Kong and China-based employees following a suspension, while disclosing month...

Aug 20, 2026, 05:04 AM
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CFTC Resolves FTX Cases Against Ellison and Wang With Trading Bans

The CFTC has resolved its enforcement actions against former Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison and FTX co-founder Gary Wang, ...

Aug 20, 2026, 04:03 AM
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