News, analysis, and explainers connected to Regulation across the CryptoCompass archive.
Newest first
An altcoin is any cryptocurrency other than Bitcoin. The word is a contraction of "alternative coins", and with that the definition is already complete: there is Bitcoin, and there is everyth
The Blockchain Association (@BlockchainAssn) is calling on Congress to fix unclear crypto tax rules while the CLARITY Act remains stalled. The industry group says existing rules are difficult
Nasdaq-listed brokerage Futu has opened $BNB deposits and withdrawals for eligible professional investors in Hong Kong, allowing clients to move the token between self-custody wallets and Fut
DeepSeek and MiniMax have signed up under Beijing’s draft AI export rules, said a CCTV-affiliated account, Yuyuan Tantian, on Thursday. The two developers also completed open-sourcing and ove
InterLink Network is updating its compliance framework to allow minors under 18 to complete know-your-customer (KYC) verification for participation in the network's native $ITLG token. The ch
China plans to largely complete a national blockchain network by 2030, but the infrastructure is not expected to support public cryptocurrencies such as $XRP or $BTC. Beijing continues to pro
GenLayer (@GenLayer) is turning to Arbitrum (@arbitrum) $ARB for its token and public network after years of building alongside ZKsync (@zksync) $ZK. The AI-focused blockchain project says Ar
Wallets linked to @BlackRock's exchange-traded funds sent $355.63 million worth of Bitcoin ($BTC) and Ethereum ($ETH) to @Coinbase Prime within a two-hour window on October 23, according to o
@AscendFi Markets and @M1XGlobal have completed the first institutional repurchase agreement (repo) on the @StellarOrg blockchain, using a tokenized sovereign bond as collateral. The trade ra
Senator Richard Blumenthal has asked Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino to provide documents and information to the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations after a Wall Street Journal report al
Here is what is documented: on Friday, October 30, 322,586 Ethereum options expire on the derivatives exchange Deribit. That is 21.1 percent of all open ETH contracts held there and, at a pri
Every time you stream a video, make a cross-border payment, or register a business online, you are interacting with policies debated at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). When y
