The Commodity Futures Trading Commission proposed a voluntary federal registration framework that would allow cryptocurrency exchanges to opt into federal oversight

How governments worldwide set rules for digital assets through legislation, agency rulemaking, licensing regimes and court fights.

The venues where digital assets trade, from Coinbase and Binance to decentralized protocols, with their listings, licenses, custody and failures.

Licensing, custody, and market-conduct rules for platforms where people trade digital assets, shaped by collapses like FTX and jurisdictional disputes between regulators.