Regulation

Japan Plans Major Crypto Tax Overhaul with Flat 20% Rate by 2026

Japan is preparing to introduce a friendlier tax regime for cryptocurrency investors, aiming to make its market more competitive and attractive to both retail...

SEC Pushes Back Decisions on Dogecoin and Hedera ETFs to November

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has once again extended its review period for two anticipated cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs): Bitwise’s Dogecoin ETF...

House Pushes Senate to Pass CLARITY Act for Crypto Market Structure

The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, together with the Agriculture Committee, is urging the Senate to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY)...

SEC and CFTC Open Doors for Spot Crypto Trading on Major Exchanges

On September 2, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) jointly announced that registered exchanges are free...

QCP Trading Secures MPI License from MAS, Bolstering Institutional Crypto Services

QCP Trading Pte. Ltd. has officially secured a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license from Singapore's Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), marking a significant step...

AUSTRAC Orders External Audit of Binance Australia Over AML Concerns

Regulatory Scrutiny Intensifies for Binance Australia AUSTRAC, Australia’s financial intelligence authority, has directed Binance Australia to hire an independent auditor to examine its anti-money laundering...

India’s CBDT Considers Dedicated Crypto Code to Ease Tax Burden

India’s Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has begun discussions with crypto industry stakeholders on whether the country needs a dedicated Virtual Digital Asset...

India’s tax department targets USDT arbitrage; loss offsets under Section 115BBH draw heat

What the I-T probe uncovered India’s Income Tax Department has trained its sights on crypto traders who ran USDT arbitrage and then tried to trim...

SEC vs. Ripple Is Finally Over: Appeals Dropped, Torres’ Ruling Stays

What the filing actually does On August 7, the SEC and Ripple filed a joint stipulation in the Second Circuit to dismiss both the agency’s...

Senator Lummis’s Plan to Turn Federal Gold Profits into BTC

On August 1, 2025, the Federal Reserve published a FEDS Note titled “Official Reserve Revaluations: The International Experience,” examining how governments have unlocked unrealized...

Ghana to Regulate Crypto Platforms by September: What It Means for Users and Investors

Ghana is set to roll out a comprehensive legal framework to license and regulate cryptocurrency platforms by September 2025. This move marks a major...

Turkey’s Finance Ministry Enforces Stricter Crypto Compliance Measures

Turkey’s Finance Ministry has unveiled a set of rigorous cryptocurrency regulations designed to enhance anti–money laundering (AML) safeguards. Spearheaded by Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek,...