A group of seven senior Labour MPs is asking Prime Minister Keir Starmer to ban cryptocurrency donations to political parties and wants this ban to be included in the UK election bill that is expected to be introduced ahead of the local elections in 2026. They are arguing that the
X is on the verge of introducing a new feature known as Smart Cashtags, aimed at eliminating ticker confusion and streamlining user conversations about stocks and cryptocurrencies on the platform. This is a rather sensitive time for the platform, given the increased enforcement by the Digital Service Act in Europe
India has introduced very strict rules for crypto exchanges and crypto users. The Rules were issued by India’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), which aims to reduce fraud, money laundering, and misuse of crypto after several major exchange hacks and security incidents. What India’s New Crypto KYC Rules Require From Users
Nasdaq and CME Group have collaborated on their crypto indexing efforts under the same roof, renewing the Nasdaq Crypto Index as the Nasdaq-CME Crypto Index. The step has helped in deepening the collaboration between the two market infrastructure providers that dates back around three decades, as per Nasdaq. The revised
The illegal crypto activity has unexpectedly surged in 2025 as sanctioned nation capitals and bodies have used blockchain networks to avoid financial restrictions, as per the 8th January report of Chainalysis. In 2025, the overall illegal crypto addresses accumulated around $154 billion, showing a 162% increase from $59 billion in
Bitnomial has now removed an essential regulatory milestone for the launch of its prediction markets within the United States, and this is an essential step toward the regulation of event trading and associated operations. In a notice published on Jan. 8, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission confirmed that its Division
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that its Crypto task force will visit Miami on January 27 to meet directly with the early-stage Crypto builders and Startups. The main goal is to listen to the Crypto community and gather feedback before finalizing new Crypto regulations. Hester Peirce
The financial authorities from India have restated concerns over crypto transactions and mentioned that they may muddle tax enforcement. The Income Tax Department of India has highlighted major risks associated with crypto activity at the time of a parliamentary standing committee on finance. On January 7, in a parliamentary committee
One of the most visible advancements in the use of Bitcoin in public finances has been in the state of Florida, as a bill to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve has been tabled by the legislative body, which would look to invest a potential 10% of its strategic assets in
Next week, a markup event on legislation on digital asset market structure is scheduled. It is anticipated that representatives from cryptocurrency firms will reach Washington, D.C., to engage with policymakers on the bill. The chief executive officer, Cody Carbone, of crypto advocacy organisation The Digital Chamber, mentioned that it was
