EEA Policy Friday

Signal catalog

16 October 2026 · EEA
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99 of 99 signals
Date Agency Topic Who acts What changes Direction Materiality Source
6 October 2026 TREAS Wallet
  • Sanctions/AML
  • Banking
 Bank may remove withdrawn unhosted-wallet requirements from pending compliance implementation plans Opening MONITOR ↗
6 October 2026 TREAS Sanctions/AML Bank may remove withdrawn international mixing reporting measures from compliance implementation plans Opening MONITOR ↗
1 October 2026 SEC Custody Custodian may provide conditional adviser custody or use eligible state trust companies Opening POSITION ↗
1 October 2026 SEC Custody
  • Disclosure
 Custodian may provide conditional adviser or fund custody with additional operational safeguards Opening POSITION ↗
1 October 2026 SEC Custody Custodian may use conditional self-custody and eligible state trust company custody Opening ACT ↗
30 September 2026 SEC Market Structure
  • Prediction Markets
  • Disclosure
 Exchange faces new disclosure and governance barriers over affiliated broker conflicts Tightening POSITION ↗
29 September 2026 HKMA Tokenization
  • Banking
 Bank gains live reference model for settling bonds with tokenised deposits Opening MONITOR ↗
29 September 2026 FED Stablecoin
  • Banking
 Bank gains Fed-supervised pathway to issue payment stablecoins via subsidiary Opening ACT ↗
24 September 2026 FED Stablecoin
  • Banking
 Bank gains defined application pathway to issue payment stablecoins Opening POSITION ↗
24 September 2026 CFTC Custody
  • Tokenization
 Broker-dealer may treat tokenized investments and blockchain records as compliant Opening POSITION ↗
23 September 2026 SEC Tokenization Issuer gains time-limited exemption to trade tokenized securities on public crypto networks Opening POSITION ↗
23 September 2026 ECB Tokenization
  • Market Structure
 Bank gains ECB central bank money settlement rail for DLT platforms Opening MONITOR ↗
21 September 2026 ECB Tokenization
  • Banking
 Bank gains central bank money settlement rail for tokenised assets Opening POSITION ↗
17 September 2026 SEC Tokenization
  • Market Structure
  • DeFi
 Exchange gains 5-year exemption to trade tokenized NMS stocks via permissioned AMM pools Opening ACT ↗
17 September 2026 SEC Tokenization
  • Market Structure
 Exchange gains temporary exemption to trade tokenized stocks without full exchange registration Opening POSITION ↗
17 September 2026 SEC Tokenization
  • Market Structure
  • DeFi
 Exchange gains exemption from exchange registration to trade tokenized U.S. stocks Opening ACT ↗
17 September 2026 SEC Tokenization
  • Market Structure
 Exchange gains conditional exemption from exchange and broker-dealer registration for onchain equity trading Opening POSITION ↗
17 September 2026 SEC Tokenization
  • Market Structure
 Exchange gains time-limited exemption from exchange and dealer registration for tokenized stock trading Opening POSITION ↗
17 September 2026 SEC Tokenization
  • Market Structure
 Exchange gains temporary exemption to trade tokenized stocks onchain Opening ACT ↗
14 September 2026 SEC Custody
  • Tokenization
  • Market Structure
 Custodian gains permission to custody digital assets under set conditions Opening POSITION ↗
9 September 2026 ECB Tokenization
  • Market Structure
 Issuer signals accelerated CBDC deployment prioritized over permissionless settlement rails Opening MONITOR ↗
8 September 2026 FINCEN Banking
  • Disclosure
 Bank may accept verifiable digital credentials to satisfy CIP identity verification Opening POSITION ↗
8 September 2026 BIS Market Structure
  • Custody
 Protocol must meet emerging third-party risk standards to qualify as FMI infrastructure Tightening POSITION ↗
