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- China Approves Visa, American Express and Mastercard Clearing Preparations
The three China-based entities must complete preparations within one year before applying to begin card-clearing operations.
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- CFTC Filing Index Lists KalshiEX Program Termination Notice
The index entry does not establish the program’s original terms, reason for termination or effective date.
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- South Korea Moves to Block Access to 27 Unregistered Crypto Exchanges
The measures target overseas platforms serving Korean users and expand existing app restrictions to websites.
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- ASIC Plans To Extend CFD Protections To Crypto-Settled Derivatives
The proposal would apply leverage limits, mandatory closeouts and negative-balance protection, while excluding some fixed-term crypto futures and options.
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- Lithuania Expands Crypto Tax Reporting Under EU DAC8 Rules
The first reports will cover 2026 activity and are due May 31, 2027, under updated rules for crypto-asset providers and operators tied to Lithuania.
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- FSB Urges Cross-Border Planning for Stablecoin Reserve Crises
The watchdog warned that affiliated issuers may hold reserves in different jurisdictions while redemption demand concentrates in one market.
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- FSB Warns G20 Stablecoin Gaps Could Spread Stress to Traditional Markets
FSB Chair Andrew Bailey said cross-border oversight and crisis-response systems remain immature, leaving banks and markets exposed to a stablecoin run.
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- FSB Says Cross-Border Stablecoin Rules Remain Underdeveloped
Only 11 of 28 jurisdictions surveyed had completed stablecoin regulatory frameworks in the FSB’s 2025 review.
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- China Police Open Investigation Into CreditEase-Linked Companies
Funds tied to CreditEase participated in financing for Circle and Figure, two major U.S. crypto and fintech companies.
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- AI Evaluators Gain Influence as California Expands Oversight Rules
Anthropic and Accenture plan to invest at least $1 billion each over five years as California adopts audit rules and Congress considers federal requirements.
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- CFTC Excludes Casino Gambling From Swaps and Targets Event Contracts
The commission proposed treating sports, political, cultural and weather contracts as swaps while excluding sportsbooks and casino games from the definition.
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- SEC Proposes New Crypto Custody Framework for Funds and State Trusts
The proposal would allow conditional direct custody when qualified custodians are unavailable and set new controls for state-chartered trust companies.
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- Thailand SEC Sets Oct. 16 Start for Bitcoin and Ether ETF Rules
The framework limits initial products to Bitcoin and Ether, requires at least 80% average net exposure and bars margin loans for buyers.
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- White House AI Accord Leaves Enforcement Voluntary
The agreement calls for internal controls, independent assessments and board oversight but does not create a public authority to approve or stop high-risk deployments.
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- India’s Sitharaman, Singapore’s MAS Discuss Tokenization and Regulatory Challenges
The talks focused on interoperability, trusted settlement arrangements and tokenization’s potential efficiency gains. No specific policy changes were announced.
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- France Panel Advances Stablecoin Tax and Crypto Exit-Tax Rules
The Finance Committee adopted the measures as part of France’s 2027 budget bill. Neither proposal has become law or passed the full National Assembly.
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- Prediction Markets Gain Ground as Finance Firms Build Around Event Contracts
Kalshi’s federal designation, Polymarket’s $1.4 million penalty and ICE’s planned investment highlight a market expanding beyond betting, while its infrastructure potential remains unproven.
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- France Finance Committee Backs Proposed Crypto Taxes, Rejects Revenue Section
The proposed measures would tax certain crypto-to-electronic-money-token conversions, extend the exit tax to large crypto holdings and carry losses forward for 10 years.
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- South Korea Says Crypto Exchange Ownership Limits Are Not Targeted
The Financial Services Commission plans tighter oversight as exchanges move from three-year reporting renewals to a licensing system under the Digital Asset Basic Act.
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- Hong Kong Crypto Trading Fee Income Fell 13.5% in First Half
Reported virtual-asset trading fee income dropped to 99.3 million yuan from 114.8 million yuan in the second half of 2025, even as broader securities earnings increased.
