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Crypto Regulation
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Latest Crypto Regulation stories
- France’s AMF Adds 26 Crypto Warning List Entries, Bringing 2026 Total to 64
The entries concern crypto-asset offers and related services operating without authorization in France.
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- Russian Banks Block Transfers Linked to USDT Cash Arbitrage
Some payments to Belarusian crypto exchanges are being stopped after customers deposit cash. A separate rule will end direct person-to-person crypto trading on July 1, 2027.
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- Blockchain Association Seeks Explicit Exemptions in GENIUS Act Rule
The group also wants Treasury to clarify when firms trading their own assets fall outside the rule’s service-provider definition.
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- Blockchain Association Urges Treasury to Narrow Stablecoin Rule's Reach
The group wants clearer treatment of self-custody tools, secondary trading and foreign-issued coins under the GENIUS Act.
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- CFTC Seeks Input on Who Sets Margin for Retail Crypto Trades
The agency is weighing existing clearing rules against more detailed requirements for collateral, liquidations and customer assets.
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- French AMF Warns of Unauthorized Crypto Asset and Service Offers
The warning concerns several operators offering crypto assets or related services in France without authorization.
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- Revolut Gains Gibraltar Crypto Approval for International Expansion
The authorization covers virtual asset orders, custody and staking. Revolut plans to use its Gibraltar unit to support services in additional markets.
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- Spain’s CNMV Names Four Entities Without Crypto Service Authorization
GDLP and CMC GROUP MARKETS also lack authorization for investment services, including foreign exchange transactions.
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- CryptoUK Webinar Weighs Clear Stablecoin Rules for Financial Firms
Velocity Chief of Staff Leila Foulon joined the Sept. 10 panel. In the U.S., major GENIUS Act regulations for stablecoin issuers remain pending.
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- Hyperliquid Policy Center Seeks Five Changes to SEC Crypto Proposal
The group backs the framework but wants changes to airdrop treatment, secondary trading, safe-harbor access, buybacks and federal preemption.
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- Revolut Gets Gibraltar Approval for Crypto Trading, Custody and Staking
The permission covers virtual asset orders and custody. Revolut has also reopened account sign-ups for Gibraltar residents.
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- Jeff Yan Says Hyperliquid Market Operators Should Carry U.S. Duties
HIP-3 requires a mainnet deployer to stake 500,000 of Hyperliquid’s HYPE token and manage key perpetual-market settings.
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- South Korea Regulators Near New Crypto Oversight Framework
The next phase of a proposed law would reinforce supervision as lawmakers cite divided authority and suspected exchange violations.
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- South Korea Warns Offshore Perpetual Futures Can Wipe Out Investments
Leverage can reach 200 times; at 150 times, an adverse move of about 0.66% in a Korean stock-index contract could trigger full liquidation.
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- South Korea’s FSS Plans Probes Into Unfair Trading Tied to Crypto Issuer Foundations
The plan calls for continued upgrades to AI-based real-time monitoring and investigative capabilities, plus changes to abnormal-trading monitoring, disclosure procedures and termination criteria.
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- White House Crypto Adviser Vacancy Raises Questions for 2027 Agenda
Patrick Witt’s departure leaves no publicly named successor. Tax reform, market-structure rules and a stablecoin framework could return to Congress’s agenda in 2027.
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- CFTC Opens Rulemaking for New Crypto Market Registration Category
The notice seeks input on retail crypto trades and exchange safeguards, with comments due Dec. 14. It does not put new requirements in force.
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- Lummis Says CLARITY Act Includes Crypto Whistleblower Protections
She said the safeguards resemble those used in other regulated industries and criticized Democrats for opposing them.
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- Russia Plans 2027 Ban on Crypto Trading Through Self-Custody Wallets
The rules would also block broker-to-wallet transfers and withdrawals from exchange accounts. Russia currently has 13 authorized crypto trading institutions.
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- Atkins Ties Durable Crypto Rules to Congress as SEC Comment Deadline Nears
The SEC proposal would allow offerings of up to $5 million over four years and up to $75 million in each 12-month period. Comments are due Oct. 20.