3 September 2026 FINCEN Sanctions/AML
  • Stablecoin
 Bank must detect and report digital asset investment scam indicators Tightening POSITION ↗
1 September 2026 SEC Tokenization
  • Custody
 Custodian may accept digital wallet addresses for shareholder recordkeeping Opening POSITION ↗
1 September 2026 SEC Tokenization
  • Custody
 Custodian faces proposed modernization of recordkeeping rules for distributed ledgers Opening POSITION ↗
1 September 2026 SEC Tokenization
  • Custody
 Custodian gains proposed pathway to use blockchain for securities recordkeeping Opening MONITOR ↗
28 August 2026 ECB Tokenization
  • Banking
 Bank gains regulatory legitimacy for on-chain wholesale settlement infrastructure Opening POSITION ↗
27 August 2026 SEC Disclosure Broker-dealer faces charges for false investment adviser registration filings Tightening MONITOR ↗
26 August 2026 ECB Tokenization
  • Banking
 Bank could use a planned Eurosystem service to settle DLT transactions in central bank money Opening POSITION ↗
21 August 2026 CFTC Market Structure
  • Prediction Markets
 Exchange gains regulatory advisory committee shaping crypto derivatives policy Opening MONITOR ↗
19 August 2026 SEC Market Structure Exchange gains SEC filing to list 3x leveraged Ether ETF shares Opening ACT ↗
18 August 2026 SEC Tokenization Issuer gains investment-contract safe harbor under fit-for-purpose crypto exemptions Opening POSITION ↗
18 August 2026 SEC Tokenization Issuer gains $5M and $75M capital-raise exemptions plus safe harbor Opening POSITION ↗
18 August 2026 SEC Tokenization Issuer gains $5M one-time and $75M annual fundraising exemptions Opening ACT ↗
18 August 2026 SEC Tokenization Issuer gains dual exemptions and safe harbor delinking tokens from investment-contract status Opening POSITION ↗
12 August 2026 CFTC Prediction Markets
  • Market Structure
 Exchange faces tightened self-certification standards for incentive program filings Tightening POSITION ↗
10 August 2026 CFTC Market Structure
  • DeFi
  • Tokenization
 Protocol gains formal advisory channel to shape CFTC crypto rulemaking Opening MONITOR ↗
5 August 2026 SEC Market Structure Exchange gains accelerated approval to list bitcoin index options Opening ACT ↗
29 July 2026 TREAS Sanctions/AML Exchange faces designation risk for digital asset payments tied to Iran Tightening MONITOR ↗
27 July 2026 TREAS Sanctions/AML Bank gains streamlined OFAC screening data and delisting process Opening MONITOR ↗
24 July 2026 SEC Market Structure Exchange gains approved listing criteria for options on multi-asset crypto trusts Opening ACT ↗
23 July 2026 ECB Banking
  • Stablecoin
 Bank gains firm end-2026 timeline for digital euro legislative package Opening POSITION ↗
23 July 2026 DGFISMA Sanctions/AML Exchange faces EU bans on third-country crypto platforms serving Russia Tightening ACT ↗
22 July 2026 SEC DeFi
  • Disclosure
 Protocol faces securities law application to onchain vault and lending strategies Tightening POSITION ↗
20 July 2026 SEC Market Structure Exchange gains higher position and exercise limits for bitcoin ETF options Opening ACT ↗
17 July 2026 SEC Market Structure Exchange gains higher position and exercise limits for bitcoin ETF options Opening ACT ↗
17 July 2026 ECB Banking
  • Stablecoin
 Issuer faces digital euro competition displacing stablecoin payment rails Tightening POSITION ↗
16 July 2026 FSB Stablecoin
  • Sanctions/AML
 Issuer faces coordinated regional scrutiny of global stablecoin arrangements Tightening MONITOR ↗
15 July 2026 ECB Banking
  • Stablecoin
 Bank must prepare for digital euro pilot with 36 providers from September 2027 Opening POSITION ↗
