Regulation

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) raised its cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.6%. The move pushes borrowing costs to their highest level since 2011. The nine-member board backed the decision unanimously, delivering its fourth increase of 2026. Policymakers also kept further tightening on the table if inflation fails to cool. Fuel Costs…

Senate Democrats say Iran leaned on Tether's USDT to dodge sanctions. Tether points to $550 million frozen. See the clash. The post Senate Says Iran Leans on Tether's USDT: Is Its $550 Million Freeze Record Enough? appeared first on BeInCrypto.

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2409, banning public officials from creating meme coins and restricting crypto exchanges from selling new politician-tied tokens to state residents starting in 2027.

Michael Saylor advocates for US financial institutions to securely hold Bitcoin for clients and offer asset-backed loans, projecting that the digital asset market could expand into a $100 trillion sector driven by artificial intelligence.

New SEC guidance clarifies that tokens received for staking ether are not classified as securities if they operate strictly as receipts and meet specific operational conditions.

A federal appeals court just handed the Pentagon a major win in its ongoing war with a leading AI company. The ruling could reshape who controls America’s military AI going forward. A three-judge panel sided 2-1 with the Defense Department, upholding its decision to blacklist Anthropic from military contracts entirely. The Fight That Split Two…

New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Polymarket, alleging the prediction market operates an unlawful gambling enterprise. The lawsuit targets its federally regulated US business and seeks heavy financial penalties.

Major British banks including Barclays, Lloyds, and NatWest have executed the first interbank transfers using tokenised deposits instead of stablecoins, earning support from the Bank of England's modernization efforts.

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has been removed from UK Finance, the prominent advocacy group representing Britain's banking sector, following a review of its eligibility criteria.