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- GENIUS Act Sets Federal Rules for Payment Stablecoin Issuers
The law requires at least 1-to-1 reserves for permitted payment stablecoin issuers. The a16z Crypto Korea Summit in Seoul is scheduled for Oct. 1 with a focus on institutional finance moving onchain.
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- South Korea Moves to Bring Stocks, Bonds Into Security-Token Rules
The Financial Services Commission’s proposed revisions would also cover funds and set distributed-ledger requirements for tokenized securities.
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- Florida Payment Stablecoin Rules Take Effect With 1:1 Reserve Mandate
Eligible trust companies generally need approval certificates to issue payment stablecoins in Florida, while issuers face monthly reserve disclosures and a $10 billion federal-transition threshold.
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- Hawaii Law Takes Effect, Barring Cash-to-Crypto ATM Transactions
House Bill 1642 bars kiosk operators from accepting U.S. currency in exchange for digital assets statewide.
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- Bridgewater Estimates AI Could Displace 18% of U.S. Jobs
The firm proposes a 35% tax on AI tokens, with projected revenue used to reduce income taxes and support workers affected by displacement.
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- CFTC Sends Two Prediction-Market Rules to White House for Review
The filings would define event contracts as swaps while excluding casino-style gambling products. Both remain pending and are not final rules.
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- House Oversight Seeks Identity-Check Records From Three Platforms
Chairman James Comer’s Sept. 29 letters give Crypto.com, Hyperliquid Labs and PredictIt operator Aristotle Exchange until Oct. 13 to respond.
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- CFTC Investigates Adam Kinzinger Over Kalshi Pardon Trades
A linked account made about 25 trades tied to Kinzinger’s potential pardon and Joe Biden’s preemptive pardons, reporting an $823 gain.
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- Adam Kinzinger Says He Made Kalshi Bets on a Biden Pardon
He said the trades produced $823 across about 25 transactions and that he had no material nonpublic information.
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- Australia’s ASIC Plans Digital-Asset Custody Oversight From April 2027
The framework would cover platforms handling digital and tokenized assets as the regulator prepares consultation papers, guidance and draft rules.
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- South Korea Opposition Seeks Delay or Repeal of January 2027 Crypto Tax
The People Power Party also urged a review of the proposed Future Response Fund, which would use excess tax revenue.
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- SEC Charges Four Entities Over Alleged Crypto Scams Topping $15.3M
The SEC alleges two WhatsApp-linked schemes used fake trading platforms, AI bots and false claims of regulatory approval to misappropriate investor funds.
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- Netherlands Proposes 36% Tax on Annual Crypto Gains From 2028
The proposed Box 3 overhaul would tax annual crypto gains as taxable income before assets are sold, but the bill still requires Senate approval.
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- Fed Draft Sets Stablecoin Reserves, Redemptions and Weekly Reports
The proposals would require daily reserve valuation, two-business-day redemptions and quarterly financial reporting for covered issuers.
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- U.S. Lawmakers Propose Competing AI Tax Plans Ahead of Midterms
Proposals target AI-token usage and corporate equity while scrutinizing data-center incentives and AI-related tax deductions.
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- SEC Chair Atkins Says Agency Has Launched Innovation Exemption
The framework would allow companies to issue tokenized securities representing rights in underlying securities as the SEC advances on-chain financing rules.
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- Khanna Seeks Binding U.S.-China Agreement on Advanced AI Safety
The proposal would restrict recursive self-improvement and create international monitoring as Washington and Beijing prepare their first Super Intelligence Dialogue exchange by November 2026.
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- Florida Seeks Court Oversight of OpenAI’s New AI Model Development
The state also wants to bar minors from using ChatGPT and restrict human-like chatbot features as part of its lawsuit against OpenAI.
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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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- Tennessee, Minnesota Tighten Rules as Crypto ATM Bans Take Effect
Tennessee made kiosk violations Class A misdemeanors July 1. Minnesota’s ban began Aug. 1, with removal from public locations required by Dec. 31.
