Crypto Regulation

Donald Trump Jr. and Zach Witkoff publicly pushed back against rumors that the Trump family had quietly distanced itself from World Liberty Financial, as the company faces mounting legal and political pressure tied to its expanding crypto ambitions.

South Korea has confirmed that a tax on cryptocurrency gains will start on 1 January 2027 after multiple delays and political debate.

Bithumb is accelerating its overseas expansion strategy through a new partnership in Vietnam as the exchange faces mounting regulatory and operational pressure in South Korea.

Western Union has officially stepped into the stablecoin arena, launching its US dollar-pegged USDPT on Solana in a move that signals a major shift from traditional remittance rails to blockchain-based settlement.

The long-stalled CLARITY Act is now on the brink of a decisive breakthrough, with U.S. senators reaching a critical compromise that could push the landmark crypto bill to a floor vote as early as May.

A sweeping international law enforcement operation has dismantled a network of industrial-scale crypto scam centers, with 276 individuals arrested and at least nine operations shut down in a coordinated crackdown consisting of the Dubai authorities alongside the Federal Bureau of Investigation and China’s Ministry of Public Security.

Republican Senator Thom Tillis, one of the key architects of the GENIUS Act, is threatening to destroy what he has created if Trump doesn't immediately end his crypto businesses.

Israeli authorities has approved the launch of its first shekel-pegged stablecoin, issued by virtual exchange Bits of Gold in a move that could reshape how the country’s fiat currency interacts with the global digital asset economy.

China has stepped up pressure across its financial, technological, and capital markets while deepening restrictions on cryptocurrency activity and foreign investment—just as the United States intensifies sanctions targeting Chinese energy firms tied to Iranian crude imports. The coordinated moves mark a new phase in the widening economic confrontation between Beijing and Washington.

The United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned Cambodian Senator Kok An and 28 individuals for their alleged involvement in large-scale “pig butchering” scam operations across Cambodia.