Politics, Legal & Regulation

February 25, 2026 @ 11:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Reg CF (Regulation Crowdfunding) is the smallest of the securities exemptions that enables online capital formation. The ecosystem has evolved over the years, having enabled over $1.34 billion as of 2024. As it stands today, an issuer may raise up to $5 million in a… Read More

February 25, 2026 @ 11:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The administrator overseeing the liquidation of Terraform Labs has filed a high-profile lawsuit against Jane Street, accusing the elite quantitative trading firm of exploiting confidential information to execute advantageous trades that allegedly intensified the 2022 collapse of the Terra ecosystem. Todd Snyder, the court-appointed plan… Read More

February 25, 2026 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As part of a forward-looking initiative amid Gaza’s postwar reconstruction, senior advisers to President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace are quietly discussing the launch of a US dollar-pegged stablecoin tailored for the Gaza Strip. According to reports emerging recently, the proposal remains in its earliest… Read More

February 24, 2026 @ 10:32 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Crypto Task Force has selected a new Chief Counsel, Taylor Lindman. Lindman takes over from Chris Selig, who recently became the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Lindman previously worked at Chainlink Labs and, prior to that, at several top law firms,… Read More

February 24, 2026 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cryptocurrency investors are navigating one of the most anxious periods in recent memory, with Bitcoin slipping beneath the $63,000 level and broader risk assets showing clear signs of strain. As of early Tuesday, February 24, 2026, the leading digital asset had touched intraday lows near… Read More

February 23, 2026 @ 7:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

US Bitcoin / cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced continued pressure during the recent Presidents’ Day holiday-shortened trading week, with significant net outflows reported across major products. According to data tracked by SoSoValue, spot Bitcoin ETFs saw approximately $316 million in net withdrawals. This marked the… Read More

February 23, 2026 @ 7:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Hashgraph Group says it has launched a new service, TrackTrace, to support compliance within the European Union. According to a release, TrackTrace is an enterprise solution for supply chain operations that delineates origin sourcing and carbon emissions. Within the EU, this type of data is… Read More

February 23, 2026 @ 4:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A major controversy has surfaced at the intersection of artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency privacy. Persona, the firm responsible for conducting identity verification for OpenAI’s premium ChatGPT features, stands accused of forwarding sensitive user information—including linked cryptocurrency wallet addresses—directly to US federal agencies. Security researchers operating… Read More

February 23, 2026 @ 2:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

The biggest hurdle to the CLARITY Act‘s approval in the Senate appears to be the issue of stablecoin holders generating yield. The bugaboo here is legacy banks, which tend to hold deposits and pay little to no yield to their customers. As these same banks… Read More

February 23, 2026 @ 1:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission has scheduled a Private Markets Roundtable to discuss the retailization of private markets. Currently, non-accredited investors may participate in the private securities markets largely via Reg A and Reg CF. While there are certain situations in which a non-accredited individual… Read More

February 23, 2026 @ 9:56 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has updated Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) that impact Regulation A (Reg A). The update occurred last week (February 17, 2026) and is part of the SEC’s periodic process. These C&DIs serve as an interpretive resource for exempt securities… Read More

February 23, 2026 @ 9:17 am By Michael Wong  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance issued revised staff interpretations on Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF), offering new guidance on how issuers can switch intermediary platforms, calculate fundraising caps, and comply with filing obligations for longer-running offerings. Reg CF was part of the… Read More

February 23, 2026 @ 2:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a detailed analysis released on February 21, 2026, blockchain analytics firm Elliptic has shed new light on how several cryptocurrency platforms with deep ties to Russia continue to facilitate the circumvention of Western sanctions. These services enable Russian entities to convert rubles into digital… Read More

February 22, 2026 @ 3:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A San Francisco federal judge has granted a significant victory to Evolve Bank & Trust by dismissing a fraud lawsuit brought against it by fintech company Yotta Technology, at least in federal court. The ruling, issued on February 18, 2026, by Judge Trina L. Thompson… Read More

February 22, 2026 @ 1:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent development that has raised fresh concerns about integrity within Malaysia’s law enforcement. Authorities have taken 12 police officers into custody over allegations of orchestrating a brazen extortion scheme targeting Chinese nationals and their cryptocurrency holdings. The case, which unfolded in the affluent state… Read More

February 21, 2026 @ 1:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a recent appearance on Fox Business’s “Mornings with Maria,” Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse expressed relatively high confidence that landmark U.S. cryptocurrency legislation known as the CLARITY Act could clear Congress as early as April 2026. Garlinghouse placed the probability at approximately 80 percent, underscoring… Read More

February 21, 2026 @ 11:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has imposed a £3,779,300 fine on Bank of Ireland UK (BOIUK), the UK subsidiary of Bank of Ireland, for a significant delay in rolling out Confirmation of Payee (CoP), a key anti-fraud measure in the UK’s payment ecosystem. Confirmation of… Read More

February 20, 2026 @ 1:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As part of the ongoing effort focused on integrating digital assets into the traditional banking system, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is advancing rules that would expand the scope of national trust bank charters. This move, highlighted in recent regulatory updates,… Read More

February 20, 2026 @ 12:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has hit multiple “influencers” (or finfluencers) with financial penalties due to unauthorised promotion of FOREX trading, according to a statement from the regulator. While everyone should understand that you should ignore influencers who seek to provide investing advice, especially… Read More

February 20, 2026 @ 11:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a revelation that underscores the fusion of artificial intelligence with geopolitics, the Pentagon reportedly employed Anthropic’s Claude AI model during its military operation to apprehend former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife last month. According to The Wall Street Journal, the action—codenamed Operation… Read More