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On December 15, 2025, the UK Treasury announced the finalization of new legislation that will bring the cryptoasset sector under the same regulatory umbrella as traditional financial products, with the rules slated to fully come into force from 2027.

This week's crypto highlights (1 July - 7 July 2025)

Finance ministers and central bank governors discussed the issue of cryptocurrency regulation during the G20 meeting in the United States on April 12-13, 2023.

The introduction of the digital euro is possibly planned for the third quarter of 2023.

Press Release: Users of the XOXNO all-in-one NFT marketplace can now buy and sell NFTs with EUR or Romanian RON through any Visa or Mastercard.

The United Kingdom has declined to implement a European Union rule requiring EU governments to monitor transactions on non-hosted digital wallets. The UK preferred to monitor transactions above a certain minimum amount to ensure compliance with financial regulations.

The numerous sanctions imposed on Russia as a result of the invasion of Ukraine have caused further trade losses for the country.

Whenever a country is sanctioned, its traditional banking institutions are the number one target. This is the same thing that happened recently with Russia when the EU, NATO, the US and many other democratic countries decided to impose tough economic sanctions for invading Ukraine. Now Washington is considering cryptocurrencies as a possible tool for sanctions against Russia.

Ukraine will use blockchain technology to track the supply chain of timber on international markets. It is thus the second country in the world, after China, to test this pilot initiative.