Regulation

EU has passed expanded powers allowing governments to freeze and confiscate crypto tied to a crime. Image by Vitalii Vodolazskyi, Adobe Stock. European Union officials reached an agreement on December 12 on new crypto regulations that will grant member states expanded powers to freeze and confiscate assets suspected of being tied to criminal activities. The

US lawmakers push for stricter crypto regulation while India reiterated its plan for a slow, evolutionary approach to digital asset legislation. Image by Kerem Goktug Kaya, DALL-E 3. The past week saw major developments on the crypto regulation front. In the United States, The CFTC Chairman classified many tokens as commodities, contrasting with the SEC’s

Last week saw major regulatory actions against crypto mixing services and alleged fraud along with pushback from lawmakers. Image by Andrii, Adobe Stock. The cryptocurrency industry increasingly finds itself under the purview of regulators striving to balance innovation with consumer protection and financial stability, as crypto regulation evolves worldwide. In just the past seven days, U.S.