FINMA tightens consumer protection in crypto, grants first DLT license to BX Digital, and plans new license categories for stablecoin issuers.
Legal & Compliance
Canada announces national crypto ATM ban. Roughly 4,000 machines are affected as Ottawa targets fraud and money laundering.
New York sues Coinbase and Gemini over prediction markets. AG James demands 3.4 billion USD. COIN stock falls 6 percent.
CLARITY Act removed from US Senate calendar on 15 April 2026: Stablecoin yield compromise in place since March, but markup blocked.
Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm fights for acquittal in court. Judge Failla questions the prosecution while the DOJ pushes for retrial.
US Treasury Secretary Bessent urges the Senate to pass the CLARITY Act before summer – the crypto regulation faces a closing window.
Coinbase blocks the CLARITY Act again – stablecoin yield provisions threaten the crypto exchange’s $1.35 billion USDC business.
SEC approves Nasdaq’s joint proposal with Kraken for tokenized securities: stocks and ETFs can now trade on-chain.
Arizona files 20 charges against Kalshi for illegal gambling – the first criminal prosecution of a prediction market operator.
SEC and CFTC publish a joint token taxonomy. Most crypto assets are classified as non-securities under the new guidance.
The Clarity Act is stuck in the US Senate as a dispute over stablecoin interest blocks the most important crypto law in US history.
Hong Kong grants first stablecoin licenses to HSBC and Standard Chartered: HKMA selects only 3-4 issuers from 36 applicants.
US Senate advances a CBDC ban with an 84-to-6 vote, embedded in a housing bill – a clause prohibits Fed-issued digital currency until 2030.
Kraken Financial becomes the first crypto firm to gain a Fed Master Account, securing direct access to the Fedwire payment system.
Trump warns US banks against blocking his crypto agenda and calls for swift passage of the Clarity Act market structure law.
JPMorgan predicts a comprehensive crypto rally if the US crypto market structure law CLARITY Act passes by mid-2026.
Analysis by Bitget Research on Bitcoin quantum computing risks, ECDSA exposure, NIST post-quantum standards, and BIP-360 migration paths.
XRPL validator analyzes quantum risk: only 0.03% of XRP supply is exposed, compared to up to 35% for Bitcoin. Google sets 2029 deadline.
