An NFT Founder Raised $10 Million on a Promise. Prosecutors Say He Spent It on Gambling and a DJ Hobby.
Federal prosecutors have charged the founder of NFT marketplace Few and Far with securities and wire fraud, alleging he diverted…
Tag: crypto regulation
CZ Stood in Manila and Told ASEAN to Copy Europe’s Crypto Playbook
At a Manila tech summit, Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao backed a proposal — first raised by a Philippine fintech leader…
The US Passed a Landmark Stablecoin Law a Year Ago. The Rules Still Aren’t Written.
A year after the GENIUS Act became law, six federal agencies missed their July 18 deadline to finalize stablecoin rules,…
The Crypto Market Structure Bill Almost Everyone Wants Is Stuck on a Fight Over Who Can Launch a Coin
Senate Republicans' new CLARITY Act draft has broad industry support on market structure, but seven Democratic senators say its ethics…
Stablecoins Went From Crypto Curiosity to Bank Infrastructure in About a Year
A dollar-backed stablecoin law signed in the US in mid-2025 is now reshaping global payments infrastructure, with Klarna, Stripe, and…
Coinbase’s Top Lawyer Just Won Its Biggest Fight and Immediately Quit
Coinbase's chief legal officer Paul Grewal is stepping down after six years spent fighting the SEC to a standstill, exiting…
Europe’s Single Crypto Rulebook Went Live July 1. Most of the Industry Wasn’t Ready.
The EU's single crypto rulebook became fully enforceable on July 1, but only 213 of the more than 3,000 firms…
BSP Just Banned Privacy Coins From Every Licensed Philippine Crypto Platform
A new BSP memorandum bars every licensed Philippine crypto platform from listing privacy-focused tokens and imposes a six-pillar due diligence…
The Clarity Act Cleared a Senate Hurdle. It Still Has to Survive the Ethics Fight.
The Senate Banking Committee advanced the Clarity Act, the US crypto industry's long-sought market-structure bill, on a bipartisan 15-9 vote…
The Philippines Is Actually Enforcing Its Crypto Exchange Rules Now, and Bybit Just Found Out
The Philippines' year-old crypto exchange licensing framework moved from paper to enforcement in March, when regulators ordered Bybit's app pulled…