The Federal Reserve released a formal proposal on May 20, 2026 establishing limited payment accounts for eligible non-bank financial firms, including crypto and fintech companies, giving them direct connectivity to key payment infrastructure under a defined set of constraints.

South Carolina's Governor has signed S.0163 into law, a bill introduced on January 14, 2025 that establishes protections for digital asset users, miners, and self-custody holders while prohibiting state authorities from accepting or facilitating central bank digital currency.

As MiCA raises Europe’s entry bar, crypto firms are reassessing EU ambitions and turning to flexible hubs like El Salvador, Costa Rica, and the BVI as they seek growth without regulatory overexposure.

The Bank of England proposed stablecoin limits that the industry called unenforceable, that economists called overkill, and that quietly ignored how the technology actually works. Eleven months later, the central bank dropped them.