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5 briefings published · jurisdiction: United States
- Oct 30, 2026DailyUSUK
Daily Crypto Regulatory Brief — Oct 30, 2026
The US and UK are moving in different directions today. The SEC is building rails while swinging the enforcement hammer — a proposed custody framework for advisers and funds plus an innovation exemption for tokenized NMS stock, alongside fresh charges in a $130 million fraud that weaponized fake SEC filings. In the UK, the FCA closed out its action against HTX with High Court undertakings and a full market exit, and FCA-authorized e-money issuer ePayments Systems entered special administration. Net read: US posture is constructive on infrastructure but aggressive on fraud; UK posture remains firmly restrictive on offshore platforms and promotions.
- Jun 12, 2026DailyJPUSGLOBALSG
Daily Crypto Regulatory Brief — Jun 12, 2026
Japan's Lower House passed a sweeping bill reclassifying crypto as financial instruments under the securities framework, opening a path to ETFs and lower tax treatment with effect expected in 2027 pending upper-house approval. The permissive tilt extends to the EU, where Hungary will unwind criminal-liability rules on crypto trading after EU scrutiny, and to the US, where the SEC's proposal to scrap key NMS rules including Rule 611 is being read as a major unlock for tokenized US equities on decentralized venues. Enforcement counterweight came from the DOJ, which charged two individuals in the $389 million AudiA6 crypto laundering case, and from South Korea, where Bithumb's CEO was booked as a bribery suspect. Net read: structural liberalization on market access, with no letup on AML and conduct enforcement.
- Jun 11, 2026DailySGUSUK
Daily Crypto Regulatory Brief — Jun 11, 2026
APAC enforcement risk jumped today: the Philippine central bank publicly declared Binance and its local partner unlicensed, a move that historically precedes operational restrictions, while South Korean police booked Bithumb's CEO as a bribery suspect. In the US, the CFTC opened its first formal rulemaking for prediction-market contracts, drawing a regulatory line between permissible event contracts and gambling. Meanwhile, the comment battle over Treasury's GENIUS Act AML rules intensified, with Anchorage backing the framework but seeking secondary-market sanctions clarity, and Paradigm and Hyperliquid Policy Center pushing back on liability scope for DeFi apps and validators. UK de-banking friction continues, with industry groups claiming roughly 40% of crypto transactions are blocked by banks.
- Jun 7, 2026AnalysisGLOBALEUUKSG
FATF Travel Rule for VASPs: where global implementation actually stands
The FATF Travel Rule extends bank-style originator/beneficiary information sharing to virtual asset transfers above USD/EUR 1,000. Implementation is patchy — here is the current map of which jurisdictions enforce, which require but tolerate gaps, and which are still drafting.
- Jun 6, 2026AnalysisUS
OCC interpretive letters on bank crypto custody: the current state of permissibility
A national bank can custody crypto-assets, hold stablecoin reserves, and run an independent node — within the bounds set by Letters 1170, 1172, 1174, and the 2021 supervisory non-objection requirement. Here is what is currently permitted and what still requires prior notice.