Efforts to define the future of cryptocurrency regulation in the United States have hit another delay.

Japan’s crypto sector is entering a new phase — one defined by discipline rather than hype. After years of cautious experimentation, regulators in Tokyo are tightening the reins on an industry they helped legitimize early on.

For years, digital assets were treated as a sideshow by the world’s most established hedge funds.

The battle over how the U.S. should enforce its first national stablecoin law has intensified after the American Bankers Association (ABA) and 52 state banking groups publicly called on the Treasury Department to maintain the GENIUS Act’s strict ban on stablecoin interest.

The Bank of England is preparing to accelerate its regulatory approach to stablecoins, with Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden signaling that Britain intends to match the United States in both pace and scope of oversight for the fast-growing $310 billion market.

Europe is preparing one of its boldest financial shake-ups in decades — a plan that could see a single authority take charge of both traditional and digital markets across the continent.

Romanian authorities have joined a growing list of global regulators taking aim at blockchain-based prediction platforms, declaring that crypto betting on political outcomes falls squarely under the country’s gambling laws.

A federal court in Denver has dealt a significant blow to Custodia Bank, the Wyoming-based digital asset institution that sought direct access to the Federal Reserve’s payment system.

A legislative effort to make New Hampshire one of the most crypto-friendly states in the U.S. has stalled after lawmakers decided the proposal needed more scrutiny.

The gates to Britain’s crypto investment market have swung open - and the stampede has already begun.

A blockchain conference meant to showcase Solana’s growing influence in Asia ended abruptly this week after Chinese authorities intervened - a move that once again underscores Beijing’s uneasy relationship with cryptocurrencies.