Crypto Government

The United States and United Kingdom have formed a joint law enforcement alliance targeting scam centres involved in crypto and cyber-enabled investment fraud.

Revolut received conditional approval from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national bank.

Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) and Securitize signed an MoU to advance regulated tokenisation initiatives in Dubai.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has set 30 September as the deadline for affected crypto businesses to seek licences.

SEC Chair Paul Atkins expects the CLARITY Act to advance through the Senate this month and eventually reach President Donald Trump.

G20 finance officials have backed clearer regulatory frameworks for digital assets, citing their potential to support economic growth.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has opened a public consultation on proposed stablecoin rules under the Payment Services Act.

Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rules for retail access to selected overseas crypto derivatives.

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has requested a tax filing exemption for trust-type stablecoins from April 1, 2027.

Iceland’s voters rejected restarting European Union membership talks, leaving the country outside the EU’s MiCA crypto framework for now.

Vietnam has not issued its first crypto exchange licence, but five firms passed an initial review.

The US government moved a small amount of Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) seized from Alameda Research accounts on Binance.US.