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The EU Travel Rule under the Transfer of Funds Regulation is now in force. Here’s how it differs from Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation and what it means for crypto compliance.

ESMA has clarified that from July 2026, access to the EU crypto market depends on full MiCA authorisation, with no extension for firms still in transition.

The FCA is not introducing new crypto rules, but defining something more critical: who falls inside the UK regulatory perimeter. As FSMA regulation takes effect in 2027, firms must assess whether their activities require authorisation.

The SEC has drawn a sharper line between crypto interfaces and broker-dealers, but not without nuance. This statement introduces a functional test that could reshape how platforms design, monetize, and present transaction flows.

The FDIC proposal is the first real attempt to translate the GENIUS Act from a legislative framework into a bank-supervisory operating model for state nonmember bank groups. FDIC is using the NPRM to make several policy choices the GENIUS Act leaves open, especially around indirect yield, reserve segregation, concentration limits, reporting cadence, and how tokenised deposits are treated versus payment stablecoins.

For several years, stablecoin regulation in the United States has been discussed in terms of principles, risks, and competing policy approaches. The GENIUS Act moves that conversation into something more concrete. It brings permitted payment stablecoin issuers (PPSIs) into the Bank Secrecy Act framework and treats them as financial institutions. That part is relatively straightforward.

Crypto platforms can operate globally while regulation remains national. The FATF’s new report highlights how offshore VASPs create supervisory gaps and what regulators may do to close them.

Crypto innovation moves quickly, sometimes at extraordinary speed. Yet speed alone does not create resilience. The collapse of FTX in 2022 demonstrated how quickly confidence can disappear when governance structures fail to keep pace with innovation.

In February 2026, the Financial Action Task Force met in Mexico for its latest plenary session. Among the topics discussed was the growing role of stablecoins and unhosted wallets in digital asset markets and the implications for anti-money laundering frameworks.

The 2024 election did not just change political leadership in the United States. It reshaped the philosophy of crypto regulation.