Amid the fallout of the Zondacrypto scandal, Poland’s Sejm is weighing four competing regulatory frameworks while facing a new, controversial bid by the PiS party to ban all cryptoasset activity.
Crypto.com has obtained a Stored Value Facilities license from the UAE Central Bank, enabling a landmark partnership that lets residents settle government fees using digital assets.
South Korean exchange Bithumb is pivoting toward Southeast Asia, partnering with Vietnam’s largest brokerage to navigate a restrictive new pilot program for digital asset trading.
Despite a February ban on Polymarket, platforms like Kalshi and Hyperliquid are flourishing in the Netherlands as the Ksa struggles to enforce “operational” supervision.
Innovation City Ras Al Khaimah is replacing static PDFs with dynamic onchain credentials, making sovereign digital identity a native feature for over 1,000 registered companies.
With the $550 million acquisition of Bitnomial closed, Kraken’s parent company, Payward, now holds the regulatory “Triple Crown” required to offer regulated crypto futures, options, and spot margin to US clients.
Gemini’s Olympus unit has been granted a DCO license, allowing the exchange to act as its own clearinghouse for prediction markets, futures, and options.
Led by a former Euroclear executive, the Solana Research Institute (SRI) debuts in Switzerland to provide European banks with a roadmap for navigating MiCA and the GENIUS Act.
Canada, the birthplace of the Bitcoin ATM, is moving to ban the machines entirely. Citing their role as a “primary method” for fraud and money laundering, the 2026 Spring Economic Update marks a major shift in Ottawa’s crypto strategy.
Polymarket is in active discussions with the CFTC to lift the 2022 prohibition on US users, aiming to merge its massive international liquidity with its regulated domestic arm as competition with Kalshi heats up.
A coalition of over 120 crypto firms, including Coinbase and Ripple, has sent a joint letter to the Senate Banking Committee demanding immediate action on the CLARITY Act.
A growing legal conflict over prediction markets in the US is approaching a potential Supreme Court decision, as courts debate whether platforms like Kalshi fall under gambling or federal derivatives law.
The ECB has partnered with major European standards bodies to reuse existing payment frameworks for the digital euro, aiming to lower integration costs and improve interoperability.
Thailand’s regulator is exploring rule changes that would simplify access to crypto derivatives licenses, potentially accelerating market growth and innovation.
Negotiations on a landmark US crypto bill are nearing agreement on stablecoin rewards, though debates over ethics and financial crime continue to pose challenges.