7 July 2026 SEC Market Structure
  • Custody
  • Tokenization
 Exchange gains commitment to onchain custody, trading, and capital-raising clarity Opening POSITION ↗
7 July 2026 FED Sanctions/AML
  • Banking
 Bank must run risk-focused AML programs aligned to FinCEN priorities Tightening ACT ↗
2 July 2026 ECB Tokenization
  • Banking
 Bank gains DLT-to-TARGET settlement bridge launching September 2026 Opening POSITION ↗
2 July 2026 ECB Banking
  • Stablecoin
 Bank gains approved digital euro design with bank intermediation and holding limits Opening POSITION ↗
25 June 2026 ECB Tokenization
  • Banking
 Bank gains Pontes DLT settlement in central bank money from September 2026 Opening POSITION ↗
22 June 2026 TREAS Stablecoin
  • Sanctions/AML
 Issuer must implement AML customer identification programs as permitted issuers Opening ACT ↗
22 June 2026 SEC Tokenization
  • Market Structure
 Exchange gains immediately effective rules for tokenized securities trading pilot Opening ACT ↗
18 June 2026 FINCEN Stablecoin
  • Sanctions/AML
  • Banking
 Issuer must implement customer identification programs under the GENIUS Act Opening ACT ↗
18 June 2026 FINCEN Stablecoin
  • Sanctions/AML
  • Banking
 Issuer must implement customer identification programs under the GENIUS Act Opening ACT ↗
18 June 2026 FED Stablecoin
  • Sanctions/AML
  • Banking
 Issuer must maintain effective customer identification programs under the GENIUS Act Opening ACT ↗
18 June 2026 FED Stablecoin
  • Sanctions/AML
  • Banking
 Issuer must maintain effective customer identification programs under the GENIUS Act Opening ACT ↗
17 June 2026 SEC Market Structure Investor gains regulated actively managed crypto ETF via generic listing standards Opening ACT ↗
15 June 2026 ECB Tokenization
  • Banking
 Bank gains pan-European tokenized settlement roadmap in central bank money Opening POSITION ↗
12 June 2026 OCC Stablecoin
  • Disclosure
  • Banking
 Issuer must file new OCC supervisory reports as permitted stablecoin issuers Opening ACT ↗
12 June 2026 CFTC Market Structure Exchange gains no-action relief to convert futures into true perpetual contracts Opening POSITION ↗
12 June 2026 CFTC Market Structure Exchange gains no-action relief to convert futures into true perpetual contracts Opening POSITION ↗
12 June 2026 CFTC Prediction Markets
  • Market Structure
 Exchange gains federal jurisdiction shield against state gaming enforcement Opening MONITOR ↗
9 June 2026 SEC Market Structure Exchange gains proposed listing criteria for options on multi-asset crypto trusts Opening ACT ↗
8 June 2026 SEC Market Structure Exchange gains higher position and exercise limits for bitcoin ETF options Opening ACT ↗
29 May 2026 CFTC Market Structure Broker-dealer gains no-action relief to post customer crypto as margin with foreign brokers Opening POSITION ↗
29 May 2026 CFTC Market Structure
  • Prediction Markets
 Exchange gains case-by-case pathway to list perpetual contracts Opening POSITION ↗
28 May 2026 SEC Disclosure
  • Sanctions/AML
 Issuer gains pathway to record securities onchain with pseudonymous addresses Opening POSITION ↗
28 May 2026 ECB Tokenization
  • Banking
 Bank gains DLT settlement in central bank money and a digital euro roadmap Opening POSITION ↗
27 May 2026 CFTC Market Structure Exchange gains vacated enforcement judgment under revised digital asset standards Opening MONITOR ↗
21 May 2026 SEC Market Structure Exchange gains higher position and exercise limits for bitcoin ETF options Opening ACT ↗
21 May 2026 SEC Market Structure Exchange gains higher position and exercise limits for bitcoin ETF options Opening ACT ↗
20 May 2026 TREAS Sanctions/AML Exchange faces intensified enforcement against crypto-based drug money laundering Tightening MONITOR ↗
