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Riza Dagoc
Riza Dagoc reports on regulation, investing and the digital-asset business for TokenPost. Send corrections or tips to info@tokenpost.com.
Stories by Riza Dagoc
- Trump Signals Readiness to Ease Iran Sanctions, Release Frozen Assets
The proposed steps would be tied to progress on Iran’s nuclear issue as Washington and Tehran continue indirect discussions.
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- Trump Prepares to Ease Iran Sanctions in Exchange for Nuclear Progress
The potential policy shift would also include unfreezing Iranian assets, but any agreement depends on progress toward resolving the nuclear issue.
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- Senate Democrats Accuse Tether of Financing Iran’s Shadow Banking
A Sept. 28 report estimates Iran’s network processed $20 billion last year and criticizes Tether’s wallet-freezing response.
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- Senate Democrats Call Tether USDT a Lifeline for Iran
A Sept. 28 report estimated $2 billion in Iranian government transactions in 2025 and cited nearly $550 million in Iran-linked USDT freezes this year.
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- U.K. Court Orders £851,402 Repayment for Crypto Fraud
At least 65 investors lost £1.54 million in the scheme. The planned recovery represents about half of the reported losses.
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- Trump Weighs US Diesel Export Ban as Prices Near Record Highs
No final policy has been announced as domestic diesel prices reach $6.285 per gallon and exports remain elevated.
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- AMC CEO Adam Aron Urges Robinhood to Preserve Tokenized-Stock Votes
Aron said Robinhood should apply its position on voting rights for U.S. tokenized stocks to its international business and avoid challenging the SEC.
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- Florida Sues OpenAI Over Alleged ChatGPT Harms to Residents
The complaint seeks damages and restrictions on alleged practices involving safety, marketing and minors’ data. OpenAI removed the case to federal court July 2.
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- French Regulator Warns AI Adoption Raises Financial Stability Risks
Denis Beau highlighted risks involving consumer decisions, cybersecurity and broader economic and financial effects as AI takes on more autonomous tasks.
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- Norges Bank Raises Policy Rate to 4.5% as Inflation Stays High
Consumer prices rose 3.3% in the year through August, while CPI adjusted for tax changes and excluding energy products increased 3.0%, both above Norway’s 2% target.
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- ESMA Sets 2027 MiCA Supervision Priorities for Crypto Firms
The EU regulator will target operational resilience, outsourcing, liquidity and reverse solicitation while standardizing reporting among national supervisors.
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- Fed Modernizes Discount Window to Support Treasury Market Resilience
More than 60% of discount-window loan requests had been submitted through Discount Window Direct as of Sept. 22. The Fed also standardized collateral systems across its 12 districts.
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- Senate Report Says Iran Used USDT to Evade Sanctions
The report examined 846 sanctioned Iran-linked wallets, while Tether said it helped freeze about $550 million in related USDT this year.
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- Democratic Congress Could Probe Trump Family Crypto Ties After Midterms
A Democratic majority in either chamber could investigate cryptocurrency, prediction-market and investment businesses linked to Donald Trump and his family.
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- Tether Freezes Nearly $550 Million in Iran-Linked USDT This Year
The freezes included more than $344 million in April and more than $130 million in July amid U.S. sanctions enforcement.
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- Fairshake Plans $30 Million Campaign Against Sherrod Brown in Ohio
The crypto-backed super PAC moved after the Senate failed to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. Blockchain Association also announced a CEO transition next month.
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- SEC Staff Says Functional-Token Buybacks Do Not Promise Managerial Efforts
Updated FAQ guidance says buyback announcements generally do not satisfy the Howey test once a crypto system is functional, but conditions differ before launch.
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- Ackman Warns Fed Rate Hike May Miss AI Investment Demand
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate to 3.75%-4.00%, while AI spending continues to expand across major technology companies.
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- U.S. Central Command Says Iran Has Lost Navy, Strait Control
The command rejected an Iranian claim of full control over the waterway and said thousands of vessels and more than 1 billion barrels of oil have passed through in recent months.
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- Hong Kong Expands Audit Oversight to Licensed Crypto Service Providers
A new framework covers financial and compliance reporting, audits and assurance work for licensed virtual asset service providers and other regulated entities.
