Crypto Regulation

Licensed companies in DIFC now bear responsibility for approving crypto tokens, reshaping the regulatory landscape for privacy-focused assets.

The state’s cease-and-desist order challenges blockchain-based platforms

A violent home invasion in southern France shows how cryptocurrency wealth is spilling into the real world — and turning investors into physical targets.

Seven senior Labour MPs have urged Prime Minister Keir Starmer to ban cryptocurrency donations to political parties, citing risks of hidden funding and foreign influence. The push follows Reform UK receiving a record £9 million donation and comes as the government considers rules on crypto in the upcoming elections bill.

A US crypto market structure bill once positioned as the industry’s long-awaited breakthrough is now facing an unexpected and potentially fatal obstacle — not technological complexity, but ethics.

South Korea’s Supreme Court ruled that Bitcoin held on exchanges can be seized in criminal cases, confirming it as property with economic value. The decision arose from a 2020 money laundering case where 55.6 Bitcoin were confiscated, giving authorities clear legal power to freeze and take crypto linked to crimes.

India’s top tax officials have renewed warnings that cryptocurrency activity is undermining India’s ability to enforce tax laws, citing opaque cross-border transactions, private wallets and decentralized platforms that fall largely outside traditional oversight.

Cathie Wood said the US government may start buying Bitcoin to build a national strategic reserve, which so far only holds confiscated BTC. She added that Trump is likely to support crypto because of his family’s stake in the industry and its role in his election success.

China’s decision to allow banks to pay interest on digital yuan wallets from Jan. 1 is emerging as a pointed challenge to U.S. stablecoin policy, exposing a growing divergence between Beijing’s state-backed digital currency strategy and Washington’s restrictions under the GENIUS Act.

India has brought 49 cryptocurrency exchanges under anti-money laundering rules, including 45 domestic and four foreign platforms. The Financial Intelligence Unit has also blocked 25 offshore exchanges that refused to register, while fines totalling ₹28 crore were issued to non-compliant platforms.