Russia's central bank says domestic crypto storage should run through custodial wallets only.

Crypto's political machine is still outspending other corporate sectors in the 2026 midterms, with firms pouring $189 million into federal races so far.

Hyperliquid's lobbying group said CME's lawsuit against the CFTC is an attempt by the largest U.S. derivatives exchange to shut down regulated access to perps.

Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky received a lifetime trading ban after a federal court approved a settlement with the CFTC.

Illinois crypto tax critics say the new 0.2% charge could hit users for moving assets from self-custody to an exchange, even before any sale happens.

CME CEO Terry Duffy steps down shortly after criticising crypto perps and prediction markets.

Binance faces fresh uncertainty in Europe as the bloc's licensing deadline approaches.

Licensed crypto platforms in the Philippines can no longer support privacy crypto coins under new central bank rules that also require stronger checks.

CFTC regulation may now slow CME's own 24/7 oil push, just days after the exchange warned regulators about crypto perps.

Zimbabwe is trying to pull crypto out of the informal market with a $500 annual registration fee, eight years after banks were barred from handling crypto.

Polish president vetoed a crypto bill for the third time, keeping the country's MiCA rollout stuck as a scandal around zondacrypto keeps pressure on Warsaw.

The offshore crypto perps boom was partly an American story hiding behind VPNs, Coinbase CEO said, as the exchange got permission to offer a compliant route.

CFTC prediction markets rules could ban contracts tied to war, but the agency's review process may not stop every market before trading starts.

Greece is moving toward a clearer crypto tax regime, with officials reportedly preparing a 15% levy on crypto gains.

Russian banks may soon face a hard 1% capital cap on their crypto exposure, as the Bank of Russia wants lenders to treat tokens as assets that can be blocked.

The Backpack crypto exchange has secured MiCA and payment institution licences in Latvia, giving it a wider EU route beyond earlier perps setup in Cyprus.

Kalshi Bitcoin perps are coming to a CFTC-regulated exchange, giving U.S. traders a domestic version of a product that has mostly lived offshore.

The CFTC is trying to unwind its own enforcement case against Gemini after concluding that the crypto exchange shouldn't have been sued in the first place.

The former CEO of failed crypto lender Hodlnaut has been charged in Singapore over alleged false statements about the company's TerraUSD exposure.

A New York Times investigation found that Trump-linked crypto firms benefited as the CFTC weakened crypto enforcement and pushed out staff who raised concerns.

Estonia's financial watchdog suspended Zondacrypto's license, blocking the exchange from taking new client money.

Kalshi and Polymarket are still letting users in India sign up and trade even after the country's technology ministry warned that the platforms are illegal.

ICE and CME are reportedly pressing U.S. officials to bring Hyperliquid under oversight over oil-linked trading on the crypto platform.

The crypto industry just got one of its biggest wins in Washington, but this isn't law yet.