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The Transatlantic Taskforce for Markets of the Future has released formal recommendations on UK-US digital asset regulatory collaboration, nearly a year after its launch.…
Washington and London have issued joint digital asset recommendations as the US moves to implement its landmark 2025 payment stablecoin law, signaling a new era of transatlantic regulatory alignment.…
The SEC's Crypto Task Force met directly with Hyperliquid representatives to discuss regulatory frameworks for crypto assets and decentralized perpetual markets.…
The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted three Russian nationals in a $63 million cybercrime scheme tied to ransomware infrastructure, intensifying scrutiny on crypto compliance.…
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman urges regulators to avoid micromanaging banks on AI, a stance that could unlock innovation but introduce compliance uncertainty.…
The Clarity Act faces mounting opposition from traditional banking groups over stablecoin yield provisions, exposing deep fault lines between legacy finance and crypto.…
The UK government adopts a "no gain, no loss" framework for crypto disposed into lending and liquidity pools, deferring capital gains for an estimated 700,000 people.…
Japan's JCB card network has signed an MOU with Circle to explore USDC stablecoins for cross-border treasury operations and merchant payments in Japan.…
The European Central Bank selects 36 payment companies, including Revolut and Stripe, to test the digital euro as Europe's answer to dollar stablecoins.…
The European Central Bank enlists 36 payment firms in a digital euro pilot, targeting the dominance of dollar-backed stablecoins USDT and USDC in European markets.…
Washington and London have jointly released a 10-point framework for overseeing tokenized assets, raising hopes for global coordination while its non-binding status draws scrutiny.…
The UK will no longer treat moving crypto into DeFi lending protocols or liquidity pools as a taxable disposal, deferring CGT until an actual cash-out.…