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- Sixth Circuit Rules Kalshi Sports Contracts Are Not Federal Swaps
The ruling allows Ohio and Tennessee to apply their gambling laws to Kalshi’s sports-event contracts and removes a key federal shield for the platform.
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- Appeals Court Upholds Pentagon’s Supply-Chain-Risk Designation of Anthropic
A 2-1 ruling upheld the Defense Department’s decision to bar Anthropic’s Claude from military use after the company refused to remove two safety restrictions.
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- Australia Sets Oct. 1 AI and Data Centers Hearing After OpenAI Portal Access
The Senate inquiry will examine AI regulation, government agreements with global AI companies and data centers’ effects on communities, water and energy.
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- South Korean Industry Pushes Liquidity Safeguards for Stablecoins
Proposed rules would address initial circulation, redemptions, secondary-market liquidity and price-deviation disclosures after sharp moves in JPYC, PYUSD and EURC.
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- CFTC Files $950 Million Case Alleging Cash FX Group Forex Ponzi Scheme
The regulator alleges participants lost at least $406 million after being promised weekly returns of up to 15% from AI-powered trading.
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- CFTC Clarifies Tokenized Assets and Blockchain Records for Futures Firms
Updated FAQs address customer funds invested in legally permitted tokenized assets and allow blockchain technology to satisfy recordkeeping requirements.
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- Federal Reserve Seeks Comment on GENIUS Act Stablecoin Rules
The proposals would establish a framework for regulated payment stablecoin issuers through full-reserve requirements and an approval process.
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- Kalshi Loses Sixth Circuit Appeal Over Sports-Event Contracts
The unanimous ruling allows Ohio and Tennessee to regulate Kalshi’s sports contracts under state gambling laws, deepening a federal court split.
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- Fed Proposes Stablecoin Rules With Full Reserves, Capital Charges
The proposals would require one-to-one reserve backing, set risk-based capital charges and establish a tailored approval process for supervised banks seeking to issue stablecoins.
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- Meta Faces Potential $219 Billion Fine After New Mexico Privacy Loss
A jury found Meta violated New Mexico law in 34 statements. The final penalty will be determined by a state judge.
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- Polymarket Bank-Failure Contracts Draw FDIC Officials’ Concern
Contracts involving JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo recorded about $76,000 in year-end trading volume on Polymarket’s overseas platform.
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- Germany Proposes Taxing 50% of Undocumented Crypto Sale Proceeds
A Circle policy executive says the plan would hit ordinary retail holders hardest. A German tax lawyer says the 50% figure is not final.
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- Hester M. Peirce Plans to Leave SEC After Nearly Nine Years
Peirce will join Regent University School of Law as an associate professor in November 2026. She was designated to lead the SEC’s Crypto Task Force.
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- 35% of Respondents Use Sportsbooks Less as Tax Fight Grows
A September survey found that prediction markets are changing sportsbook use, while conflicting estimates put potential state tax effects at more than $500 million.
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- SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Will Leave Agency on Oct. 2
Peirce will end nearly nine years at the SEC and join Regent University School of Law as an associate professor in November.
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- Cuomo Urges Congress to Set Durable U.S. Digital-Asset Rules
The Senate rejected a procedural vote on H.R. 3633, while the SEC approved temporary exemptions for certain tokenized-stock venues.
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- Fed Proposes Two-Day Redemptions, Capital Rules for Stablecoin Issuers
The proposal would require risk-based capital, 1:1 reserve backing and monthly reserve disclosures as the GENIUS Act moves toward implementation.
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- Fed Proposes Reserve and Capital Rules for GENIUS Act Stablecoins
The proposal would require full backing with short-term Treasury bills or other highly liquid assets and create a standardized capital framework for issuers.
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- New York Sues Polymarket Over Alleged Illegal Gambling Business
The state alleges the prediction-market platform operated an illegal gambling business, but has not disclosed detailed claims or requested remedies.
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- ESMA Reviews Crypto Custody Resilience Through First Half of 2027
The EU securities regulator launched a review of authorized crypto-asset service providers offering custody, with a final report planned for the second half of 2027.
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