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- Fidelity Agrees to Pay California Attorney General $500,000
The agreement covers transfer-related conduct from Nov. 1, 2022, through June 20, 2025, and requires notice if transfers for California retail customers are discontinued.
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- EU and Eight Countries Sign Protocol Bringing Crypto Into Asset Recovery
The protocol includes virtual assets and service providers in the treaty framework and would allow financial intelligence units to suspend crypto transactions suspected of money laundering.
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- FinCEN Formally Withdraws Trump-Era Crypto Wallet Reporting Proposal
The 2020 plan would have required banks and money services businesses to record details about some transfers and report larger transactions.
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- Bitget Adds Russia and Belarus to Its Prohibited Jurisdiction List
Kazakhstan was already listed, and the updated terms do not newly bar users in the United States or its territories.
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- Indonesia’s 2021 Crypto Ruling Remains in Place After Minister’s Remarks
Religious Affairs Minister Nasaruddin Umar said judgments can change as circumstances do; his comments announced no new ruling or product approval.
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- Bitget Sets Close-Only Mode for Japan-Resident Accounts Nov. 1
The timetable was announced before the Sept. 24 incident, which involved unauthorized transfers affecting about $388 million across 12 addresses.
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- South Korea Warns Offshore Perpetuals May Lack Domestic Legal Protections
Some products offer leverage of 10 to 200 times, and traders may have difficulty pursuing remedies if a platform fails or suspends trading.
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- MiCA Lets Authorized Crypto Firms Offer Approved Services Across EU Borders
Providers must notify their home regulator before expanding. Their authorization applies only to the legal entity and services named in its approval.
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- Singapore Proposes Interest Ban for MAS-Regulated Stablecoins
The framework would cover locally issued single-currency stablecoins pegged to the Singapore dollar or a G10 currency. Public comments are due Oct. 16.
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- Judge Rejects Gemini and CFTC Bid to Undo $5 Million Settlement
The January 2025 agreement remains in place after the judge found the parties’ reasons insufficient to withdraw it.
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- Russia Bars P2P Crypto Trading and Retail Self-Custody Transfers
The Bank of Russia announced the update to rules President Vladimir Putin signed into law in August. Traders have a grace period until July.
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- Russia Sets July 2027 Start for Self-Custody Crypto Transfer Ban
Wallet-transfer restrictions are scheduled to take effect in July 2027.
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- Australia Introduces Crypto Transaction Reporting Legislation
The proposal covers transactions involving Australian residents and also includes international tax-information sharing.
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- Spain's Securities Regulator Seeks Input on Crypto Complaint Expansion
A draft would extend the existing investment-services complaints framework to crypto-asset and crowdfunding service providers. Comments are due Nov. 16.
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- US Community Banks Sue OCC Over Crypto Trust Bank Charters
The complaint targets a March 2026 chartering rule, Interpretive Letter 1176 and a preliminary approval for a proposed Seattle trust bank.
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- Australia Opens Consultation on Crypto Platform Licensing Rules
Covered companies would need to obtain or change an Australian financial services license under the framework. ASIC is accepting submissions through Nov. 27.
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- Australia's ASIC Seeks Input on Capital and Custody Rules for Crypto Firms
One option would require platforms without qualifying third-party custody to hold $9.7 million in net tangible assets or 10% of average revenue, whichever is greater.
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- BingX EU Wins Austrian MiCA Authorization for Four Crypto Services
The company plans to serve 29 EEA countries, but has not announced a launch date for the wider rollout.
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- Sberbank Plans Crypto Products After Russia Approves Trading
The bank plans to offer Bitcoin, Ether and USDT through three services beginning Dec. 1, subject to further central bank decisions and rule preparations.
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- Europe’s crypto market reshapes after MiCA as regulated infrastructure becomes essential
Victor Bodner of Blockben said MiCA has reduced Europe’s crypto participants but increased demand for regulated market entry. He said token projects need real utility, business depth and compliant infrastructure.
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