New EU rule lets the Council cut off crypto providers in whole jurisdictions accused of enabling Russia sanctions evasion, though none is yet listed.
By Freya Macdonald —Staff report unpaid wages and users frozen withdrawals as BitMart closes without the proof-of-reserves audit promised in May.
By Freya Macdonald —A DGFiP intrusion exposed taxpayer records for weeks before disclosure, deepening concern over France's plans to link identities to crypto holdings.
By Freya Macdonald —A vote on Friday could hand crypto its first codified US securities framework, sidestepping a Senate stuck on market-structure legislation.
By Freya Macdonald —The SEC will weigh a tailored crypto offering regime on Friday after the CLARITY Act failed to advance before the Senate's recess.
By Freya Macdonald —Banco Central do Brasil will impose a 24-hour delay on exchange transfers to self-custody wallets from January 2027, covering stablecoins too.
By Freya Macdonald — August 9, 2026M.Video reports 107% rise in wallet unit sales before Russia's September rules cap retail crypto buying and enforce licensing.
By Rajesh Patel — August 8, 2026A little-known fintech's $1.5bn WLFI token deal has pushed its valuation past $1bn, spotlighting the Trump family's outsized crypto income.
By Freya Macdonald — August 8, 2026Upbit's staged rollout of GRVT trading, with buy-order delays and price bands, underlines South Korea's tightened listing safeguards.
By Rajesh Patel — August 5, 2026Bitget will bar Japanese residents by year-end after repeated FSA warnings, deepening exchanges' retreat to jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction compliance.
By Freya Macdonald — August 3, 2026
