Previewing policy at Consensus Hong Kong 2026: State of Crypto
The CoinDesk crew is back in Hong Kong, with policymakers and policy-users alike.
China expands crypto crackdown to stablecoins, asset tokenization
The set of new rules reaffirm China’s hardline stance on crypto and impose restrictions on tokenized real-world assets and oversea...
U.S. Treasury's Bessent calls out crypto 'nihilists' resisting market structure...
Treasury Secretary Bessent said market participants who don't want strong regulation should "move to El Salvador."
EU at risk of falling behind the U.S. in tokenization rules, digital asset firms...
The EU must fix its pilot regime now or watch capital markets shift permanently to the U.S., a group of blockchain firms warned po...
Brazil moves to ban algorithmic stablecoins like Ethena’s USDe
New legislation requires all stablecoins to be fully backed by reserve assets and introduces penalties for issuing unbacked stable...
House probe targets WLFI after report of $500 Million UAE stake
Congressional investigators seek ownership records, payment trails and stablecoin documents from the Trump-linked crypto firm foll...
U.S. regulator declares do-over on prediction markets, throwing out Biden era 'f...
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission tumultuous legal fight with events-contracts firms is done, and its new leader is yanking...
Newly unsealed DOJ files link Jeffrey Epstein to a 2014 investment in Coinbase
Emails show Brock Pierce introduced Jeffrey Epstein to the Coinbase round, while Blockchain Capital later said its fund investment...
Crypto darknet drug kingpin Rui-Siang Lin gets 30 years
U.S. prosecutors say the Taiwanese operator of the $105 Million Incognito Market used cryptocurrency and anonymity tools before in...
Canada’s investment watchdog rolls out crypto custody rules to avoid another Qua...
CIRO’s new digital asset custody framework takes effect immediately, raising standards for crypto trading platforms as regulators...