After a year of delays, the most closely watched crypto bill in Washington is one vote away from stalling until 2027.

Polish lawmakers failed to override President Karol Nawrocki’s crypto-law veto, extending a licensing gap that treats domestic applicants differently from firms authorized elsewhere in the EU.

The House has removed six September voting days, narrowing the path for CLARITY without changing the Senate’s scheduled September 15 procedural vote or its timing.

The National Sheriffs’ Association has dropped its CLARITY Act opposition just before senators vote on whether the crypto market-structure bill can enter formal debate in September.

OpenReserve has cleared a major regulatory hurdle in the United States, but the significance of the decision goes beyond another crypto company entering banking.

A tokenized share can change wallets within seconds. The SEC’s new proposal asks what happens next: which record determines ownership and who keeps it accurate?

Russia’s new cryptocurrency-market framework is now active, but its September 1 start does not mean regulated exchanges, custody services and controls arrived nationwide at once.

HMRC’s first dedicated cryptoasset figures identified 240 people who reported capital gains above £1 million during the 2024–2025 tax year. They accounted for £717 million of the £1.38 billion reported by 17,600 individuals.

The U.S. has expanded its ability to target businesses connected to Iran’s digital-asset economy. The move gives OFAC a route to pursue the overseas services that can turn crypto into usable payments, liquidity, and trade settlement.

Japan has granted its first new crypto-asset exchange registration since 2022, but the milestone comes with a distinct twist: Nomura’s digital asset arm is not rolling out a retail trading app or a consumer-facing exchange.

With the CLARITY Act stuck in congressional limbo, CFTC Chair Michael Selig is drawing up a Plan B.

A token can be sold without having a clear route through the rest of the financial system but it buyer may still face unanswered questions about custody, trading venues, ownership records and settlement.