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Circle has reportedly received final approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national trust bank, a milestone that would make the USDC issuer one of the first major crypto companies to operate under a full federal banking charter.
Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has ordered crypto platform operators to replace SMS-based authentication with stronger, phishing-resistant alternatives, marking a significant tightening of security standards for the city's regulated virtual-asset industry.
The European Commission has opened a targeted consultation on the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, signaling that a formal review of MiCA could arrive as early as 2027.
American CryptoFed, a Wyoming-based decentralized autonomous organization, refiled Form 10 with the SEC to register its Locke governance token. The filing is a renewed attempt to bring the token into compliance with federal disclosure requirements after earlier submissions stalled.
Chairman Atkins laid out the agency's new direction in a speech on the digital finance revolution , describing three distinct rulemaking efforts aimed at bringing regulatory clarity to the crypto sector.
Ripple has secured full MiCA approval in Luxembourg, obtaining a Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) license under the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation. The approval positions Ripple to expand its operations across the 27-member bloc from a well-established financial hub.
The authorization, which upgrades Ripple's earlier preliminary license from Luxembourg's Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), makes the company fully compliant under the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation .
Binance reportedly halted crypto trading services for users in France after failing to secure the necessary authorization under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation. The restriction specifically affects trading access, leaving French users unable to execute new positions on the platform.
Germany's finance minister has signaled that crypto tax breaks could be on the chopping block as part of the country's 2027 budget planning, a move that would mark a significant shift in how Europe's largest economy treats digital asset gains.
The delisting applies to eligible EU users on Revolut's platform. Customers outside the European Union are not expected to lose access to USDT trading or holdings through the fintech app.
The European Securities and Markets Authority has approved 57 firms under the Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation, with Standard Chartered among the most prominent names on the list.
Regulated cryptocurrency exchanges across the European Union have removed or restricted access to Tether's USDT stablecoin as the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation's full compliance deadlines take effect, forcing platforms to delist tokens that do not meet the framework's authorization requirements.
Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Virtual Asset Service Act in a third reading on June 30, 2026, establishing a comprehensive licensing regime for crypto exchanges, stablecoin issuers, and five other categories of virtual asset service providers.
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has published its final crypto rulebook, establishing the regulatory framework that will become mandatory in October 2027. The move gives crypto firms operating in the UK a definitive compliance baseline as the country works to position itself as a global digital asset hub.
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has published a comprehensive crypto regulatory framework that includes reduced capital requirements for stablecoin issuers, positioning the country as a more accessible jurisdiction for digital asset firms.
Ukraine has reportedly transferred $8. 3 million in seized cryptocurrency into state management, marking what appears to be the first time the country's asset recovery agency has taken custody of confiscated digital assets.
The European Securities and Markets Authority has ordered unauthorized crypto asset service providers to stop onboarding new clients across the European Union, following the expiration of MiCA transitional periods in mid-2026.
The Bank of England eased stablecoin rules by requiring issuers to hold at least 30% of reserves, setting a clearer UK compliance path for digital asset firms.
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SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce says she is preparing to leave the agency in November as she moves toward a new academic role at Regent University School of Law.