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Latest Crypto Regulation stories
- Senate Vote Stalls Digital Asset Market Clarity Act in 49-50 Loss
The procedural defeat halted the bill’s immediate path, while the SEC continued crypto policy action under existing law.
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- CFTC Crypto Market Plan Could Face Closer Judicial Scrutiny After Loper Bright
The proposal outlines two potential federal frameworks for crypto-asset transactions and markets, with public comments due within 60 days of Federal Register publication.
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- Argentina Official Says Bank Crypto Services Could Be Considered Under Milei
Juan Curutchet said the issue could arise during a possible second Javier Milei presidency, but no authorization, timetable or service scope has been established.
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- Clarity Act Stalls, Leaving U.S. Crypto Market Rules Uncertain
The setback could create opportunities for decentralized finance, while established exchanges may retain a competitive advantage.
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- Kyrgyzstan Orders Liquidation of USDKG Issuer and Exchange
Order No. 639-t directs the wind-down of OJSC EVA and OJSC Coin Nomad Exchange. USDKG holders may request conversion to fiat currency or USDT.
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- ESMA Sets Jan. 8 Deadline for Non-MiCA Stablecoin Services
National regulators must require MiCA-authorized crypto-asset service providers to remediate existing client exposure by Jan. 8, 2027.
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- South Korea Tightens VASP Rules as Tokenized Securities Plan Advances
New standards include a 200% debt-ratio cap, while a separate tokenized-securities framework is planned for Feb. 4, 2027.
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- UK Sanctions Cryptomus and Two Crypto Services Over Illicit Financing
The designations target services linked to illicit financing tied to Russia’s wartime economy and more than 15,000 illicit transactions.
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- CFTC Proposes Classifying Prediction Contracts as Swaps
The proposal covers sports, politics, culture and weather, while a separate rule would exclude sportsbook and casino wagers from the swap definition.
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- Prediction Markets Put Democratic Sweep Odds Near 60% Ahead of Midterms
An Oct. 10 snapshot showed a 62% sweep probability, while later figures showed 64% and 60% in two markets.
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- Lithuania Tightens Crypto Reporting Rules Under EU Framework
Crypto service providers must collect expanded identity, transaction and tax-residency data under VA-63, while some electronic money token transactions require payment-services authorization.
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- FinCEN Withdraws Proposed Wallet and Mixing Rules as Bitcoin Falls
Bitcoin closed at $82,546.32 on Oct. 9, while U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $729 million in combined net outflows over two sessions and OKX disclosed a $25 billion pre-money valuation.
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- CFTC Chair Puts Crypto Oversight on Existing Law as CLARITY Act Stalls
Michael S. Selig said the agency will use existing authority to oversee certain leveraged crypto trading while Congress has not sent the market-structure bill to the president.
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- Binance Faces DOJ Probe Over Potential Iran Sanctions Breaches
Federal prosecutors are seeking to seize $61 million linked to alleged Iranian oil-sale laundering, renewing scrutiny of the exchange’s 2023 settlement.
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- U.S. Prosecutors Review Whether Binance Breached 2023 Settlement
The review focuses on transactions potentially tied to Iranian oil sales and Binance’s sanctions-screening controls.
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- CFTC Excludes Casino-Style Wagers From the Swap Definition
The move preserves room for prediction-market activity while leaving existing compliance obligations unchanged.
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- EU Council Backs ESMA Negotiating Position on Crypto Oversight
The position would give the EU securities regulator direct oversight of the bloc’s most significant cross-border crypto-asset service providers, but final rules still require talks with Parliament.
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- Alex Mashinsky Accepts Lifetime Ban Under New York Settlement
The agreement includes conditional payments of up to $35 million tied to federal forfeiture and prison-sentence conditions, adding to existing FTC and CFTC restrictions.
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- Andrew Cuomo Calls CLARITY Act Failure ‘Murder on the Orient Express’
The former New York governor used the phrase while discussing the stalled U.S. crypto market-structure bill.
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- New York AG Wins Up to $35 Million Judgment Against Alex Mashinsky
The consent judgment includes $25 million in damages and a separate $10 million judgment, alongside a broad ban on crypto-related business activities.
