IBM Launches Compliant Multi-Chain Platform for Institutional Digital Asset Management
The platform standardizes digital asset lifecycle management, leveraging multi-chain transaction orchestration to reduce counterparty risk and accelerate institutional RWA adoption.
HMRC Mandates Global Crypto Reporting Framework for All Service Providers
The UK's CARF adoption operationalizes a global tax transparency standard, requiring RCASPs to integrate new due diligence and transactional reporting modules by the start of 2026.
IBM Launches Multi-Chain Platform for Institutional Digital Asset Management and Settlement
The full-stack platform unifies digital asset operations across 40+ chains, accelerating institutional market entry while ensuring enterprise-grade compliance and security.
EU Sanctions Ban Ruble-Backed Stablecoin, Tightening Crypto Payment Restrictions
Global compliance frameworks must immediately integrate the EU's targeted stablecoin ban, elevating geopolitical risk into a core AML/CFT control mandate.
FCA Proposes Applying Full Financial Handbook to UK Crypto Asset Firms
UK crypto firms must integrate traditional finance governance, operational resilience, and conduct standards to achieve regulatory parity.
EU Mandates Full Transaction Traceability for All Crypto-Asset Transfers
The revised Transfer of Funds Regulation operationalizes the Travel Rule, requiring CASPs to architect new cross-border data transmission protocols.
FATF Expands Travel Rule Mandating Global Fraud and Proliferation Controls
Global VASPs must immediately integrate Confirmation of Payee systems to comply with the Travel Rule's new anti-fraud and proliferation financing mandate.
UK Regulator Lifts Retail Crypto ETN Ban, Clarifies Tax Status
The FCA's policy shift mandates immediate product structuring updates and tax compliance diligence for firms targeting UK retail capital.
South Korea Tax Authority Authorizes Cold Wallet Seizure for Tax Evasion
This policy expands tax enforcement jurisdiction into self-custody, mandating a reassessment of individual asset reporting and risk controls.
European Banking Authority Finalizes Travel Rule Guidelines for Crypto Asset Transfers
EU CASPs must immediately integrate EBA guidelines into AML/CFT compliance architecture to ensure transaction tracing and meet the December 30, 2024, enforcement deadline.
UK Financial Conduct Authority Lifts Retail Ban on Crypto Exchange-Traded Notes
The FCA's decision to permit retail access to BTC and ETH ETNs mandates an immediate review of UK distribution and marketing compliance frameworks for regulated financial institutions.
FCA Accelerates Crypto Licensing, Proposes Comprehensive UK Regulatory Framework
The FCA's expedited licensing and forthcoming comprehensive framework necessitate immediate operational recalibration for UK digital asset firms.
UK FCA Accelerates Crypto Firm Licensing and Enhances Oversight Framework
Firms must recalibrate compliance strategies for expedited UK licensing and impending bank-level regulatory integration.
UAE Ministry of Finance Adopts Global Crypto-Asset Tax Reporting Framework
The UAE's adoption of CARF mandates robust data reporting for digital asset service providers, establishing a new global benchmark for tax transparency.
FCA Proposes Minimum Standards for UK Crypto Firms
UK crypto firms face heightened compliance as FCA proposes aligning operational and consumer protection standards with traditional finance.
FCA Proposes Tailored Regulatory Framework for UK Crypto Firms
The FCA's CP25/25 initiates a bespoke UK cryptoasset regime, balancing innovation with enhanced operational resilience and crime prevention.
European Union Enacts Comprehensive MiCA and Strengthened Crypto Travel Rule
EU's landmark MiCA and Travel Rule mandate enhanced transparency and operational rigor for digital asset service providers across the bloc.
FATF Strengthens Global Crypto AML/KYC Standards, Elevating Compliance Benchmarks
FATF tightens global AML/KYC, mandating advanced identity verification and real-time transaction monitoring for VASPs by Q2 2025.
