As part of its work on the digital euro, the European Commission has proposed a definition and regulation for ‘legal tender’ of euro coins and banknotes, as seemingly this has never previously existed in official legislation.

Hong Kong authorities recently implemented a rule that crypto tokens must be included on at least two indices to be retail-tradable. So a Hong Kong rating agency created a new index of tokens including BNB, Dogecoin, XRP and Tron, much to the joy of CZ and Justin Sun.

CACEIS Bank registered as a crypto custodian with French authorities, just before stricter regulations come into force for digital asset service providers.

France solidifies its pioneering status in the crypto industry as a surge of companies apply for regulatory approval, while the proactive French regulator actively works towards strengthening guidelines.

Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, is being investigated in France for alleged money laundering, just one year after receiving regulatory approval in the country.

The crypto revolution in Brazil is ready to start. Seven months after approving the crypto assets law, Brazilian authorities agree on who plays the role of market sheriff.

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority unveiled a set of new advertising regulations that will apply to the promotion of cryptoassets to UK customers. The new rules will go into effect later this year.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has sued Coinbase, the U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange, for operating as an “unregistered broker, exchange and clearing agency”.