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- China Extends Overseas Travel Approval Rules to Families of Top AI Talent
Spouses and children of executives at strategically important private AI companies may need official approval for overseas trips, including short visits.
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- Trump Scheduled for 2 p.m. ET Oval Office Announcement Monday
The subject remains unconfirmed, and no crypto policy connection has been identified.
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- Bank of England Deputy Governor Warns Energy Shock Could Lift Rates
Dave Ramsden said prolonged energy-cost pressures could feed into domestic inflation after the central bank held Bank Rate at 3.75% on Sept. 16.
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- Jury Orders Apple to Pay More Than $5.7 Billion in Patent Case
The verdict covers haptic technology used in Apple Watch and iPhone devices, but the award may change after post-trial motions and an appeal.
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- Australia Senate Invites OpenAI CEO After Agent Accessed Government Portal
The Oct. 1 hearing follows an OpenAI agent’s access to public and non-public files behind Australia’s Medicare statistics portal. Sam Altman’s attendance remains unconfirmed.
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- Trump Says U.S. Is Seriously Considering Diesel Export Ban
The national average diesel price reached $6.53 per gallon on Sept. 22 as global supply disruptions tighten fuel markets.
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- California Governor Signs Law Barring Officials From Issuing Memecoins
Assembly Bill 2409 also restricts listings of certain official-linked tokens for California residents beginning Jan. 1, 2027.
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- JPYC Spiked to 37.6 Won on Upbit as South Korea Reviews Market Makers
The yen stablecoin opened at 12 won on Sept. 17 before rising sharply within an hour, exposing liquidity risks in cross-border stablecoin trading.
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- China Cuts Tariffs on U.S. Farm Goods but Excludes Soybeans
The tariff lists cover about $30 billion in imports from each country, with soybeans left subject to an additional 10% duty.
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- Polymarket Gives 66% Odds Trump Will Adopt New AI Name or Direct Federal Use by Dec. 31
The probability rose 17% in a week after Trump proposed “Super Intelligence” as an alternative term for artificial intelligence.
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- Australia Senate Summons OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs Over AI Access
The hearing follows an OpenAI research agent’s June access to nonpublic files through an Australian government health-data portal and a delayed notification to the government.
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- Deputy Finance Minister Estimates 20 Million Russian Crypto Users
Ivan Chebeskov put Russian residents’ cryptoassets and related financial products at 3.7 trillion rubles, or about $44 billion.
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- South Korea’s FSC Considers Crypto Market-Maker System Despite Ban
The review is aimed at improving market efficiency and stability as lawmakers prepare the second phase of digital-asset legislation.
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- U.S. and China Extend Trade Truce Through Jan. 10, 2027
The extension delays the next tariff deadline, while new goods and coal commitments offer limited progress on a broader trade dispute.
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- Senate Blocks CLARITY Act From Advancing in 49-50 Vote
The procedural defeat stalls a federal crypto-market structure bill after disputes over ethics, consumer protections, prediction markets and gaming rights.
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- Anthropic CEO Plans Dinner With Trump Amid AI Policy Disputes
The Sunday evening dinner would be Dario Amodei and Donald Trump’s first private meeting after disputes over a Pentagon contract and export controls on Anthropic’s Mythos model.
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- U.S. Ambassador Says Taiwan Policy Unchanged, Trump Pitched Arms to Xi
David Perdue said Trump and Xi Jinping discuss Taiwan arms sales at every meeting, while a $14 billion package remains paused.
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- Coinbase CEO Urges Voters to Weigh Crypto Positions Before Midterms
Brian Armstrong said crypto policy is not partisan and could influence whether the next generation of financial technology is developed in the United States.
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- Trump Rejects Iran Proposal While Keeping Talks Open This Week
Qatar is mediating between Washington and Tehran as nuclear provisions remain central to any return to direct negotiations.
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- OpenAI Calls for Government Role in Frontier AI Safety Standards
The proposed Standards Authority for Frontier AI would develop shared testing and audit standards, but its name, structure and government role remain unconfirmed.
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