The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has agreed in principle to drop its securities enforcement case against MetaMask, according to Joseph Lubin, founder of blockchain firm Consensys. In a February 27 X post, Lubin stated that though they...
As the United States moves closer to introducing stablecoin legislation, Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire is urging tighter regulatory oversight, calling for all issuers of dollar-pegged digital assets to be registered within the United States. In an interview with Bloomberg,...
A United States legislator has introduced new legislation to combat fraud at cryptocurrency ATMs across the country. Speaking on the Senate floor on February 25, Senator Dick Durbin highlighted a growing trend of scams exploiting unsuspecting users, particularly senior...
The Ohio House of Representatives has introduced the Ohio Blockchain Basics Act, a bill designed to protect digital asset rights and prevent additional taxes on crypto payments. The legislation safeguards key activities such as self-custody, mining, and staking while...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially closed its investigation into the NFT marketplace OpenSea, according to Bloomberg. Co-founder and CEO Devin Finzer confirmed this move on X on February 22, calling it a significant win for...
Utah is on the verge of making history as the first U.S. state to hold Bitcoin as a reserve asset. The state’s proposed “Blockchain and Digital Innovation Amendments” (HB230) bill successfully passed the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee on...
Montana is now the fourth U.S. state to advance its Bitcoin Reserve bill beyond the introduction phase. House Bill 429, sponsored by Representative Curtis Schomer and introduced on February 7, 2025, is currently up for a floor vote in...
South Korea’s Supreme Court has ruled that the collapsed stablecoin TerraClassicUSD (USTC) and its sister token Terra (LUNA) do not qualify as financial investment products. According to a local news outlet Etoday, the court gave the ruling as it...
OKX has received one of the first MiCA (Markets in Crypto-Assets) licenses, allowing it to extend its services to 28 European Economic Area (EEA) countries. This regulatory approval, which follows OKX's receipt of the MiCA license on January 27...
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has proposed new guidelines to assess the competence of crypto-asset service providers' staff across the European Union. On February 17, 2025, the regulator published a consultation paper outlining proposed rules aimed at...
