Politics, Legal & Regulation

March 30, 2026 @ 4:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

The US Department of Labor has proposed new rules to enable savers to include alternative assets in 401K plans. In the US, 401(k)s are the main retirement vehicles for savers. While some pensions remain, the majority of professional use either a 401K, typically sponsored by… Read More

March 30, 2026 @ 4:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

A group of Democratic politicians has joined to demand that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) stop federal employees from engaging in “insider trading” on prediction markets. Led by Senators Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar, Jeff Merkley, and Representatives Maxine Waters and Angie Craig, the group… Read More

March 30, 2026 @ 3:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Blockchain Leadership Fund (BLF) is a new Political  Action Committee (PAC) that aims to advance digital asset policy, just as legacy banks are holding up the CLARITY Act due to fears of new competition from blockchain firms. The CLARITY Act, or crypto market infrastructure legislation, is… Read More

March 30, 2026 @ 1:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

Plume, a tokenization platform supporting digital real-world assets (RWAs), recently shared an update on the platform’s performance. Plume was founded in 2023 as a layer 2 blockchain focused on RWAs. The company was founded by CEO Chris Yin, previously at Rainforest and Scale Ventures; CBO Teddy… Read More

March 30, 2026 @ 12:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission, Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC), is scheduled to reconvene on April 28th. The meeting will be livestreamed and available to the public. At the last SBCFAC gathering, in February, the group discussed issues like Finders and secondary markets… Read More

March 30, 2026 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a move to safeguard consumers’ access to financial services, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson has dispatched formal warning letters to the chief executives of PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), Stripe, Visa (NYSE: V), and Mastercard (NYSE: MA). Issued on March 26, 2026, the notices highlight growing worries over reports that these… Read More

March 29, 2026 @ 7:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Federal Court has ordered Oztures Trading Pty Ltd, operating as Binance Australia Derivatives, to pay a A$10 million civil penalty for widespread failures in classifying clients during a nine-month period in 2022–2023. The company, part of the global Binance Group—the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange… Read More

March 29, 2026 @ 6:27 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Indonesia’s antitrust agency has fined 97 peer-to-peer lending companies a combined Rp755 billion ($44.6 million) after finding them guilty of coordinating interest-rate practices in a cartel scheme, according to a report by The Jakarta Post. The Business Competition Supervisory Commission, or KPPU, said the lenders… Read More

March 29, 2026 @ 6:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Custodia Bank has issued a clarification regarding its recent appearance in the Federal Reserve’s updated master account database. The announcement, published on the bank’s website, emphasizes that the listing as a “new” applicant for a master account at the Dallas Fed does not represent a… Read More

March 29, 2026 @ 2:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a decisive step announced on March 26, 2026, the UK government has imposed sanctions on Xinbi, a prominent Chinese-language online platform that functions as a key enabler of cryptocurrency-fueled fraud operations across Southeast Asia. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) described Xinbi as… Read More

March 29, 2026 @ 2:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Canada is set to prohibit cryptocurrency contributions to federal political campaigns, mirroring a recent step taken by the United Kingdom to curb similar risks. The proposed legislation, known as Bill C-25 or the Strong and Free Elections Act, was tabled in Parliament on March 26… Read More

March 29, 2026 @ 2:33 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Turkey’s parliament has dropped proposed cryptocurrency tax measures from a sweeping omnibus bill after opposition parties pushed back against the plan, Hurriyet Daily News reported. Lawmakers gathered under Deputy Speaker Celal Adan to debate the broad bill, which includes tax policy changes, defense spending measures… Read More

March 29, 2026 @ 2:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Earlier this month, the web3 and crypto sector has suffered another setback with the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of Goliath Ventures, a Florida-based firm previously known as Gen-Z Venture Firm. Its founder and former CEO, Christopher Delgado, was arrested by federal authorities on charges of… Read More

March 29, 2026 @ 1:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

California Governor Gavin Newsom has taken decisive action to safeguard public integrity by issuing an executive order that explicitly forbids state appointees from exploiting confidential information for financial gain on prediction market platforms. Signed on March 27, 2026, the directive immediately reinforces longstanding ethics standards… Read More

March 28, 2026 @ 2:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple Labs Chief Executive Officer Brad Garlinghouse offered a detailed assessment of his company’s trajectory following a string of strategic purchases. He described the firm’s progress as steady, pointing to strengthened operational capabilities and broadened market presence that have emerged directly from those integrations. According… Read More

March 28, 2026 @ 2:10 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Thailand’s trade regulator has rolled out new guidelines for e-commerce platforms, sharpening scrutiny of pricing and business conduct as Southeast Asia’s second-biggest economy tries to keep its fast-growing digital marketplace competitive. The Trade Competition Commission of Thailand, or TCCT, said the new framework took effect… Read More

March 28, 2026 @ 2:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has outlined an agenda for the 2026/27 financial year, prioritizing reductions in excessive card charges, robust safeguards against authorized push payment (APP) fraud, and broader advancements in competition and innovation within the UK’s payment systems. Released on 26 March… Read More

March 27, 2026 @ 4:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Allowing stablecoin yield in the CLARITY Act, the crypto market infrastructure legislation, appears to be an issue the banking industry is willing to die on. Legacy banks worry that profits will decline as deposit holders move their funds to more agile stablecoins that offer yields… Read More

March 27, 2026 @ 3:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) disclosed alarming new figures showing that American consumers lost $15.9 billion to fraud during 2025, underscoring the growing scale of deceptive schemes targeting the public. The data emerged in testimony delivered on March 25, 2026, before the Joint Economic Committee,… Read More

March 27, 2026 @ 1:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Many Democrat members of Congress have long been anti-digital asset innovation. Today, the Trump administration has taken a far different approach from the previous Biden Administration by embracing digital assets and Fintech more broadly. Yesterday, Democrat Representative Maxine Waters, the ranking Democrat on the House Financial… Read More