Crypto Regulation

Argentine President Javier Milei is facing renewed scrutiny after new evidence had been found linking him to the Libra project, despite his repeated denial of having any connection to the project.

South Korea’s financial authorities have ordered all cryptocurrency exchanges to check user balances against actual holdings every five minutes and set up automatic trading halts for large mismatches.

Crypto markets surged as U.S. President Donald Trump issued stark threats against Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, warning of severe consequences if the waterway is not reopened—while simultaneously signaling that a ceasefire deal could be imminent.

Apple has removed Jack Dorsey’s decentralized messaging app Bitchat from its China App Store after it was given an order from Beijing, highlighting the growing friction between censorship-resistant technologies and state-controlled digital ecosystems.

Nishad Singh may have avoided jail time after the collapse of FTX, but regulators have made clear he did not walk away unscathed—slapping the former executive with a $3.7 million penalty and multi-year bans from the crypto industry.

Alabama has officially granted legal status to decentralized autonomous organizations, becoming the second U.S. state after Wyoming to embrace blockchain-native entities—marking a pivotal shift as states compete to attract the rapidly growing DAO economy.

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson warned that the U.S. CLARITY Act could take years to implement and may favour established cryptocurrencies while making it harder for new projects to grow.

Russia is taking a decisive step to rein in crypto markets, approving draft legislation that would force all trading through licensed intermediaries while capping retail investors at just $3,700 per year — a move that could reshape how digital assets function inside the country.

A Singapore court has intervened in a heated crypto feud after OneKey's founder Wang Lei published an expose accusing the Curve-linked developer of being the cause of the $9.6 million DeFi exploit — forcing the targeted contributor to seek legal protection against alleged harassment and defamation.

U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy and Cynthia Lummis have unveiled the “Mined in America Act,” a sweeping proposal aimed at breaking America’s dependence on foreign Bitcoin mining hardware while accelerating the creation of a national Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.