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- Celsius Former CEO Faces Permanent Ban and Up to $35 Million Payment
The settlement resolves New York allegations involving investor fraud and bars Alex Mashinsky from securities, commodities and crypto activity.
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- CFTC Chair Mike Selig Says Crypto Framework Would Guard Against FTX-Style Fraud
The proposed federal system would target fraud, market manipulation and misuse of exchange customers’ funds.
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- SEC Schedules Nov. 19 Crypto-Asset Briefing at Compliance Seminar
The virtual briefing will run from 4:15 to 5:20 p.m. ET and feature Crypto Task Force Chief Counsel Taylor Lindman.
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- CFTC Chair Mike Selig Warns Crypto Critics Risk Another FTX Collapse
Selig says the proposed framework would protect exchange customers from fraud, manipulation and stolen funds.
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- South Korea Proposes Six-Year Wallet Record Rule for Crypto Exchanges
The proposal would also require reporting on crypto payments of $50,000 or more for goods and services as South Korea prepares for CARF implementation.
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- EU Parliament Resolution Calls for Crypto in Anti-Corruption Strategy
The nonbinding measure urges stronger asset tracing, enforcement cooperation and controls on tools that can conceal or move illicit funds.
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- Coinbase CEO Armstrong Proposes Small-Scale Federal Policy Trials
The proposal would test faster permitting, reduced restrictions and alternative rules in defined areas before broader expansion.
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- ESMA Gives EU Supervisors Three Months to Enforce Non-MiCA Stablecoin Exit
EU-authorized crypto firms must stop supporting stablecoins that fail MiCA, including through custody and transfers. Limited wind-down services may continue for existing holdings.
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- Dubai VARA Renews Focus on Real-World Asset Tokenization
The regulator is highlighting settlement infrastructure, real estate tokenization and links between virtual assets and legal rights.
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- Thailand SEC Limits First Crypto ETFs to Bitcoin and Ether
Eleven new rules take effect Oct. 16, allowing passive ETFs with at least 80% annual average net exposure to one crypto asset.
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- Blumenthal Seeks Details on Cantor’s Tether Reserve Custody
The senator asked Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Brandon Lutnick to explain the company’s relationship with Tether and allegations involving USDT and sanctions evasion.
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- Binance Will Restrict Eight Services, End Trading for 22 Tokens in Brazil
The changes will begin Oct. 27 as Binance complies with new crypto-asset regulations from Brazil’s central bank.
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- Lummis Renews Push for CLARITY Act Before Leaving Senate
The Senate failed to advance H.R. 3633 on Sept. 15, leaving the digital-asset market-structure bill unresolved.
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- China Crypto Reopening Could Fuel Next Supercycle, CEO Says
Joseph Chee said China could support Bitcoin and the broader digital-asset market if it allows tightly controlled trading while restricting stablecoin activity.
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- Cynthia Lummis to Discuss Digital Asset Rules at Dec. 9 Summit
The Wyoming senator is scheduled to speak at BAPolicySummit as Congress continues debating the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act.
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- Prosecutors Cite Bitcoin Fog Ruling in Roman Storm Case
The argument focuses on whether New York can try the Tornado Cash co-founder after a court upheld jurisdiction in a Bitcoin Fog prosecution.
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- BaFin Rejects MiCA Application as Bitcoin.de Plans New Operating Model
Bitcoin.de plans to resume trading through separate regulated German partners for trading and custody after its operator’s authorization application was rejected.
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- Germany Rejects Die Linke Crypto Tax and Mining Proposal
The Bundestag rejected a package covering crypto taxes, reporting, wallet identity checks and EU powers to restrict trading in assets linked to severe environmental harm.
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- EU Crypto Firms Face Jan. 8 Deadline to End Services for Non-MiCA Stablecoins
The guidance covers trading, custody, transfers, advice and portfolio management, with limited services allowed to help customers exit affected tokens.
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- CFTC Chairman Selig Sees Little Risk of Crypto Rules Reversal
Selig said durable rules should survive a change in administration and expressed confidence that Democrats would seek sound policy.
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