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The Crowdfunding Professional Association (CfPA) has released a standardized best practice for Reg CF intermediaries to help companies stay compliant with SEC annual reporting requirements. The initiative includes a template for issuer acknowledgment of ongoing obligations, aiming to reduce noncompliance and boost investor confidence. Several platforms have already adopted the new standard.
The SEC's Division of Investment Management has issued a no-action letter permitting Franklin Templeton's registered funds to invest in its own blockchain-based money market fund for cash management. The decision addresses custody arrangements and marks a significant regulatory milestone for onchain fund structures. This move could influence broader adoption of blockchain in traditional fund management.
The SEC is set to meet to discuss and potentially approve new rules for a bespoke offering regime for certain investment contracts involving crypto assets. The proposed regulation may introduce exemptions similar to Reg CF or Reg A, with capped funding amounts and scaled disclosures. The rules are expected to be approved by the pro-crypto Commission and could take effect within months.
The UK Financial Conduct Authority is reportedly developing a regulatory framework for the tokenization of gold. The review considers how tokenized gold could be used as collateral in wholesale markets. London, a major global gold trading hub, aims to maintain its leadership as digital asset adoption grows. The FCA's oversight would cover gold-based derivatives and exchange-traded products.
Cyprus police are investigating whether journalist Makarios Drousiotis' crowdfunding campaign for legal expenses violates national fundraising law. The probe follows a complaint from the interior ministry and raises questions about the law's applicability to online platforms based abroad. The campaign, hosted on GoGetFunding, reached its €50,000 target in three days.
The SEC has charged Netcapital, a securities crowdfunding platform, with fraud related to improperly recorded consulting revenue and alleged sham deals involving advisory board member John Fanning. The charges claim that fraudulent agreements inflated Netcapital's revenue as it sought new investment. The company's CFO and Fanning are named as defendants, and the case centers on activities tied to Netcapital Funding Portal and Netcapital Advisors.
GUARDD, a fintech platform supporting private companies issuing tokenized exempt securities, recently met with the SEC to discuss regulatory pathways for secondary trading. The discussions focused on standardizing disclosures to enable compliant trading on Alternative Trading Systems and overcoming state-by-state regulatory hurdles. GUARDD highlighted the lack of liquidity for crowdfunded securities and proposed solutions to improve secondary mar…
Indonesia's Financial Services Authority (OJK) imposed sanctions on 39 fintech P2P lending platforms and 21 multifinance companies during July 2026. The regulatory action targets compliance and operational issues within the sector. Details on the nature of the sanctions and affected firms were not disclosed in the excerpt.
The European Commission completed a pillar assessment of Romania's Investment and Development Bank, allowing the country to establish an alternative financing mechanism for strategic initiatives. Deloitte Romania and Reff & Associates assisted in the evaluation, which fulfills a milestone in Romania's National Recovery and Resilience Plan. The assessment strengthens the bank's capacity to manage EU-funded financial instruments.
The Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) has proposed significant amendments to Resolution 88, which governs tokenized credit offerings through crowdfunding. The draft regulation would raise the maximum offering size but introduce new obligations, such as appointing a trustee, potentially increasing costs for platforms and issuers. Industry experts warn that the changes could restrict market growth and access to alternative financin…
Participants at the SEC's 45th Annual Small Business Forum recommended increasing the annual crowdfunding cap from $5 million to $20 million and updating regulations for crypto assets classified as securities. The forum's report to Congress also suggests expanding the accredited investor definition and creating new exemptions to support small business capital formation. These recommendations aim to ease capital-raising for early-stage and growth …
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe has approved seven fintech companies, including those offering blockchain capital raising, asset tokenization, and crowdfunding, to participate in its regulatory sandbox. The initiative allows these firms to test innovative financial products under regulatory supervision. The sandbox aims to foster responsible innovation while maintaining market integrity and supporting financial inclusion.
