South Korea’s National Police Agency is drafting new guidelines for handling seized cryptocurrencies as authorities seek stronger custody procedures.
The DeFi Education Fund and Beba have withdrawn their lawsuit against the SEC over crypto airdrops, citing a changing regulatory stance and ongoing work by the agency’s crypto task force.
An Australian Senate committee has recommended passing a bill that would require crypto exchanges and tokenization platforms to obtain financial services licenses.
Hong Kong regulators are reportedly preparing to issue the city’s first stablecoin licenses, with HSBC and a Standard Chartered-led venture expected among the initial approved issuers.
US prosecutors have asked a federal judge to deny Sam Bankman-Fried’s request for a new trial, arguing that the testimony cited by the defense does not qualify as newly discovered evidence.
The SEC and CFTC signed a memorandum of understanding to coordinate oversight of crypto and other financial markets. The move aims to reduce regulatory overlap and provide clearer guidance for emerging technologies.
Ghana’s securities regulator has admitted 11 crypto platforms into its regulatory sandbox following the country’s new digital asset law. The program will test crypto services under supervision before potential licensing.
New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority ruled that the NZDD stablecoin is not a financial product, offering regulatory clarity for a token pegged to the New Zealand dollar.
Lawmakers propose legislation to ban prediction market contracts tied to death, war, and assassination, citing ethical and national security concerns.
An Ohio federal court rejected Kalshi’s request to block state oversight of its sports betting contracts, citing lack of preemption under federal commodities law.
Ripple plans to obtain an Australian Financial Services License through the acquisition of BC Payments Australia, expanding its regulated payments infrastructure in the region.
Former CFTC Chair Christopher Giancarlo says US banks need the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act more than crypto firms to confidently invest in blockchain-based financial infrastructure.
Flow Foundation and Dapper Labs filed a motion in a Seoul court to suspend planned delistings of the FLOW token by several major South Korean exchanges.
Australian crypto exchange BTC Markets plans to apply for a license to offer tokenized real-world assets as institutional interest in tokenization accelerates globally.
Kazakhstan’s central bank plans to allocate up to $350 million from its reserves into cryptocurrency-related assets and technology firms tied to digital finance.