December 2024 saw significant crypto policy developments worldwide, with the U.S. appointing a new SEC chair and approving Bitcoin ETFs, the EU implementing its MiCA legislation, and several countries introducing new rules on mining, transactions, and taxation.

The CFTC's first report on DeFi advises U.S. government agencies to cooperate with the industry to mitigate risks and take advantage of its opportunities.

Uncertainty about how U.S. digital asset laws will evolve leads FinTech SoFi to wind down its crypto market operations.

The settlement might have been the best possible outcome for the exchange: no bank run, no more compliance issues, a fresh start. Meanwhile, the potential outcome for CZ is to be kept in the U.S. until his sentencing hearing.

The exchange reached a resolution with U.S. authorities which will see it remain in business, although CZ has stepped down as CEO.

In a new report from the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) cooperation takes center stage in the quest for reliable crypto markets.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore’s real-world asset tokenization and DeFi initiative now counts the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority, Financial Services Agency of Japan, and Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority as partners.

The deadline for the SEC to appeal against the court’s ruling on the Grayscale Bitcoin ETF application passed without event yesterday. Last week its appeal against the preliminary Ripple judgement was denied. Could the regulator finally be accepting defeat in its war on crypto?