Regulatory Updates
US SEC Reviews Nasdaq’s Proposal to List Canary HBAR ETF Under Commodity-Based Trust Shares Rule in Collaboration with BitGo Trust Company Inc. and Coinbase Custody Trust Company, LLC
On 7 March 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) initiated a review of a proposal submitted by The Nasdaq Stock Market...
US SEC Reviews Nasdaq’s Proposal to List Grayscale Polkadot Trust Holding Polkadot (DOT) Tokens
On 7 March 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) released a notice regarding the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC’s proposal to...
Singapore Government publishes Reply to Parliamentary Questions: Tightens Regulations on Crypto Payments, Bans Credit Card Transactions for Digital Tokens
On 5 March 2025, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) published an Oral Reply to Parliamentary Question on the tightening of regulations for...
HKMA Announces Hong Kong Green Week 2025, to Encourage Sustainability in Asia
On 3 March 2025, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced that Hong Kong will host the second Hong Kong Green Week 2025 from 8 to 12...
US SEC Initiates Proceedings to Determine Approval of Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Fund Listing on NYSE Arca
On 3 March 2025 , the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) announced the initiation of proceedings to determine whether to...
US SEC Considers Nasdaq Rule Change to List and Trade Commodity- and Digital Asset-Based Investment Interests
On 3 March 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) published a notice regarding a proposed rule change submitted by The...
United States SEC Crypto Task Force to Host Public Roundtable on Security Status of Crypto Assets
On 3 March 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC), the federal agency responsible for regulating securities markets,...
United States SEC Establishes Crypto Task Force Under Commissioner Hester Peirce
On 3 March 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC), announced the formation of a United States Crypto Task Force. The...
United States SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw Criticises Division of Corporation Finance’s Statement on Meme Coins
On 27 February 2025, United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) Commissioner Caroline Anne Crenshaw issued a response statement to...
US SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues Staff Statement on Meme Coins
On 27 February 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC, issued a Staff Statement on Meme Coins through its Division of...
UK Court Sentences Olumide Osunkoya to Four Years for Illegal Crypto ATM Operations
On 28 February 2025, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (UK FCA) announced that Olumide Osunkoya, 46, had been sentenced to four years...
US SEC Dismisses Civil Enforcement Action Against Coinbase Amid Crypto Regulatory Shift
On 27 February 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published Joint Stipulation to Dismiss, and Release to dismiss its...