European lawmakers have yet to define “decentralization,” even as regulators begin preparing for decentralized finance (DeFi) to become a key focus of crypto policy in 2026. The world’s first comprehensive regulatory framework for the crypto industry, the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), went into effect on Dec. 30, 2024. Among its aims are to boost…
Strategy, the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder, plans to raise nearly $1 billion through a stock offering to fund additional Bitcoin purchases. The company, led by executive chairman Michael Saylor, plans to issue 11,764,700 shares of 10.00% Series A Perpetual Stride Preferred Stock at a public offering price of $85 per share. Strategy estimates raising…
The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed lifting its ban on offering cryptocurrency exchange-traded notes (ETNs) to retail investors. In a June 6 announcement shared with Cointelegraph, the FCA said the proposed change would allow individual consumers to access crypto ETNs, provided they are listed on an FCA-recognized investment exchange. “We want to…
Switzerland is moving forward with plans to automatically share crypto-related data with 74 partner countries, including the United Kingdom and all European Union member states. The Federal Council, the government of Switzerland, has adopted a bill to enable the automatic exchange of information (AEOI) on crypto with partner countries, according to an official announcement on…
The largest US crypto lobbying groups have asked lawmakers to include protections for software developers and infrastructure providers in a bill aiming to regulate the crypto space. A joint statement on June 5 by the DeFi Education Fund, Coin Center, the Solana Policy Institute, The Digital Chamber, Blockchain Association, Crypto Council for Innovatio, and the…
The US Department of Justice has moved to seize $7.74 million in crypto allegedly earned by North Korean IT workers using fake identities and working at blockchain firms as remote contractors. The funds were initially frozen in April 2023 as part of an indictment against Sim Hyon Sop, a China-based banker allegedly helping North Korean…
The US Senate has confirmed Michelle “Miki” Bowman as President Donald Trump’s pick to be vice chair for supervision for the Federal Reserve, signaling a potential change in the central bank’s regulatory approach after the departure of Michael Barr. In a 48-46 vote on June 4, senators confirmed Bowman to be the vice chair for…
Opinion by: Elias Vilochkin, chief product officer of ChangeNOW Bitcoin optimism is naturally running high. US President Donald Trump’s trade agreement with the UK has provided a jolt of confidence in global markets, and Bitcoin (BTC), as the ultimate borderless asset, is reaping the benefits. Unfolding behind the Trump administration’s aggressive push to deregulate the…
Financial infrastructure company Zebec Network has acquired Gatenox, a compliance and identity platform, to bring core regulatory infrastructure in-house and expand into more tightly regulated markets. In an announcement shared with Cointelegraph, the company said the deal brings native Know Your Customer (KYC), Know Your Business (KYB) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) tools directly into its…
Improving regulatory clarity in the United States may push Bitcoin past $150,000 during the current market cycle, according to Alice Li, investment partner and head of US at crypto venture capital firm Foresight Ventures. Speaking during Cointelegraph’s Chain Reaction X Spaces show on June 3, Li said the crypto market’s 2025 rally had been driven…