FATF's March 3, 2026 report finds stablecoins account for 84% of illicit virtual asset volume. Secondary market monitoring is now in scope for issuers.
ESMA confirmed April 17 the MiCA transitional period ends July 1, 2026. Operating in EU markets without authorization after that date is a breach of EU law.
Meta announced bone-structure-based AI age inference May 5. Live in Brazil, the EU, and the US. Expansion to UK and EU Facebook in June.
EU Member States must offer at least one EU Digital Identity Wallet by December 2026 under eIDAS 2.0. Private-sector acceptance follows in December 2027.
Senators Tillis and Alsobrooks released the CLARITY Act stablecoin yield text on May 1. Passive yield is banned. Activity-based rewards survive. Markup is next.
August 2, 2026 is the EU AI Act compliance date for high-risk financial AI systems. Conformity assessment, CE marking, and EU database registration must be done.
The UK's failure to prevent fraud corporate offence under the ECCTA has been in force for six months. The SFO has opened its first investigations under the offence.
Brazil's Digital Statute for Children and Adolescents enters Phase 2 enforcement this week. Platforms serving Brazilian minors must implement age assurance.
The SEC's April 13 no-action statement on broker-dealer registration for cryptoasset wallet interface providers is now operational at the two-week mark. Custodial interfaces remain excluded.
April 24 marks the midpoint of the 60-day FinCEN and OFAC NPRM comment window for stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act. Forty-five days remain.
Coinbase, Ripple, Circle, and 100+ more just told the Senate: mark up the CLARITY Act or lose the industry.
Congress is finally writing federal data privacy rules for financial services — two bills, two committees, one push.
Four bills moved out of committee today — including one aimed directly at China's currency manipulation.
The FCA showed up in person. Multiple locations. Illegal crypto trading busted across London.
The FCA wants firms to clean up their Appointed Representative registers — inactive ARs are a compliance risk.
MiCA isn't even fully enforced yet and the EU is already drafting the sequel.
The next Fed Chair goes before the Senate. Jerome Powell's term expires May 15.
The honor system for crypto tax reporting is over. The IRS can now see your cost basis.
FinCEN wants to know if your AML program works — not just if it exists.
If you build a crypto wallet or trading interface, the SEC just told you when you don't need a broker-dealer license.
The CFTC's top regulator told Congress he has zero tolerance for fraud in crypto — and he needs more people to enforce it.
California's crypto licensing law is final. The compliance deadline is 77 days away.
The stablecoin yield deadlock that stalled crypto legislation for a year is resolved.
Stablecoin issuers will face the same AML/sanctions rules as banks. No lighter-touch alternative.
The OCC removed the last textual ambiguity about what crypto trust banks can do.
Japan just put crypto in the same legal category as stocks and bonds.
The FDIC is building the rulebook for how banks can issue stablecoins.
The SEC's dedicated crypto regulation is one step from publication.
A new class of financial advice goes live in the UK — lighter than full advice, heavier than guidance.
The biggest US banks just got more room to trade Treasuries.
South Korea's largest crypto exchange failed to verify millions of users. The penalty matched the scale.
The FATF wants regulators to stop playing whack-a-mole with offshore crypto operators.
The EU's new AML super-regulator is picking its first 40 targets. You might be one of them.
Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, and 12 others are now commodities — not securities.
Brazil now requires biometric age verification for platforms serving children. Self-declaration is dead.
The US will not be issuing a digital dollar. The Senate made it official.
The UK government is spending a quarter billion pounds to fight fraud. Identity verification is at the center.
Small and mid-sized EU banks get better access to resolution safety nets.
The SEC and CFTC formally agreed to stop fighting over who regulates crypto.
A crypto company now has direct access to the Federal Reserve's payment system.