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U.S. CFTC Proposes First Crypto Rules Under CTX and CAM After CLARITY Act Fails
The CFTC's first-ever crypto rulemaking would let exchanges opt into a federal regime and seeks public comment for 60 days.
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U.S. Treasury drops proposed crypto wallet and mixer reporting rules
FinCEN withdrew two proposed rules that would have required reports on self-custodied wallets and foreign crypto mixers.
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US expands Hamas sanctions after tracing crypto transfers from France
OFAC added two French charities and three individuals, saying two fundraisers sent hundreds of thousands of dollars in crypto to a Hamas commander.
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Community bankers sue US banking regulator over crypto trust charters
The Independent Community Bankers of America asks a federal court to set aside an OCC rule and letter that let crypto firms hold national trust charters.
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Philippines Freezes 25 Crypto Wallets in Flood Corruption Probe
A Philippine court ordered the freeze of 25 crypto wallets tied to an unnamed lawmaker's alleged flood-control plunder investigation.
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Zcash group registers a Washington lobbyist for crypto policy
Pretty Good Policy for Zcash filed a federal lobbying registration effective Oct. 1, naming executive director Divij Pandya as its only lobbyist.
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SEC crypto custody plan leads October 3 regulation news
The SEC pushed a crypto custody framework while banks sued the OCC and leveraged ETPs won approval.
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SEC approves first 3x leveraged Bitcoin and Ether ETPs for listing
The SEC cleared a Cboe BZX rule change for six 3x leveraged ETPs, but the bitcoin and ether products still need registration before trading.
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Japan adds Garantex to list of Russia sanctions over Ukraine war
Japan placed the Russian crypto exchange Garantex on an asset-freeze list tied to Russia sanctions over the Ukraine war.
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Community banks sue OCC over crypto trust bank charters
The Independent Community Bankers of America sued the OCC over trust bank charters for crypto firms, saying the agency exceeded its authority.
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Crypto may be better off without CLARITY Act, Bitwise CIO says
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says the CLARITY Act's failure gave crypto faster rules, while Michael Saylor argues for working with existing regulators.
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SEC Proposes Letting Advisers and Funds Hold Client Crypto When No Custodian Can
The SEC proposed rules that would let advisers and funds custody client crypto themselves when no approved custodian is available.
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U.S. Treasury Sanctions A7 Network Over $17 Billion in Illicit Transfers
The U.S. designated the Russia-linked A7 Network as a transnational criminal organization and proposed new rules to cut off its crypto intermediaries.
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Europeans push EU to relax stablecoin reward curbs in MiCA review
A 50,000-person campaign seeks to loosen rules prohibiting interest payments on stablecoins as central banks argue for stricter restrictions.
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Pi Network needs a 63.4% gain for the $0.15 target
Pi Network traded at $0.0918 before a scheduled October 16 Mainnet upgrade, and CoinGape puts the $0.15 target 63.4% above that level.
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EU regulators question Binance over MiCA reverse solicitation exemption
ESMA and national regulators are reviewing whether Binance can keep serving EU customers under a MiCA exemption.
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Illinois Agrees to Delay Rollout of 0.2% State Crypto Tax
Illinois and two crypto groups asked a court to push the state's 0.2% digital asset tax from January to July 2027.
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Dutch government plans capital gains tax on bitcoin from 2028
The Netherlands plans to tax investment gains when realized from 2028, while a Box 3 bill would tax crypto value changes each year.
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Chainalysis beats most Celsius claims, but one lawsuit survives
A federal judge let one aiding-and-abetting claim tied to Celsius's disputed 2020 audit continue while dismissing most other claims.
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Coinbase-backed group endorses Senate candidates after Clarity Act failure
Stand With Crypto named three Senate candidates on September 30, two weeks after the Clarity Act failed a Senate procedural vote.
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South Korea proposes tokenized stocks, bonds and funds rules
The Financial Services Commission proposes rules to bring regular securities into its token framework, with a retail purchase cap.
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EU regulators press Binance over MiCA reverse solicitation exemption
ESMA and watchdogs in France, Germany and Greece are examining how Binance keeps serving EU customers after its registrations lapsed.
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Can Binance keep serving EU customers without a MiCA license?
ESMA and national regulators are examining whether Binance relied properly on reverse solicitation to serve EU customers after July.
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CFTC Sends White House Two Rules on Event Contract Swaps
The proposals would write event contracts into the swap definition and carve out casino-style gambling products.