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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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- 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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- 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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- California Law Bans Public Officials From Issuing Meme Coins
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the law, which prohibits public officials in the state from issuing meme coins.
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- Québec Regulator Warns Pump.fun Is Not Authorized to Solicit Investors
The alert identifies Pump.fun, also known as Baton Corporation LTD, as a high-risk crypto-asset platform but does not announce a website or wallet-access ban.
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- U.S. Clarity Act Talks Collapse, Leaving Crypto Rules Unresolved
The breakdown leaves disputes over federal jurisdiction and the legal treatment of digital assets unresolved.
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- SEC Staff Says Functional Networks Limit Buyback Securities Claims
The staff guidance addresses when a buyback announcement may count as a promise of managerial efforts under the Howey test.
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- U.S. Senate Fails Key Vote on Digital Asset Market Structure Bill
The procedural setback leaves the bill’s legislative future uncertain as lawmakers remain divided over ethics rules, stablecoin yields and decentralized finance risks.
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- French Woman Detained Over Alleged Verasity Token Manipulation
French authorities suspect Svetlana A. and Verasity founder Robert H. manipulated the Verasity (VRA) token and may have used proceeds to purchase real estate in Dubai.
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- Strategy’s Michael Saylor Proposes Five Digital-Asset Rights
The framework covers digital-asset creation, issuance, custody, transfer and use, plus expanded banking and digital-dollar services.
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- SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Will Leave Agency on Oct. 2
Her departure will leave two active commissioners at the SEC. Peirce is set to join Regent University School of Law as an associate professor in November.
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- Tether Holds $114.96 Billion in U.S. Treasuries as Overseas Plan Emerges
Tether reported $187.75 billion in reserve assets as of June 30, while the proposed initiative could involve Treasury, State and the DFC.
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- Senate Fails to Advance Clarity Act as Crypto Rules Shift to Agencies
A 49-50 procedural vote fell short of the 60 votes needed, leaving the SEC, CFTC, Federal Reserve and OCC to shape near-term policy.
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- SEC, CFTC Update Crypto FAQs on Token Buybacks and Records
The SEC addressed token repurchases and network upgrades, while the CFTC outlined conditions for blockchain-based recordkeeping and tokenized assets.
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- SEC Staff Says Routine Crypto Network Upgrades Usually Fail Howey Test
A staff FAQ also outlines when staking receipt tokens may qualify as digital tools or digital commodities.
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- SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce to Resign Oct. 2, Leaving Two Members
Peirce plans to join Regent University School of Law as an associate professor in November after serving on the agency since 2018.
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- SEC Says Certain Staking Receipt Tokens Fall Outside Securities Laws
The interpretation covers protocol staking and some one-for-one wrapped tokens, but does not exempt every staking token from federal securities rules.
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- Summer Mersinger Will Leave Blockchain Association After CLARITY Vote Fails
Mersinger will step down as CEO on Oct. 16, with former chief executive Kristin Smith returning as interim leader.
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- PayPal Pauses Crypto Purchases in Luxembourg Amid CARF Implementation
New purchases and crypto-account onboarding became unavailable June 25, while existing customers can still hold and sell assets. PayPal expects purchases to return by the end of 2026.
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- SEC Staff Says Some Crypto Buybacks May Avoid Securities Treatment
New FAQs address buybacks, staking receipt tokens and network development, but the staff says the answers are nonbinding and were not approved by the commission.
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- Senate Blocks Digital Asset Market Clarity Act in 49-50 Vote
The Blockchain Association’s leadership transition is expected to follow the Senate’s Sept. 15 rejection of the crypto market-structure bill.
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- Torres Says Trump Influence Helped Sink CLARITY Act in Senate
The digital-asset bill passed the House in 2025 but failed to secure enough Senate votes in a procedural cloture vote.
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- CFTC Advances Crypto Rules as SoFi and Mastercard Launch Settlement
The developments point to deeper connections between digital assets, traditional finance and payment networks.
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- U.S. Seeks $84.2 Million From Capstone Accounts in Crypto Case
The forfeiture case covers more than $83 million in cash and 1.18 million USDT seized from Capstone-linked accounts and addresses.
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- SEC Opens Five-Year Path for Tokenized U.S. Stock Trading
The temporary framework allows qualifying venues to use permissioned automated market makers, but no company has been approved as a trading venue.
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- CFTC Updates Guidance for Tokenized Assets and Blockchain Records
The updated FAQs cover customer-fund investments in tokenized permitted assets and blockchain-based regulatory records but do not create binding rules.
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- CFTC Moves to Accelerate Crypto Rules as Perpetual Futures Take Focus
Chairman Mike Selig said the agency will use existing authority to advance two proposed crypto market rules after the Senate rejected the CLARITY Act.
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- CFTC Chair Mike Selig Pushes Rules Focused on Perpetual Contracts
The agency says it can advance market-structure rules under existing authority, but Congress must act before it can oversee spot crypto markets.
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- Polymarket Odds Drop Before Senate Blocks Clarity Act Advance
The Senate vote failed 49-50 on Sept. 15, leaving the market-structure bill short of the three-fifths threshold needed to proceed.
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- Senate Fails to Advance Clarity Act, Leaving Crypto Oversight Split
A 49-50 procedural vote leaves existing Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission rules in place.
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- SEC and CFTC Formalize Joint Framework for U.S. Crypto Oversight
The March 11 agreement creates a Joint Harmonization Initiative covering policymaking, examinations, enforcement, data sharing and regulatory definitions.
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- Thailand SEC Proposes Stablecoin Transfer Limits Ahead of Sept. 25 Deadline
The draft would restrict stablecoin deposits and withdrawals on licensed platforms to users’ own verified accounts or wallets and set daily limits of about $150,000 per platform.
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- CFTC Announces Clear Rules for U.S. Crypto Market Structure
The framework is aimed at clarifying oversight for digital-asset markets in the United States.
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- Senate Rejects Clarity Act Motion, Leaving Crypto Market Rules Unresolved
The 49-50 vote on Sept. 15 blocked a motion to advance H.R. 3633, which would establish a federal framework for digital commodities and clarify SEC and CFTC roles.
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- Senate Banking Democrats Seek Public Hearing on Prediction Markets
All 11 Democratic committee members asked Chairman Tim Scott to examine consumer and financial-system risks as prediction-market trading expands.
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- CFTC Moves To Build Crypto Market Framework Under Existing Powers
Chairman Michael S. Selig directed staff to explore rules that could let registered and nonregistered exchanges offer leveraged or margined trading under CFTC oversight.
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- Trump Discloses Up to $100,000 Strategy Stock Purchase
The July purchase came as his administration advanced cryptocurrency policy through federal regulators and Congress.
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- SEC Commissioner Uyeda Says Agency Dropped Crypto Cases to Protect Credibility
Mark Uyeda said the SEC is preparing to reverse legal interpretations tied to cases inherited from the previous administration.
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- Russia’s Central Bank Plans Criminal-Proceeds Labels for Crypto
The bank may also create a database of wallets linked to tainted cryptocurrency if regulators determine it is needed to enforce new rules.
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- Bank of Russia Wants Illegal Crypto Exchanges Gone by July 1, 2027
The statement follows legislation signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin that recognizes digital currency as property and gives the central bank market oversight.
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