19 May 2026 TREAS Sanctions/AML Exchange faces OFAC designation risk for facilitating Iran-linked crypto flows Tightening MONITOR ↗
19 May 2026 CFTC Prediction Markets
  • Market Structure
 Exchange gains federal preemption defense against state criminal prosecution Opening MONITOR ↗
11 May 2026 TREAS Sanctions/AML Custodian faces intensified OFAC action targeting crypto used in IRGC oil sanctions evasion Tightening MONITOR ↗
11 May 2026 FINCEN Sanctions/AML
  • Stablecoin
 Issuer must implement enhanced monitoring for Iran sanctions evasion via stablecoins and DASPs Tightening POSITION ↗
11 May 2026 FINCEN Sanctions/AML
  • Stablecoin
 Issuer must implement enhanced monitoring for Iran sanctions evasion via stablecoins and DASPs Tightening POSITION ↗
8 May 2026 SEC Market Structure
  • DeFi
 Exchange gains regulatory clarity on onchain trading, clearing, and vault frameworks Opening POSITION ↗
6 May 2026 SEC Tokenization
  • Market Structure
 Exchange gains immediately effective rules to trade securities in tokenized form Opening ACT ↗
5 May 2026 SEC Tokenization
  • Market Structure
 Exchange gains immediately effective rules to trade securities in tokenized form Opening ACT ↗
4 May 2026 ECB Tokenization
  • Banking
 Bank gains tokenized central-bank-money settlement rails from September 2026 Opening POSITION ↗
1 May 2026 TREAS Sanctions/AML
  • Market Structure
 Exchange faces heightened OFAC scrutiny for digital asset exchanges facilitating cross-border transactions with Iran-connected counterparties Tightening MONITOR ↗
28 April 2026 CFTC Prediction Markets
  • Market Structure
 Exchange gains exclusive federal jurisdiction shield against state gambling law prosecution Opening MONITOR ↗
28 April 2026 CFTC Prediction Markets
  • Market Structure
 Exchange gains exclusive federal jurisdiction shield against state gambling law prosecution Opening MONITOR ↗
21 April 2026 SEC Tokenization
  • Market Structure
 Exchange Gains conditional exemption to trade tokenized securities on-chain in compliant framework Opening POSITION ↗
13 April 2026 SEC Tokenization
  • Market Structure
 Exchange gains exemption to trade tokenized securities on equal footing with legacy venues Opening POSITION ↗
13 April 2026 SEC Wallet
  • Market Structure
 Wallet provider gains exemption from broker-dealer registration for non-custodial transaction interfaces Opening POSITION ↗
13 April 2026 SEC Wallet
  • Market Structure
 Wallet provider gains conditional broker-dealer exemption for non-custodial crypto asset securities interfaces Opening POSITION ↗
17 March 2026 SEC Market Structure
  • Disclosure
 Investor gain explicit commodity classification for 16 named digital assets, eliminating securities law uncertainty Opening POSITION ↗
17 March 2026 SEC Disclosure
  • Tokenization
 Issuer Gains three exemptions from securities registration: startup ($5M/4yr), fundraising ($75M/12mo), investment contract safe harbor. Opening POSITION ↗
17 March 2026 CFTC Market Structure
  • Disclosure
 Exchange gains harmonized regulatory framework eliminating dual-registration requirements across SEC-CFTC jurisdictions Opening POSITION ↗
17 March 2026 CFTC Wallet
  • Market Structure
 Wallet provider gains exemption from introducing broker registration for derivatives market routing Opening POSITION ↗
4 March 2026 TREAS Banking
  • Custody
  • Tokenization
 Bank gains liquidity relief enabling greater institutional digital asset exposure and settlement infrastructure Opening POSITION ↗
4 March 2026 OCC Stablecoin
  • Custody
  • Banking
 Issuer must comply with federal stablecoin issuance and custody rules under GENIUS Act framework Opening ACT ↗