Major crypto trading platforms including Bybit, Binance, Bitget Wallet, and MEXC have canceled their tokenized SpaceX IPO campaigns and are issuing refunds. The platforms cited issues with Kraken-owned xStocks' inability to deliver the underlying assets as the reason for the cancellations, disappointing users who had deposited significant funds.
The EU has proposed its 21st sanctions package against Russia, including a ban on transactions with 11 crypto platforms. The measures aim to prevent Moscow from circumventing restrictions imposed over its war in Ukraine.
The US Treasury has blacklisted four Iranian crypto platforms, including market leader Nobitex, as part of the 'Economic Fury' campaign. Nobitex is accused of facilitating sanctions evasion and financing for entities like the IRGC, with its co-founder and CEO also targeted.
The US Treasury Department announced new sanctions targeting Iranian individuals and cryptocurrency exchange platforms, including Nobitex, accused of facilitating sanctions evasion and supporting the Iranian government and the Revolutionary Guard. This comes amid ongoing, albeit tense, negotiations between the US and Iran regarding nuclear program and the Strait of Hormuz.
The US Treasury Department has imposed new sanctions on Iran, targeting four Iranian citizens and four digital asset exchange platforms, including Nobitex, accused of facilitating sanctions evasion and illicit financial activities for the Iranian government and the Revolutionary Guard.
France's financial regulator warns crypto platforms without MiCA licenses by June 30, 2026, will face blacklisting and legal action. Paris may block licenses from other EU states if rules aren't uniformly applied.
Crypto platforms Ledger, Trezor, MetaMask, Keycard, WalletConnect, Argot and Fireblocks are among the earliest adopters and contributors to Clear Signing, aimed at ending “blind signing.”
In a May 8 speech, SEC Chair Paul Atkins said the agency could consider a limited “innovation pathway” for on-chain trading systems in the near future. Meanwhile, the agency will reserve formal notice-and-comment rulemaking to determine how crypto platforms fit inside the exchange definition. Atkins tied that idea directly to the SEC's handling of electronic […] The post The SEC looks at a 1990s fix for crypto markets to allow true “innovation pathway” appeared first on CryptoSlate.
The Philippine SEC issued an investor alert on April 14, 2026 warning against seven crypto platforms—dYdX, Aevo, gTrade, Pacifica, Orderly, Deriv, and Ostium—for operating without registration under the CASP framework. The regulator warned promoters could face fines up to 5 million Philippine pesos ($89,000) or 21 years imprisonment. This marks an escalation in the Philippines' crackdown on unlicensed crypto operators, following previous actions against Binance, Coinbase, Gemini, and ten other exchanges in 2025.
Promoters of flagged platforms may face fines of up to 5 million Philippine pesos ($89,000) or up to 21 years in prison under Philippine securities law.
