About Crypto Regulation
Rules decide who can offer crypto services, which products are allowed and how users are protected. A single regulatory decision can open a market or close it overnight.
Follow every CandyPulse story on crypto regulation here: U.S. agencies like the SEC and CFTC, Europe's MiCA framework, new national laws, exchange licences and the court cases setting precedents, each explained in plain language.
- Europe's MiCA sets one rulebook for crypto firms across the EU
- In the U.S., the SEC and CFTC share oversight of different crypto products
- Licensed, regulated platforms are becoming the norm for everyday users
Latest Crypto Regulation stories
FinCEN Moves to Cut MEXC Off From the U.S. Financial System Over $16 Billion in Alleged Illicit Flows
News · 2026-11-07
The U.S. Treasury's FinCEN has issued an order barring U.S. financial institutions from sending or receiving funds for crypto exchange MEXC, citing…
Moscow Exchange Plans Bitcoin, Ether and USDT Trading From December 1
News · 2026-11-04
Moscow Exchange says it will open Russia's first organized crypto market on Dec. 1, with bitcoin, ether and USDT trading, a 300,000-ruble yearly cap…
SEC Staff Calls Canton Coin a Digital Commodity in a Conditional No-Action Letter
News · 2026-11-04
The SEC's Division of Corporation Finance says it won't recommend enforcement over Canton Coin minting and describes CC as a digital commodity, based…
NYSE Adds Broadridge, Computershare, Equiniti and Superstate to Its Planned Tokenized Securities Venue
News · 2026-11-04
NYSE has added four transfer agents to its planned tokenized securities platform, joining Securitize and tZERO. Broadridge, Computershare and…
China Targets Crypto Corruption as a New Party Directive Focuses on Bribery and Illicit Transfers
News · 2026-11-02
China's Communist Party has added crypto to its anti-corruption targets, directing investigators to pursue officials who use digital assets to take…
Crypto's $176 Million Midterm Push: Industry Spending Spans More Than 100 U.S. Races
News · 2026-10-28
The crypto industry has spent about $176 million across more than 100 U.S. midterm races, led by the Fairshake super PAC, as it works to build a…
Bank of Israel Pushes Back on Netanyahu's Plan to Use Crypto Against Sanctions
News · 2026-10-26
Israel's central bank has publicly rejected Prime Minister Netanyahu's idea of using crypto to work around possible sanctions, saying digital assets…
Latvia Eyes Tokenized Property, Targeting Asset Tokenization Rules for the First Half of 2027
News · 2026-10-26
Latvia's economics minister says rules for tokenizing real-world assets could be ready in the first half of 2027, with commercial property and…
HSBC Launches RedCoin, a Hong Kong Dollar Stablecoin, Through PayMe
News · 2026-10-23
HSBC has launched RedCoin (RCHKD), a regulated Hong Kong dollar stablecoin, on its PayMe app, with transfers and payments at more than 100,000…
Crypto Exchanges Race Into Prediction Markets as Binance.US and Blockchain.com Seek U.S. Approval
News · 2026-10-21
Blockchain.com has filed for two CFTC licenses to offer prediction markets and crypto derivatives in the U.S., and Binance.US plans its own bid.…
Tokenized Stocks Face Pushback: Microsoft, Goldman Sachs and Alphabet Object to OKX-ICE Plan
News · 2026-10-21
Sixteen companies, including Microsoft, Alphabet and Goldman Sachs, have objected to tokenized versions of their shares trading on OKXICE, the…
Webull Brings Crypto Perpetual Futures to U.S. Customers in November Through Kalshi
News · 2026-10-21
Webull will offer crypto perpetual futures to eligible U.S. customers from November, starting with Bitcoin, listed on Kalshi's CFTC-regulated…
German Banks Bring Crypto to Your App: Sparkassen Starts Phased Rollout Through DekaBank
News · 2026-10-20
Germany's Sparkassen savings banks have started letting customers trade Bitcoin, Ether, XRP, Solana and POL in the Sparkasse app, through DekaBank.…
Bitget Announces Service Changes for Selected Users, Says Exchange Operations Continue
News · 2026-10-18
Bitget will discontinue services for a subset of users in a one-off exercise. Affected customers will get official notices with deadlines and…
Australia Raises the Standards: ASIC Proposes Tougher Safeguards for Crypto Exchanges
News · 2026-10-16
Australia's financial watchdog wants crypto exchanges to hold more capital, report their wallets every quarter and stop trading against their own…
A Vacancy at the Crypto Desk: Patrick Witt Exits White House Crypto Role
News · 2026-10-16
Patrick Witt, executive director of the White House Crypto Council, has left as his temporary assignment ended. He was the council's last remaining…
More Bitcoin for Strategy? Saylor Hints at a Purchase With a Sunday Chart, but Confirmation Is Pending
News · 2026-10-12
Michael Saylor posted his familiar Sunday chart with 117 purchase markers and "room for more orange." No buy has been confirmed, and a holiday may…
Cardano Builds for Regulated Assets as CIP-0113 Brings Issuer Controls to Supported Tokens
News · 2026-10-07
The Cardano Foundation has launched CIP-0113, a token standard that lets issuers of stablecoins, funds and bonds restrict recipients and freeze or…
Bitcoin.de Seeks a New Way Forward as MiCA Rejection Prompts Plans for Regulated Partners
