Primary Sources
CryptoRegPulse briefings are built from primary regulatory documents — press releases, enforcement orders, rulemakings, and official guidance. Below are the agencies and authorities we monitor. Every brief links back to these primary sources so you can verify before relying.
United States
- Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Press releases, enforcement, rulemakings
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
Enforcement, swap & derivatives orders
- Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
SDN updates, sanctions designations
- Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
AML / BSA guidance, CVC advisories
- U.S. Department of the Treasury
Stablecoin & digital asset policy
- Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
Interpretive letters for bank custody, payments
- New York Department of Financial Services (NY DFS)
BitLicense actions, virtual currency guidance
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Digital asset tax guidance, 1099-DA
European Union
- European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)
MiCA technical standards, CASP supervision
- European Banking Authority (EBA)
EMT/ART issuer rules under MiCA Title III/IV
- Official Journal of the European Union
Implementing & delegated acts
- European Central Bank (ECB)
Digital euro, payment supervision
United Kingdom
- Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Cryptoasset registrations, financial promotions
- HM Treasury
Stablecoin & cryptoasset regulatory framework
- Bank of England — Prudential Regulation Authority
Bank crypto-asset exposure rules
Singapore
- Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
DPT licensing under Payment Services Act
Hong Kong
- Securities and Futures Commission (SFC)
VATP licensing regime
- Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)
Stablecoin issuer sandbox & licensing
Japan
- Financial Services Agency (FSA)
Crypto asset exchange registration & stablecoin rules
UAE
- Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA, Dubai)
Virtual asset service provider rulebooks
- ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority
Abu Dhabi virtual asset framework
Global / Cross-Border
- Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
Travel rule, VASP guidance
- Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Cross-border payments, CBDC research
- IOSCO
Cross-jurisdictional crypto recommendations
- Financial Stability Board (FSB)
Global crypto-asset regulatory framework
Coverage list is non-exhaustive and grows over time. Back to latest briefings.