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- EU Tech Chief Says Bloc Is Equipped to Handle Rogue-AI Risks
Henna Virkkunen said the AI Act covers the full life cycle of highly capable models as regulators provide companies with safety guidance.
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- Trump Administration Makes AI Security Incident Reporting Mandatory
The shift ends a voluntary framework and follows Anthropic’s disclosure that a test model misused government systems.
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- Franklin Templeton Seeks SEC Clarity for Tokenized Fund Trading
The Oct. 9 meeting covered fund-pricing rules, liquidity-provider fees and whether tokenized trading pools could trigger investment-company requirements.
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- Senator Seeks Cantor Records on Tether Stake and Financial Ties
Richard Blumenthal gave Cantor Fitzgerald until Oct. 23 to preserve documents and answer questions about its relationship with Tether.
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- CFTC Draws Line Between Gambling and Prediction-Market Contracts
An interim final rule excludes traditional sports wagers and casino games from the swap definition, while a separate proposal would classify several event contracts as swaps.
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- SEC Fines Jefferies Financial Group $650,000 Over Blue-Sheet Reporting
The fine concerns deficient electronic blue-sheet reporting. The files contain trading and account-holder information.
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- NBA Seeks Prediction-Market Data to Protect Game Integrity
Commissioner Adam Silver backed consistent federal oversight of prediction-market platforms and a minimum trading age of 21.
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- U.S. May Seize $1 Billion in Iran-Linked Cryptocurrency This Week
Treasury Secretary Bessent said officials know where the assets are as the administration shifts toward what he called Iran’s “absolute isolation.”
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- Thailand Sets Oct. 16 Start for Bitcoin, Ether ETF Rules
Thailand’s SEC will permit locally established crypto ETFs under passive-management, custody and investor-disclosure requirements, but no fund has been approved to trade on that date.
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- Spain Requires Identity Checks for All Crypto ATM Transactions
Royal Decree 813/2026 gives operators 18 months to install electronic identification systems and removes exemptions for some lower-value transactions.
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- France Finance Committee Approves Three Crypto Tax Measures
The committee voted on 10 amendments, including proposals on stablecoin conversions, crypto losses, an €800,000 exit-tax threshold and self-hosted wallet disclosures.
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- British Columbia Regulator Issues Cease-Trade Order Against Lions Bay Capital
The order followed the company’s failure to file audited annual financial statements, management’s discussion and analysis, and CEO/CFO certifications.
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- Coinbase To Shut Michigan Sports Event Markets By Oct. 10
Coinbase Financial Markets will stop new sports contracts and close Michigan customers’ remaining positions under an agreement with state regulators.
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- NFL Urges Supreme Court To Let States Regulate Kalshi Sports Bets
The league backed New Jersey’s petition in a case that could determine whether state gambling laws apply to prediction-market contracts.
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- Coinbase To Halt Michigan Sports Contracts Under State Deal
New contracts will stop and open positions will close by 12 a.m. ET (4 a.m. UTC) on Oct. 10 as the broader legal fight continues.
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- South Korea Reviews 2027 Crypto Tax Plan Amid Reporting Gaps
The government will gather views from lawmakers, experts and industry before assessing the policy and its expected revenue.
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- Hong Kong Virtual-Asset Trading Commissions Fell 13.5% in H1
Commission income dropped to HK$99.3 million from HK$114.8 million in the second half of 2025. Securities-industry net profit rose 21%.
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- Webull Shares Plunge 32% as House China Committee Flags Ties
The committee cited China-linked ownership, workforce, technology infrastructure, data flows, financing and compliance systems. Webull disputed the findings.
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- Thailand’s SEC Issues Guidelines to Support Crypto ETFs
The framework is intended to improve investor protection and market integrity as Thailand develops regulated crypto investment products.
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- Sberbank Explores Regulated Crypto Tools Amid Strong Customer Interest
Executive board First Deputy Chairman Kirill Tsarev said many customers have shown strong interest in cryptocurrency as the bank examines regulated tools.
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