News · 2026-10-07
BaFin has rejected a MiCA licence for futurum bank, the bank behind Bitcoin.de. Parent Bitcoin Group plans to restart trading within weeks with…
India Loves Crypto. So Who Gets the Business? The Local Exchange Puzzle
Blog · 2026-10-05
Indians sent about $88.4 billion to crypto exchanges in a year, but local platforms got just 0.7%. Here's why the business went offshore, and what…
Tokenized Stocks Round the Clock? OKX and ICE File for a 24/7 U.S. Stock Venue
News · 2026-10-05
OKXICE, a joint venture of OKX and NYSE owner ICE, has filed with the SEC to launch 24/7 trading of tokenized shares in 63 U.S. companies, with…
Clarity Act Stalls, Dealmakers Keep Going: Bankers See Crypto Acquisitions Continuing
News · 2026-10-04
The CLARITY Act's Senate defeat hasn't stopped crypto M&A. Disclosed deal value hit a record $9.7 billion in the first half of 2026, and bankers…
Banks Take Crypto Charters to Court: ICBA Challenges the OCC in a New Lawsuit
News · 2026-10-03
The Independent Community Bankers of America has sued the OCC, arguing it overstepped its authority by letting crypto firms obtain national trust…
A Stock. A Token. What Do You Actually Own? Robinhood and the Ownership Question
Blog · 2026-10-02
Tokenized stocks look like shares, trade like crypto and promise the best of both. But depending on how they're built, you might own a share, or just…
Who Holds the Keys? Inside the SEC's Crypto Custody Proposal
Blog · 2026-10-02
In crypto, whoever holds the keys controls the money. The SEC's new proposal tries to answer who can hold those keys when professional advisers…
Hyperliquid and Circle Push EU Changes on Perpetual Futures and Stablecoin Reserves
News · 2026-10-02
In the EU's review of its MiCA crypto rules, the Hyperliquid Policy Center wants perpetual futures regulated under MiFID II, while Circle wants…
Illinois Seeks to Delay Crypto Tax to July 1, 2027, Pending Court Approval
News · 2026-10-02
Illinois has agreed with crypto industry groups to push back its 0.2% crypto tax by six months, to July 1, 2027. A judge still has to approve the…
SEC Proposes Crypto Custody Rules for Investment Advisers and Funds
News · 2026-10-02
The SEC has proposed a custody framework that would give investment advisers and regulated funds a clear way to hold crypto, including state trust…
Robinhood's Tokenization Hurdle: SEC Exemption Limits Challenge U.S. Stock-Token Plans
News · 2026-10-02
The SEC's new innovation exemption opens a path for tokenized U.S. stocks, but its volume caps and ownership rules don't fit Robinhood's current…
UK Opens Crypto Applications as FCA Authorisation Window Goes Live
News · 2026-10-01
The FCA has opened applications for its new crypto regime. Firms that apply by February 28, 2027 can keep operating while they're assessed; the…
Prediction Markets Face New Rules as CFTC Plans Reach White House Review
News · 2026-10-01
The CFTC has sent two rulemakings on event contracts to the White House for review, as a fight with U.S. states over who regulates prediction markets…
Fundsz Case: U.S. Court Orders Two Defendants to Pay More Than $30 Million
News · 2026-10-01
A Florida federal court entered a default judgment of about $31.5 million against two people tied to Fundsz, an alleged crypto and precious-metals…
Binance Under EU Scrutiny as Regulators Question Its Continued European Services
News · 2026-10-01
EU regulators are reviewing whether Binance can keep serving Europeans without a MiCA licence by relying on the 'reverse solicitation' exemption.…
Can a Blockchain Undo a Month? Zano's Rollback Reopens Crypto's Hardest Debate
Blog · 2026-09-30
Zano just erased about 30 days of transactions to remove unauthorized tokens. It's the latest chapter in a question crypto has never settled: should…
Kalshi to End Volume Rewards Program Amid Wash-Trading Allegations
News · 2026-09-30
Kalshi will end its Volume Incentive Program no earlier than Oct. 13, a year ahead of schedule, as the CFTC reportedly examines trading on its ETH…
Crypto Trading Under Scrutiny: Comer Requests Records From Crypto.com, Hyperliquid and PredictIt
News · 2026-09-30
House Oversight Chair James Comer has widened his insider-trading probe of prediction markets, asking three platforms for records on identity checks…
Chainlink Launches CCIP 2.0, Letting Apps Add Their Own Security Checks to Cross-Chain Transfers
News · 2026-09-29
CCIP 2.0 adds configurable verification, so token issuers can require extra independent checks, plus compliance controls, before cross-chain…
California Signs Law Restricting Memecoins Issued by Public Officials
News · 2026-09-29
Governor Newsom signed AB 2409, which bars covered California officials from issuing memecoins. It isn't a blanket ban on memecoins.
Coinbase Wins CFTC Approval to Run Its Own Derivatives Clearinghouse
News · 2026-09-29
The CFTC has approved Coinbase Clearing as a derivatives clearing organization for fully collateralized futures, options and swaps, with USDC…
THORChain vs. Bitget: The $388M Exploit Re-igniting Crypto’s Neutrality Debate
News · 2026-09-29
While hacker converts millions from ETH to native BTC via THORChain, the network rejected Bitget’s blacklist request. The debate-Decentralization vs.…
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