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- Greece Proposes 10% Tax on Individual Cryptocurrency Gains
The draft would exempt annual gains of up to €500 ($560) and exclude crypto-to-crypto swaps from capital-gains taxation.
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- SEC Sets Nov. 19, 2026 Compliance Seminar for Investment Companies
The virtual National Compliance Outreach Seminar will address practical compliance issues, regulatory updates and effective practices for investment companies and advisers.
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- Greece Prepares 10% Tax on Crypto Capital Gains Above €500
A draft bill has entered public consultation and is expected to go before Parliament in November.
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- Hyperliquid Confirms Singapore Base Without a MAS License
Singapore’s rules distinguish crypto derivatives offered on approved exchanges from those offered elsewhere, raising questions about how they apply to the decentralized venue.
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- EU Weighs Broad Corporate Charge Amid U.S. Digital Tax Threat
The proposed CORE contribution would apply to companies with at least €100 million in annual EU turnover and could raise €6.8 billion a year.
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- Russia Adds Sberbank to First Regulated Crypto Custody Register
The Bank of Russia admitted five digital depositories and four cryptocurrency exchanges under rules that took effect Sept. 1.
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- China-Attributed Crypto Activity Reached $176.3 Billion in 12 Months
Peer-to-peer transfers made up 59.1% of activity from July 2025 through June 2026, but the estimate does not show how much funded purchases of goods or services.
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- Polymarket Challenges Dutch Ban as Derivatives Classification Dispute Continues
The Dutch Gambling Authority set a €420,000 weekly penalty, capped at €840,000, for failing to stop the service in the Netherlands.
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- CFTC Sets Conditions for Index Futures to Become Perpetual Contracts
Designated contract markets must meet customer-protection and filing requirements. The no-action positions expire Oct. 20, 2026.
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- CFTC Has Not Approved Kalshi’s Proposed S&P 500 Perpetual Futures
A Federal Register notice and the CFTC’s product listing show the relevant proposal is still pending.
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- Binance Adds Disclosure Rules for Brazil Cross-Border Crypto Transfers
Starting Nov. 1, 2026, users must complete a questionnaire before submitting withdrawals involving nonresidents. Business accounts also must identify whether a counterparty belongs to the same economic group.
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- New Jersey Asks Supreme Court to Review Kalshi Sports Contract Ruling
The state argues that sports event contracts are not swaps under federal commodities law and that federal law does not preempt state gambling rules. The Supreme Court has not agreed to hear the case.
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- South Korea Proposes $2.8 Million Capital Rule for Tokenized Securities Firms
The rules would also cap retail investors’ net purchases at $70,000 a year on each licensed over-the-counter platform.
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- Hester Peirce Leaves SEC as Crypto Custody Rules Advance
Peirce has served as a commissioner since 2018 and led the agency’s Crypto Task Force. The SEC issued a crypto custody proposal on Oct. 1.
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- Robinhood Continues Seeking SEC Innovation Exemption for Tokenized Stocks
Robinhood crypto senior vice president Johann Kerbrat discussed the effort at Korea Blockchain Week in 2026. He said trading volume may touch a limit set by the SEC.
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- Hong Kong SFC Flags FNXAI and 1FNXAI as Suspicious Products
The products promote AI-powered trading in U.S. stocks and other financial instruments, along with virtual-asset staking arrangements.
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- Illinois Seeks Six-Month Delay for 0.2% Crypto Transaction Tax
The requested change would move the planned start date from Jan. 1, 2027, to July 1, 2027, pending a judge’s approval.
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- SEC Leaders Credit Peirce With Shaping Digital-Asset Policy
SEC Chair Paul Atkins and Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda praised her advocacy ahead of her planned Oct. 2 departure.
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- SEC Proposes Crypto Custody Framework for Advisers and Funds
SEC Chair Paul Atkins said the proposal would give advisers and regulated funds a compliant way to custody crypto assets. Existing custody rules were designed around traditional investments.
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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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