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• [New] The European Union has indicated that developing a comprehensive DeFi regulatory framework will become a top policy priority by 2026, with consultations and draft proposals already underway in 2025. Digivestasi
• [New] Serving as a crucial platform for establishing a roadmap to 2030, COP 30 will also shine a spotlight on the Amazon rainforest, which is home to 60% of the world's largest intact forest and plays a vital role in global biodiversity and climate regulation. The CSR Company International
• [New] Europe is on the brink of a defining moment in AI regulation that could set a precedent for the rest of the globe. The Conference Board
• [New] In 2025/26, the PRA will develop its proposed policy to implement the BCBS standard on banks' cryptoassets exposures in the UK, as well as continuing to engage with international partners, including the BCBS, to assess bank-related developments in digital money and cryptoassets markets. www.hoganlovells.com
• [New] Speakers from across the DoD will stress how building & defending against hypersonic weapons will be vital to preserving national security & ensuring Warfighters have the capabilities needed to win in the multi-domain battlespace. / USA Defense Daily
• [New] The Hazards Insurance Partnership is a positive development, an initiative bringing together Australian Government and the insurance industry to enhance cooperation, including through streamlining data exchange between government and industry and development of centralized data assets. / Japan UNSW Sites
• [New] DHS plans to implement a program of continuous immigration vetting and require that aliens receive continued and subsequent evaluation to ensure they continue to present no risks to national security or public safety subsequent to their entry. Federal Register
• [New] The future of cryptocurrency in the United States will not be decided by technology alone but by how effectively regulation, compliance, and innovation work together. University of Maryland Global Campus
• [New] Businesses must demonstrate to investors that they are mindful of environmental risk and have metrics to manage both their exposure to risk and their contribution to the environmental risks that governments around the world will continue to regulate, even if the U.S. federal government does not. Columbia SPS
• [New] From Switzerland's Crypto Valley to Seoul's policy committees, regulators and developers are converging on one conclusion: Blockchain's future will depend less on code than on the systems of trust, incentives and education behind it. the korea herald
• [New] Israel has threatened to ramp up its attacks against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon if the Lebanese government fails to disarm the militant group, despite a ceasefire agreement between the two. Euronews
• [New] National Bank of Poland is expected to cut the policy rate 25 bps to 4.25%. Brown Brothers Harriman
• [New] Mexico's central bank (Banxico) is widely expected to trim the policy rate 25 bps to 7.25%. Brown Brothers Harriman
• [New] The Bank of England is expected to keep the policy rate at 4.0% and reiterate its guidance for a gradual and careful approach to further rate cuts. Brown Brothers Harriman
• [New] Recent U.S. biosecurity policy has shifted from organism-level controls to sequence-level governance of synthetic nucleic acids in response to de novo genome synthesis risks, artificial intelligence assisted design, and globalized DNA/RNA manufacturing. Global Biodefense
• [New] The Federal Communications Commission will vote next month on whether to eliminate cybersecurity requirements for telecom carriers that the commission enacted under its previous leadership following sweeping Chinese government cyberattacks on telecoms. Cybersecurity Dive
• [New] The Moroccan government has raised its climate ambitions, aiming for a 53% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2035, compared to the previous target of 45.5% for 2030. Capmad.com
• [New] The UK government has amended its proposals so that death in service benefits payable from registered pension schemes will not be in scope of inheritance tax. Travers Smith
• [New] The road transport regulations set to take effect in 2026 signify a pivotal moment in the evolution of U.S. transportation policy. Robinson Nature Center
• [New] The Department of Transportation is preparing for the next surface transportation reauthorization bill, which will set funding levels, policy directives, and programmatic requirements for various federal transportation agencies. Robinson Nature Center
• The UK government's new industrial policy plans will need stability and certainty for innovation, delivered through a long-term approach to supporting public and private R&D, bolstering skills and growing exports. Centre for Emerging Technology and Security

Last updated: 05 November 2025