Regulation

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced a significant crackdown on artificial intelligence chatbots to close legal loopholes that allow the generation of vile, illegal content.  In a Substack post on Sunday, February 15, 2026, the Prime Minister announced...

The mobile app of global crypto exchange Binance has reportedly disappeared from the Philippine version of the Google Play Store. This has raised new questions about the platform’s status in the country. Users looking for the app are being...

Web3 investment firm Animoca Brands has obtained a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) licence from Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), opening the door for broader operations across the Middle East’s growing digital asset sector. The approval allows the...

The U.S. Federal Reserve has proposed a new regulatory framework that would categorise cryptocurrencies as a distinct asset class in uncleared derivatives trading, potentially triggering significantly higher initial margin requirements for market participants. In a working paper released on...

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has established a powerful 35-member Innovation Advisory Committee (IAC) to address rapidly evolving technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence in derivatives and commodity markets. Announced on February 12, 2026, in Washington,...

A pro-crypto political action committee is ramping up pressure in Texas, pledging to spend $1.5 million to oppose Democratic Rep. Al Green in the upcoming primary, citing his voting record on digital asset legislation. Protect Progress, an affiliate of...

The American Bankers Association (ABA) is calling on the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to slow down approvals of national trust bank charters for crypto and stablecoin firms, warning that the regulatory picture remains unsettled. In...

According to reports, South Korean financial authorities have launched a formal investigation into Bithumb, the nation’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange, after a catastrophic promotional error resulted in the accidental distribution of 620,000 “phantom” Bitcoin.  The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) escalated...

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda has called on the agency to eliminate “unnecessary roadblocks” hindering the advancement of tokenized securities.  Speaking at the 2026 Asset Management Derivatives Forum on Monday, February 9, Uyeda argued...

Alchemy Pay, a leading global fiat-to-crypto payment provider, has successfully upgraded HTF Securities Limited’s Type 4 license to include Virtual Asset Advisory Services in Hong Kong.  The enhancement allows HTF Securities, a corporation regulated by the Hong Kong Securities...