Regulation News
Binance Faces Renewed Scrutiny After UAE Staff Questioned
Two employees were questioned in the UAE, adding fresh regulatory attention for an exchange already operating under a $4.3 billion US settlement and quarterly reserve attestations.
CBDC Push Shifts to Wholesale and Cross-Border as Retail Stalls
With 134 countries now exploring central bank digital currencies, the most active experimentation in 2026 is happening in bank-to-bank settlement rather than consumer-facing money.
Five On-Chain Exploits Drain $13M in a Single Week Across DeFi
Term Finance, Allbridge and Maya Protocol were among five confirmed exploits during the week of August 17-23, underscoring how frequent DeFi attacks have become in 2026.
Coldcard Hack Traced to 2021 Firmware Bug That Weakened Seed Randomness
Investigators say a firmware flaw dating to March 2021 cut key strength from 128 bits to as little as 40 on some devices, enabling the attack that drained roughly 1,816 BTC.
CLARITY Act Stalls in Senate as Cloture Motion Misses Recess Deadline
The market-structure bill passed the House months ago, but a cloture motion filed in early August failed to secure a floor vote, raising the risk of a slip into 2027.
Senate Crypto Tax Legislation Targeted for Fall 2026 Release
Dedicated tax legislation from the upper chamber would give the digital asset industry clarity that has so far come mainly through piecemeal guidance and market-structure bills.
CFTC's New Innovation Advisory Committee Holds Inaugural Meeting on Crypto and AI
The committee's first session covered crypto assets, artificial intelligence and prediction markets, signaling where the agency plans to focus its innovation policy work.
Wyoming Migrates State Stablecoin to Chainlink's CCIP
The state's FRNT stablecoin now runs on Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol, a rare instance of a US state government validating blockchain infrastructure for institutional use.
Revolut to Delist USDT for EU Users Under MiCA Rules
European customers will need to convert USDT balances to fiat or a MiCA-compliant stablecoin as Revolut aligns with the EU's crypto asset regulation.