Hargreaves Lansdown is set to offer eligible UK clients access to Bitcoin-linked ETNs after the FCA relaxed its rules, but this is not a full-throated Bitcoin embrace. The platform still calls crypto risky and unsuitable for most goals, with access expected in 2026.
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Russia, Thailand, and the G20 are moving crypto into a stricter, more mature regulatory phase: more clarity for legit firms, less room for shady operators, and tighter controls on payments, derivatives, custody, and AML/CTF compliance.
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CFTC and SEC are finally spelling out how crypto fits under existing U.S. law, but Congress still hasn’t delivered a real market-structure bill. The result: more clarity for builders and exchanges now, but no substitute for actual legislation.
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Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser says clearer crypto rules are needed and confirms the bank is weighing its own stablecoin, a sign Wall Street is getting more serious about digital money. Useful infrastructure, yes — but still a regulatory minefield.
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Russia is moving crypto into a licensed, state-controlled market with tight retail limits, no domestic payment use, and a narrow role in foreign trade. It’s not a Bitcoin freedom play — it’s Moscow putting crypto in a box and keeping the lid on.
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Coinbase is pressing Canada to turn its patchwork crypto framework into clear, permanent rules for DeFi, derivatives, tokenized assets and stablecoins. The message: innovation is welcome, but not if regulators keep everyone guessing like it’s policy roulette.
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MiCA was meant to tidy up Europe’s crypto market, but the price of compliance may do something else entirely: push smaller firms into mergers, sales, or shutdowns while bigger players and banks scoop up the pieces. A cleaner market, yes — but also a more concentrated one.
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Fidelity’s support for the CLARITY Act adds heavyweight backing to Washington’s crypto rules fight, as lawmakers wrestle with who regulates digital assets and how. The bill promises more certainty — but also more oversight, and possibly a bigger moat for incumbents.
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The CLARITY Act was meant to bring order to U.S. crypto rules, but now it’s stuck in a three-way brawl over market structure, stablecoin rewards, and ethics concerns tied to public officials. With Senate support slipping and time running short, the bill’s fate is looking far less certain.
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A major police union has dropped its opposition and backed the CLARITY Act, saying revised language no longer blocks crypto crime-fighting powers. But the exact changes remain murky, and with the Senate clock running down, passage still looks far from guaranteed.
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