MiCA, SEC, CFTC, FCA, FATF — the rules that move markets.
Every anti-money-laundering rule assumes a gatekeeper who checks IDs and freezes accounts. DeFi deleted him, and the fight over who guards the…
The 2026 season is the first with Form 1099-DA, and the figure the IRS sees can dwarf your real gain. Here is…
The 2026 filing season is the first where US exchanges report crypto sales to the IRS on Form 1099-DA. Here is how…
The SEC's 2025 rule change turned crypto ETF approval from a years-long fight into a checklist. In 2026 the real contest moved…
Regulators cannot subpoena a smart contract, so compliance is moving into the layers around it. Here is how the settlement freeze, the…
Europe's MiCA has pulled USDT from regulated exchanges while the US GENIUS Act missed its deadline for final rules. Here is what…
FATF's 2026 update shows crypto anti-money-laundering rules are almost universal on paper. The problem: most countries with the rules have never enforced…
DeFi runs on code, but compliance rules assume an intermediary. Here is who those rules can actually reach in 2026, and what…
KYC and AML are the price of every crypto on-ramp. Here is what identity checks actually require in 2026, who enforces them,…
The FATF sets the global anti-money-laundering standards that shape how every crypto exchange operates. Here is how its guidance, the Travel Rule,…