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Institutional intelligence before the institutions arrive.
Every week, we track what moved across SEC, ESMA, MAS, FINMA, and 20+ regulatory bodies — and tell you what it means for your desk. Built from primary sources. Written for professionals.
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Essential Analysis
- •MiCA's Passport Problem: Europe's Crypto Single Market Is Fracturing Before It Begins
Why MiCA's single-market promise is fragmenting across 27 implementation regimes.
- •UK Property (Digital Assets) Act 2025 Guide
The legal framework that finally gives digital assets property rights under English law.
- •Stablecoins vs CBDCs vs Tokenized Deposits
The structural comparison your treasury team needs before choosing rails.
- •Off-Bank FX Settlement Regulatory Guide
How settlement is moving outside traditional banking — and what regulators are doing about it.
- •EU MiCA Enforcement Heatmap
Which member states are enforcing, which are delaying, and what that means for your licensing strategy.
This Week's Intelligence
- •Mastercard, Visa, and Circle All Moved This Week— Mar 13, 2026
USDC merchant settlement live. Stablecoin cards to 100+ countries. Brazil PIX and Mexico SPEI connected.
- •Not Using AI for AML? Examiners Will Notice— Mar 13, 2026
Treasury's GENIUS Act report endorses AI for compliance. SEC names AI a 2026 core exam priority.
- •FinCEN's $80M Fine Wasn't on a Crypto Exchange— Mar 12, 2026
Canaccord Genuity, a registered broker-dealer. SEC-CFTC sign first joint digital asset supervision MOU.
- •Thailand Froze 10,000 Crypto Accounts in One Sweep— Mar 12, 2026
AML speed bump protocol targeting exchanges and custodians. South Africa approved 300 CASP licences.
Analysis built from BIS, ECB, ESMA, FINMA, MAS, SEC, FATF, and 60+ primary sources per week. Written by a cross-border transactions lawyer since 1998.
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