Circle and Tether have blacklisted an address linked to the Bitget exploit, freezing about $318,000 in USDT and USDC. The action underscores the growing role of stablecoin issuers as enforcement...
Bybit has published a Restricted Counterparty List naming Garantex, Bitzlato, EXMO, Payeer, Nobitex, Bitpapa and the Lazarus Group. The move formalizes an internal blocklist into a public compliance document, signaling...
Former New York governor and OKX board member Andrew Cuomo argues tokenization has moved from experiment to regulated mainstream, and that the SEC's new five-year innovation exemption cannot substitute for...
The U.S. SEC is reportedly preparing to revise KYC rules so investors can verify their identity once and access tokenized securities across multiple on-chain venues. The move would enable composability...
LayerZero CEO Bryan Pellegrino says Evercrest (KelpDAO) has filed a civil claim in British Columbia against him personally and the protocol. The move signals escalating legal risk for cross-chain and...
Tether's offshore banking partner froze its funds after a US seizure, spotlighting the stablecoin issuer's reliance on offshore banking rails. While USDT's reserves appear unaffected, the incident raises counterparty and...
The Federal Reserve proposed reserve-asset limits and standardized capital requirements for stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act. The framework would push dollar tokens toward a bank-like prudential model, pressuring smaller...
New York has sued Polymarket, alleging the prediction market platform is running an illegal gambling operation and seeking to block it from operating in the state. The case raises unresolved...
New York Attorney General Letitia James has sued Polymarket US, alleging unlicensed gambling operations. The lawsuit seeks to shut down the platform in New York, recover triple its gains, and...
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce is pushing zero-knowledge proofs as a privacy-preserving alternative to blunt KYC/AML rules and floating an Innovation Exemption for tokenized securities. The shift could reshape DeFi compliance...
The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic has signed an MoU with CertiK to secure its Digital Som CBDC, covering cybersecurity, formal verification, AML/CFT, and supervisory cooperation. The deal highlights...
New York State has sued Polymarket, alleging it operates an illegal gambling business. The case highlights regulatory uncertainty for crypto prediction markets and could reshape how such platforms operate in...
New York State has sued Polymarket, alleging the prediction market platform runs an illegal gambling operation. The case tests whether event-based crypto markets are financial instruments or unlicensed betting, with...
Grayscale's Zach Pandl says the SEC's new Innovation Exemption could give tokenized US equities a compliant path into regulated finance. The directive may unlock instant settlement, fractional ownership and DeFi...
The SEC's innovation exemption creates a five-year window for compliant on-chain markets, with tokenized US stocks positioned as the catalyst for a regulated crypto bull run. Investor Zheng Di identifies...
A 23-year-old Brooklyn man was sentenced to 4-12 years for impersonating Coinbase support and stealing nearly $15.94 million from about 100 users. The case highlights how social engineering, not protocol...
The SEC's Amendments to the Custody Rules (RIN 3235-AN46) entered White House OIRA review on August 25, with a draft proposal targeted for October 2026. The rule is flagged as...
Basel Committee data shows banks' crypto exposure was broadly flat in H2 2025, but Bitcoin's share of Americas bank holdings fell sharply from 75.8% to 44.2% as Ether gained ground....
Russia's central bank will let qualified-investor funds hold cash-settled derivatives tied to crypto prices, expanding institutional access without permitting direct spot holdings. The move reflects a global pattern of constructing...
El Salvador's Bitcoin reserve has climbed to 7,777 BTC with $162 million in unrealized gains, despite an IMF agreement barring further public-fund purchases. The government classifies new coins as private...
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