Politics, Legal & Regulation

December 7, 2025 @ 4:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitnomial, Inc., a U.S. derivatives exchange company, announces the planned launch of the leveraged retail spot crypto exchange operating under CFTC regulation via its Designated Contract Market (DCM), Bitnomial Exchange, LLC, and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), Bitnomial Clearinghouse, LLC. Retail and institutional traders benefit from… Read More

December 7, 2025 @ 7:55 am By Michael Wong  |  

Turkmenistan has passed a law legalising and regulating digital assets, including licensing for cryptocurrency exchanges and crypto mining companies, a rare policy opening in one of the world’s most closed economies. The state media said President Serdar Berdymukhamedov signed the “Law on Virtual Assets” on… Read More

December 6, 2025 @ 11:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The AMF in France is reportedly updating its existing doctrine as well as ongoing practice in order to modernise key processes and make launching an IPO in France more appealing. While maintaining a system that addresses investors’ concerns, the AMF said that is is now… Read More

December 5, 2025 @ 12:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Increasing Investor Opportunities Act of 2025 (or Invest Act) is moving forward as the House Rules Committee has updated the legislation this week. HR 3383 aims to improve access to capital while boosting opportunity for investors, including by addressing the current discriminatory nature of… Read More

December 5, 2025 @ 10:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Scott Bauguess, Vice President of Global Regulatory Policy at Coinbase  (NASDAQ:COIN), sees tokenization, or the digitization of securities, as benefiting Reg A and Reg C, bringing new life to these securities exemptions. Bauguess understands these markets well, as he was previously at the Securities and Exchange… Read More

December 5, 2025 @ 10:17 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Parliament’s Crypto and Digital Assets All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has welcomed the passage of a new digital asset property law. The Property (Digital Assets etc) Act received Royal Assent on 2nd December 2025. In brief, the Act means “A thing (including a… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 11:17 am By JD Alois  |  

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) intends to furlough most of its workers on December 31st.  The young agency was created by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, passed in 2010, officially opening in mid-2011. The mission of the Bureau is defined… Read More

December 3, 2025 @ 4:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

A CFTC Wells notice is a formal notification from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) indicating that its staff is recommending an enforcement action. The same process is used by the Securities and Exchange Commission. While not determinative, in the past, a Wells notice was… Read More

December 3, 2025 @ 10:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Reflecting on a survey released today by Santander that addresses the UK payments market as well as fraud concerns. A BioCatch executive says the results indicate a need to change payment regulations in the UK. BioCatch is a cyber firm that tackles the vulnerabilities in… Read More

December 2, 2025 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional political agreement to bolster the EU’s legislation on payment services. Morten Bødskov, Danish Minister for Business, Industry and Financial Affairs said that this latest agreement marks a key step in the fight against payment fraud… Read More

December 2, 2025 @ 11:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Before the United States was a nation, it was an investment. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins delivered a speech at the New York Stock Exchange today outlining his thoughts on how to reinvigorate US markets. As everyone knows, public markets have been in… Read More

December 2, 2025 @ 9:51 am By JD Alois  |  

While lauding various aspects of the European Union’s efforts to promote capitalism and the single market, Eurocrowd has called out the Capital Markets Union (CMU) initiative for failing to deliver on its most ambitious promises. The European Union is a vast market that surpasses the US… Read More

December 2, 2025 @ 9:29 am By JD Alois  |  

The American Fintech Council (AFC) and the Coalition for Financial Ecosystem Standards (CFES) have joined to issue a statement on the cost of Anti-money Laundering – Counter Terrorism Financing (AML/CFT) in response to a survey distributed by FinCEN. Phil Goldfeder, CEO of the AFC, said… Read More

December 2, 2025 @ 5:00 am By JD Alois  |  

ThetaRay, a firm providing Cognitive AI financial crime compliance, has released a study on the future of anti-money laundering (AML) in Europe. The study warns that Europe’s anti-money laundering system is approaching structural failure, and that financial institutions will be unable to meet upcoming supervisory… Read More

December 1, 2025 @ 11:06 am By JD Alois  |  

The People’s Bank of China issued a statement over the weekend regarding concerns about ongoing crypto speculation and a crackdown on stablecoins. Mainland China has banned crypto for years, allowing Hong Kong to serve as a jurisdiction where digital asset development and experimentation can take… Read More

December 1, 2025 @ 9:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As this year finally draws to a close, the European Union is said to be entering a somewhat decisive phase in its effort to harmonize digital asset regulation under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework. This, according to an update from Hacken which also noted… Read More

November 30, 2025 @ 8:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Commenting on the UK Chancellor’s recent 3-year stamp duty holiday for newly listed firms announced in the latest Budget, Karim Haji, Global and UK Head of Financial Services, KPMG, said: “Cutting stamp duty may act as a carrot to entice more firms to choose London… Read More

November 28, 2025 @ 4:45 pm By Dave Scola  |  

With the FedNow instant payment transaction limit set to rise from $1 million to $10 million this month, following the RTP network’s increase in February, Dave Scola, US Chief Executive of Form3, explores the potential impact on companies, payment providers, and the resilience and competitiveness… Read More

November 27, 2025 @ 5:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Polymarket, which claims to be one the world’s largest prediction markets, has recently announced that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an Amended Order of Designation, permitting Polymarket to operate an intermediated trading platform subject to the full set of requirements “applicable… Read More

November 26, 2025 @ 4:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is seeking nominations for its CEO Innovation Council. Applicants must be received by December 8th. Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham aims to support ongoing innovation and updated market structure rules. The CFTC’s Crypto Sprint to implement the President’s Working… Read More