Regulation
Regulation

Reserve assets face new test as sanctions risk pushes Bitcoin into policy debate

A recent paper by the Bitcoin Policy Institute on Taiwan opens with a familiar argument that the country’s reserves are…
Apr 2, 2026
Markets

CFTC sues Illinois, Arizona, Connecticut over states' sports prediction market efforts

The CFTC argued in a lawsuit that the Commodity Exchange Act gave it “exclusive jurisdiction” over all swaps, which include…
Apr 2, 2026
Regulation

CFTC Settles With Former FTX Engineer for $3.7M, Closing First Individual Case

He built systems that moved billions in customer funds. Now, the CFTC has closed his case with no civil penalty,…
Apr 2, 2026
Markets

A four-way deadlock is now blocking the US Clarity Act crypto bill — and each side can stop it

The CLARITY Act entered Washington as a bid to impose a durable market structure on crypto. It now sits at…
Apr 2, 2026
Institutional

Australia Passes Landmark Crypto Law, Mandates Licensing for Exchanges and Custodians

Bitcoin Magazine Australia Passes Landmark Crypto Law, Mandates Licensing for Exchanges and Custodians Australia has introduced its first comprehensive digital…
Apr 1, 2026
Institutional

Australia Passes Landmark Crypto Law, Mandates Licensing for Exchanges and Custodians

Bitcoin Magazine Australia Passes Landmark Crypto Law, Mandates Licensing for Exchanges and Custodians Australia has introduced its first comprehensive digital…
Apr 1, 2026
Regulation

Australia passes digital asset bill bringing crypto platforms under licensing

Australia passes a law requiring crypto exchanges and custodians to obtain financial services licenses as the country moves to regulate…
Apr 1, 2026
Markets

US crypto wash trading case reaches court as 3 extradited, 10 charged

Extraditions of executives from market makers Vortex, Contrarian, Gotbit and Antier mark the latest step in a multi‑agency effort targeting…
Apr 1, 2026
Markets

Texas Lt. Gov. lists crypto, prediction markets in charges for lawmakers

The #2 Texas state official called on lawmakers to study “the sudden inundation of prediction market gambling“ as other jurisdictions…
Mar 31, 2026
Regulation

Washington moves to cut China out of the machines powering US Bitcoin mining

America holds roughly 38% of global Bitcoin mining capacity, and the specialized hardware powering that position comes overwhelmingly from Chinese…
Mar 31, 2026