Crypto: Hyperliquid Moves, Ukraine Rules
Bitcoin hits $83,397 as Ethereum’s Pectra fork launches; USDC reaches record capitalization amid Ukraine’s new crypto regulations. #Update #Crypto $BTC (+6) ↗
Regulation
Bitpanda Secures VARA License Expands UAE
@Bitpanda has secured a broker-dealer license from Dubai’s VARA, allowing it to serve users in the UAE. #Update #Crypto (+3) ↗
Crypto Regulation: Acting SEC Chair Demands Rules
Acting U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mark T. Uyeda emphasized rulemaking over enforcement to clarify crypto regulations at the agency’s Crypto Task Force roundtable in Washington D.C. #Update #Legal (+2) →
Crypto Revolution: Australia Aims for Leadership
The Australian Treasury collaborates with the digital asset industry to establish regulations, aiming to position Australia as a global crypto leader. #Update #Crypto (+6) ↗
Crypto Crackdown: South Korea Targets Unregistered Exchanges
South Korean financial authorities are enforcing the Specific Financial Information Act to regulate unregistered overseas crypto exchanges targeting Korean users. #Breaking #Legal (+9) ↗
Crypto Legalization in Pakistan Attracts Investment
Pakistan plans to legalize cryptocurrency and establish a regulatory framework to attract foreign investment, says Bilal bin Saqib, the new crypto advisor. #Update #Crypto (+4) ↗
Crypto Salaries Brazil Reviews New Bill
Brazilian lawmaker Luis Philippe de Orleans-Braganza introduces PL 957/2025 to regulate salary payments in cryptocurrencies, capping at 50% except for foreign employees and contractors. #Update #Legal (+3) →
Pakistan Crypto Council Regulates Digital Assets
The newly established Pakistan Crypto Council aims to integrate blockchain technology into the country’s financial system, with Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb emphasizing secure crypto ecosystem development. #Update #Crypto (+3) ↗
Argentina Tightens VASP Regulations
The CNV, Argentina’s securities regulator, has introduced new rules for VASPs, including asset segregation and enhanced security requirements. #Update #Legal (+3) ↗
Crypto Regulation: SEC Backs Down Plan
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is dropping a rule requiring certain crypto firms to register as alternative trading systems, per acting Chair Mark Uyeda. #Update #Legal (+2) →
Bitcoin Reserve Trump Impact on Crypto
Trump’s administration establishes a strategic bitcoin reserve with 200,000 $BTC, signaling a crypto-friendly policy shift. Regulatory clarity on stablecoins and market structure bills is anticipated. #Update #Crypto $BTC (+6) ↗
Bitcoin Reserve Established by Trump Order
President Trump signed an executive order to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, holding 198,109 $BTC worth $17B as a digital Fort Knox. #Breaking #Crypto $BTC (+9) ↗
Crypto Regulation: AUSTRAC Warns Exchanges
AUSTRAC mandates peer-to-peer cryptocurrency exchanges to collect user data from March 31, 2026, warning of enforcement action for non-compliance. #Update #Legal #Crypto (+7) ↗
SEC Criticizes Meme Coin Loophole
SEC Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw criticizes new SEC guidance on meme coins, alleging market manipulation and investor neglect by issuers and the SEC. #Update #Legal #Crypto (-5) ↘