Crypto Regulation

Brazil’s central bank has announced a major regulatory overhaul for digital asset service providers (VASPs), extending anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF) standards to the country’s booming crypto sector.

The CEO of Kelsier Ventures and advisor of the President of Argentina, Hayden Davis, has found his digital assets frozen after prosecutors found evidence that linked him to the Libra memecoin scandal.

Former Binance boss Changpeng “CZ” Zhao says he was stunned when President Donald Trump pardoned him in October — and insists the move was no payoff. The pardon has launched an awkward public triangle: political opponents demanding answers, the White House defending the decision, and CZ attempting to rebuild a reputation tarnished by criminal pleas and regulatory fights.

Pakistan is actively exploring the launch of a rupee-backed stablecoin and a central bank digital currency (CBDC), as policymakers and industry leaders warn that delays in regulating digital assets could cost the nation up to $25 billion in missed economic opportunities.

Despite being the President of one of the world's most powerful countries in the world, Trump has found himself burnt by the Bitcoin volatility after the price of Bitcoin took a nosedive over the weekend.

Coinbase Europe was fined €21.5 million by the Central Bank of Ireland after its system failed to monitor over 30 million transactions worth more than €176 billion between 2021 and 2022. The errors, caused by coding mistakes, meant some potentially suspicious transactions linked to crime went unchecked, and Coinbase has since fixed the system and strengthened its controls.

Prediction markets, once confined to a small circle of crypto-savvy insiders, are rapidly entering the mainstream. Now, Gemini — one of the most tightly regulated exchanges in the U.S. — is preparing to stake its claim in this emerging sector.

U.S. President Donald Trump is calling himself the savior of Bitcoin, who have ended the "war on crypto", which was started by the Biden administration.

South Korean regulators fined Upbit operator Dunamu ₩35.2 billion for failing to follow anti-money laundering and customer verification laws. Officials said the company recorded over eight million identification breaches, making it one of the country’s biggest penalties against a crypto firm.

YouTube’s new gambling policy sent ripples through the crypto gaming scene this week, as creators feared their videos on NFTs and blockchain games could be banned under the updated rules. But the platform has clarified that crypto-related content will remain unaffected — easing fears across the industry.