The U. S. is losing ground in the crypto race because its rules don’t make sense. That’s what the Treasury Secretary recently pointed out in a major newspaper. He says American companies keep moving their projects overseas where laws are clearer. Places like Singapore and Abu Dhabi welcome crypto fi
South Korea now forces all crypto platforms to pause withdrawals the same way. The government stepped in after scammers kept tricking people into speedy transfers. Before, each exchange set its own quick-withdrawal loopholes, giving criminals a playbook to exploit. Now the system locks changes in pl
South Korea’s financial watchdogs are making crypto exchanges check their records more often after a serious error at Bithumb last year. Instead of waiting a full day to update their numbers, exchanges now have to sync their digital ledgers with real assets every five minutes. This rule came after i
A group of Wall Street giants is quietly reshaping how cryptocurrencies could work in the future. Firms like Citadel, Fidelity, and Schwab have backed EDX Markets, which is now asking for a special federal banking license. Their goal? To build a system where crypto trades and holdings follow the sam
The National Bank of Rwanda (NBR) told people on social media that buying, selling or paying with crypto using the Rwandan franc (FRW) is not allowed. The warning came after a popular crypto app announced that users could trade FRW on its peer‑to‑peer platform. The central bank posted a short mes
Todd Blanche just got a big promotion. He’s now in charge of the Department of Justice after his boss, Pam Bondi, was let go. Blanche used to be a top lawyer for Trump before this shift. People are talking about what his new job means for cryptocurrency. Blanche has a complicated history with crypt
This week, a quiet meeting between big banks and crypto companies could shape how Americans use digital money next year. A small team will review a new Senate proposal that tries to balance two very different worlds: traditional finance and the fast-moving crypto market. The debate isn’t about wheth
A dispute over digital money could stall new financial regulations. A proposed bill tried to set clear rules for crypto exchanges, tokens, and storage by dividing the work between the SEC and CFTC. But the plan ran into four major roadblocks. First, some lawmakers and big crypto companies still wan
The latest U. S. regulation could let people add cryptocurrencies to their retirement plans, a move that aims to give workers the same investment options as public‑sector employees. The rule was announced in an interview with a top retirement solutions executive, who said it would “level the playing
The chief executive of Ripple, Brad Garlinghouse, has spoken out against what he calls a looming “Gary Gensler moment, ” warning that the crypto sector cannot handle another wave of strict regulation from the Biden administration. In a recent interview, he pointed out that markets have faced toug
