On March 2, 2026, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register (document number 2026-04089) to implement the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act) regarding the issuance of payment stablecoins and related activities by entities subject to the OCC's jurisdiction. The rule is at the proposed stage and subject to public comment before any final action. The GENIUS Act,...

On 23 February 2026, the Ministers' Deputies of the Council of Europe held an informal meeting to address the regulatory, compliance, and security challenges posed by the rapid expansion of crypto-assets and decentralised digital finance. The meeting examined how crypto-assets are misused for illicit activities — including sabotage, unlawful political financing, terrorism, and money laundering — and how they enable covert financing of foreign operations that threaten European democratic...

The UK Information Commissioner's Office issued a monetary penalty notice against Reddit, Inc. on 24 February 2026, imposing a fine of £14,470,000 under the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018. The ICO found that Reddit had processed personal data of children under the age of 13 without a lawful basis and had failed to conduct a Data Protection Impact Assessment before January 2025, when Reddit began operating an age assurance mechanism on its platform. The...