Category: Crypto Regulations

Dubai Free Zone Tightens Token Oversight via Licensed Firms

Dubai Free Zone Tightens Token Oversight via Licensed Firms

Dubai’s financial free zone has taken a significant step toward reshaping its crypto regulatory landscape, as the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) formally shifts responsibility for crypto token vetting from the regulator to licensed firms

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India’s Crypto Market Faces Higher KYC Compliance Burden

India’s Crypto Market Faces Higher KYC Compliance Burden

India has intensified regulatory oversight of the cryptocurrency sector, introducing stricter know-your-customer (KYC) requirements that significantly raise compliance costs for crypto exchanges and users alike. The move reflects growing concerns among Indian tax and enforcement

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Indian Court Freezes WazirX’s XRP Redistribution After 2024 Hack

Indian Court Freezes WazirX’s XRP Redistribution After 2024 Hack

Court Halts Redistribution Plan The Madras High Court has granted interim protection to a WazirX user, blocking the crypto exchange from redistributing her XRP holdings under its Singapore-led restructuring plan. The decision comes after user

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SEC Declares DePIN Tokens Beyond Its Regulatory Reach

SEC Declares DePIN Tokens Beyond Its Regulatory Reach

SEC Pulls Back on DePIN Oversight In a landmark shift that could redefine the future of decentralized infrastructure, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially stepped back from regulating DePIN tokens — crypto

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Trump Family Embraces Crypto After Biden ‘Weaponized’ Banks: WSJ

Trump Family Embraces Crypto After Biden ‘Weaponized’ Banks: WSJ

Banks Shut Trump Accounts Eric Trump, son of U.S. President Donald Trump, revealed that his family became pro-crypto following a personal financial crisis triggered after the 2021 Capitol attack. In a recent interview with The

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SEC Delays Truth Social Crypto ETF Amid Political Scrutiny

SEC Delays Truth Social Crypto ETF Amid Political Scrutiny

SEC Extends Truth Social ETF Deadline The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has extended its deadline to rule on Truth Social’s proposed Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF). On August 18, 2025, the agency

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Google Play’s Stricter Crypto Rules May Push DeFi Apps Out of Key Markets

Google Play’s Stricter Crypto Rules May Push DeFi Apps Out of Key Markets

Google has ignited a heated debate in the crypto community with its August 13 announcement of stricter app store requirements for cryptocurrency-related applications. Under these updated guidelines, crypto wallet and exchange developers must now hold

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SBI Holdings Denies Filing for Bitcoin-XRP Dual ETF in Japan

SBI Holdings Denies Filing for Bitcoin-XRP Dual ETF in Japan

SBI Refutes Bitcoin-XRP Filing SBI Holdings, one of Japan’s leading financial services companies, has officially denied filing for a dual Bitcoin-XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF), following media reports that inaccurately claimed otherwise. The reports, which surfaced

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Philippines Targets Unlicensed Crypto Exchanges After SEC Flags Bybit, OKX

Philippines Targets Unlicensed Crypto Exchanges After SEC Flags Bybit, OKX

SEC Flags Bybit, OKX and Others In a significant regulatory development, the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has named and warned ten unlicensed cryptocurrency exchanges—including Bybit, OKX, KuCoin, and MEXC—for operating illegally within the

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CFTC Greenlights Spot Crypto Trading on Registered Exchanges

CFTC Greenlights Spot Crypto Trading on Registered Exchanges

CFTC Approves Spot Crypto Contracts The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has taken a historic step toward mainstreaming digital assets by officially allowing spot cryptocurrency contracts to be traded on federally registered exchanges. Announced

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