Illinois becomes the first US state to introduce a 0.2% Illinois crypto tax on digital asset transfers, taking effect in January 2027.
Legal & Compliance
CBDC ban in the US: the Senate and House agree on a housing bill that bars the Fed from issuing a digital dollar until the end of 2030.
Greece’s HCMC plans to reject Binance’s MiCA licence. Without approval by 1 July 2026, the exchange faces exclusion from the EU market.
SBF appeal rejected: a US appeals court unanimously upholds Sam Bankman-Fried’s 25-year prison sentence for the FTX fraud case.
The CFTC Innovation Agenda under Chairman Selig replaces enforcement with clear rules for crypto, perpetual futures and prediction markets.
Crypto sanctions against Russia: the 21st package proposes a first-ever ban on crypto services targeting entire third countries.
Bessent urges Clarity Act passage by summer and confirms progress on the strategic US Bitcoin reserve, now holding 328,372 BTC.
Jamie Dimon attacks Coinbase CEO Armstrong and fights for the banks’ stablecoin yield rule in the CLARITY Act lobbying battle.
UK sanctions against HTX, Exmo and 16 other entities target Russia’s A7 crypto network with annual volume exceeding USD 90 billion.
The CLARITY Act passed the Senate Banking Committee 15 to 9. In the full Senate, 7 votes are missing and ethics dispute blocks the path.
The SEC delays its innovation exemption for tokenized stocks indefinitely. Third-party tokens have emerged as the central sticking point.
Trump’s executive order directs the Federal Reserve to review crypto firm access to Master Accounts and Fedwire.
The Bank of England weighs alternatives to BoE stablecoin holding limits for sterling. Industry criticism meets conservative reserve rules.
SEC plans Innovation Exemption for tokenized stocks in May 2026. DTCC pilot launches July, NYSE rules already active.
CME and ICE press CFTC and Congress to put Hyperliquid under oversight. At stake: 700 million USD in daily oil perpetual volume.
Poland’s Sejm debates four MiCA bills while the Zondacrypto case puts Zug-based Divisio Holding AG at the center of a criminal probe.
Bitcoin overtakes gold in the US: per River’s report, 49.6 million Americans own Bitcoin, while just 28.8 million still hold gold.
Digital asset security faces a new gap: crypto losses topped USD 4.70 billion in 2025, up 63%, as fraud follows multi-asset users.
