Priya Nair
Regulation & Policy Reporter
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Priya reports on crypto regulation across the US, EU and Asia, reading primary rule texts and consultation papers rather than press summaries.
priya@cryptoxinsights.comAreas covered
- US and UK regulation
- EU MiCA
- Enforcement actions
- Political conflicts of interest
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Priya reads primary rule texts, consultation responses and court filings, and quotes the statute rather than the press release summarising it.
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Articles by Priya Nair
Bank of Russia proposes regulated crypto trading with tight retail limits
Russia's central bank has proposed permitting trading of major digital assets on licensed domestic exchanges, with access weighted heavily towards qualified investors and strict limits for everyone else.
SEC advances a tailored crypto rulebook as market-structure legislation stalls
The SEC is advancing a purpose-built framework for digital-asset issuance, custody and trading, moving ahead of stalled market-structure legislation and raising the question of how durable agency-made rules can be.
FCA sets out its retail crypto access regime, and the lift on ETN restrictions bites
The UK regulator's retail crypto regime pairs wider access to crypto exchange-traded notes with appropriateness testing, prescribed risk warnings and cooling-off requirements for platforms.
CFTC advances listing standards for leveraged spot crypto products
Rulemaking at the CFTC covering leveraged spot crypto products is setting margin, customer segregation and default-management expectations that will shape how US venues structure retail accounts.
Privacy tooling faces a narrowing legal path as compliance features mature
Privacy protocol developers are shipping selective-disclosure features such as view keys and exclusion proofs, in an attempt to reconcile transaction confidentiality with supervisory expectations.
SEC unifies spot crypto ETP rules, opening multi-asset funds
The US SEC published generic listing standards for spot crypto exchange-traded products, ending the case-by-case 19b-4 process that has slowed altcoin ETF approvals for years.
Trump's $1.4 billion crypto income draws scrutiny as Senate weighs CLARITY Act
Reports valuing President Trump's crypto-linked income at roughly $1.4 billion are fuelling ethics questions as the Senate debates the CLARITY Act, sharpening scrutiny of political influence over digital-asset rulemaking.
South Korea probes 30 crypto market manipulation cases
South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service referred around 30 suspected crypto market-manipulation cases to prosecutors, signalling active enforcement under the Virtual Asset User Protection Act.
US Senate weighs CLARITY Act as digital asset market structure takes shape
The CLARITY Act, the leading US market-structure bill for digital assets, is moving through the Senate with backing from Senator Cynthia Lummis, who says it clarifies federal oversight and hardens consumer protection.
TerraUSD creator Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years over the $40 billion collapse
Do Kwon, creator of the failed TerraUSD stablecoin, was sentenced to 15 years in prison over a collapse that erased an estimated $40 billion, with the judge rebuking him for repeatedly misleading investors.
Binance founder CZ addresses his $4.3 billion fine after receiving a Trump pardon
After receiving a pardon, Binance founder Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao addressed the 'delicate question' of whether the firm might seek a refund of its $4.3 billion fine.
Binance faces renewed scrutiny over compliance with its 2023 US settlement
Senator Elizabeth Warren pressed the Justice Department on whether Binance was adhering to its 2023 money-laundering settlement, as reports alleged hundreds of millions flowed through suspicious accounts.
SEC ends its lawsuit against Ripple as both sides drop appeals
The SEC and Ripple agreed to end their multi-year court battle, abandoning appeals and leaving intact the ruling that XRP sold on exchanges was not a security. Ripple paid a $125 million fine.
Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm convicted on a money-transmitting charge
A New York jury found Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm guilty of conspiracy to run an unlicensed money-transmitting business, while deadlocking on money-laundering and sanctions-evasion counts.
The GENIUS Act becomes the first US federal framework for stablecoins
On 18 July 2025 the GENIUS Act was signed into law, establishing the first federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins with reserve, disclosure and consumer-protection requirements.
Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky sentenced to 12 years for crypto fraud
Alex Mashinsky, founder of the bankrupt lender Celsius, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for fraud and market manipulation, one of several crypto executives held to account in 2025.
The Trump family's World Liberty Financial raises conflict-of-interest concerns
As the Trump family took control of crypto venture World Liberty Financial while it raised hundreds of millions, Democratic lawmakers asked the SEC to preserve records and probe potential conflicts of interest.