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HADC secures MiCAR license and completes its first international SDC transaction

18 December 2025 Germany, Netherlands
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

HADC has received authorisation from Germany’s financial regulator BaFin under the new EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation and has completed the SDC transaction in collaboration with DZ Bank

UK Treasury drafting legislation to regulate cryptocurrency markets

15 December 2025 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The Treasury is formulating laws that will demand crypto firms to meet a set of standards governed by the Financial Conduct Authority

GCEX secures MiCA License from the Danish FSA

15 December 2025 Denmark
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The authorisation enables the digital prime broker to offer its crypto products to institutional and professional clients across European Union countries.

DTCC receives green light to launch tokenisation service

12 December 2025 US, UK, Hong Kong
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

DTC receives No-Action Letter from SEC to offer new service to accelerate adoption of digital assets

Nigeria’s capital market moves to T+2

01 December 2025 Nigeria
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The transition positions Nigeria more competitively within the global capital market landscape, where shorter settlement cycles are increasingly becoming the standard

Settlement risk fears persist for T+1 despite automation uplift

25 November 2025 UK, Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The UK & EU T+1 pulse survey examines feedback from over 350 market participants and reviews how the two regions are progressing towards an accelerated settlement cycle

FSB reveals gaps in crypto and stablecoin recommendations

20 October 2025 Switzerland
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The Financial Stability Board's (FSB) peer review highlighted the significant gaps and inconsistencies in implementing the FSB Global Framework for Crypto-Asset Activities

CBI proposes changes to AIF rulebook

10 September 2025 Ireland
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The suggested amendments advance Ireland’s regulatory framework for alternative investment funds and in particular Qualifying Investor AIFs

SEC and CFTC staff clear path for spot crypto trading

03 September US
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The announcement from both agencies’ staff divisions marks the first cooperation between the SEC and CFTC on spot crypto trading rules

Regulatory fines more than quadrupled in the past year, says Fenergo

28 August 2025 US, UK and Ireland
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Regulators levied approximately 139 financial penalties, according to publicly available data, in the first half of 2025, totalling US$1.23 billion

The SEC releases statements about staking receipt token

06 August 2025 US
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

The statement aims to provide greater clarity on the application of federal securities laws to cryptoassets, specifically addressing a type of protocol staking known as ‘liquid staking’

EBA publishes new risk guidelines for cryptoassets

05 August 2025 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

EU Authority sets new rules for how European banks must determine and oversee cryptoassets under new capital rules connected with Basel and MiCA

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