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California Cracks Down on Political Meme Coins: Newsom Signs Sweeping Ban Into Law
Governor Gavin Newsom just signed legislation that puts hard limits on what politicians can do with crypto—and it's a significant move for the industr...
Hong Kong Steps Up Crypto Compliance Regime With New Regulator Agreement
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Audit and Assurance Financial Reporting Council (AFRC) have formalized a memorandum of understandi...
California Cracks Down on Political Memecoins as Newsom Signals Regulatory Crackdown
California Governor Gavin Newsom has moved aggressively to restrict public officials from capitalizing on the memecoin craze, signing legislation that...
South Korea's Regulators Reconsider Crypto Market Making Ban as Stablecoin Volatility Raises Questions
South Korea's regulatory stance on crypto market making is facing a critical reassessment. The catalyst?
California Cracks Down on Political Memecoins: New Law Bars Public Officials From Token Launches
Governor Newsom has signed legislation that effectively bans California public officials from issuing memecoins, marking a significant regulatory move...
SEC Signals Token Buybacks Won't Trigger Security Classification—With Caveats
New guidance from SEC staff is offering crypto projects a potential lifeline: announcing a token buyback on a functioning network won't automatically ...
Michael Saylor's Digital Rights Manifesto: A Blueprint for Crypto-Powered Economic Growth
Michael Saylor has outlined a bold vision for what he calls a "bill of digital rights"—a framework designed to democratize capital formation and unloc...
Crypto's Regulatory Turning Point: When Agencies Stopped Waiting and Started Writing
The crypto industry just witnessed a pivotal moment. After the Clarity Act stalled in the Senate, regulatory agencies—the SEC, CFTC, and the Federal ...
Federal Court Blocks Kalshi's Sports Betting Contracts, Deepening Regulatory Confusion Across U.S. Circuit Courts
A federal appeals court delivered a significant setback to Kalshi on Friday, rejecting the prediction market platform's argument that its sports event...
Kalshi's Legal Defeat Could Force Supreme Court Showdown Over Crypto Market Regulation
Kalshi just took a major L in federal court, and the implications for crypto market infrastructure just got significantly murkier. The 6th US Circuit...
Crypto's Biggest Advocate at the SEC is Stepping Down
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce—the regulatory agency's most vocal crypto supporter—is departing her post on October 2, marking a significant shift in ...
CFTC Takes Aim at $950M Forex Scam: Cash FX Accused of Massive Fund Diversion
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a lawsuit against Cash FX, alleging the platform orchestrated a sprawling crypto-linked forex scheme th...
Feds Chase $84.2M From Tether-Linked Financial Players
Federal prosecutors are going after a Montana-based payments company and a Caribbean banking operation they say illegally processed funds tied to Teth...
OG.com Enters Regulatory Race for Single-Stock Crypto Derivatives
OG. com, the freshly independent platform spun out from Crypto.
SEC Clarifies Token Economics: Buybacks, Upgrades Won't Automatically Trigger Securities Laws
The SEC's crypto enforcement division just dropped critical guidance on what actually moves a digital asset from utility into securities territory—and...
Top CFTC Veteran Exits Blockchain Association as Industry Advocacy Hits Turbulence
Former CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger is parting ways with the Blockchain Association, marking another high-profile departure from the crypto indu...
Blockchain Association Leadership Shakeup: Summer Mersinger Out, Kristin Smith Returns as Interim Chief
The Blockchain Association is undergoing a significant leadership transition as CEO Summer Mersinger prepares to depart next month. The industry trad...
Tether's Bank Exposure Under Scrutiny After $84M US Seizure
US prosecutors have alleged that a payments business executed hundreds of millions of dollars in illegal transfers at the direction of EQIBank—the sam...
$387.5M Bitget Breach Points to North Korean Tactics: Inside the Exchange's Wallet Collapse
Bitget is facing its biggest crisis yet. An attacker orchestrated a sophisticated $387.
Strategy Eyes Daily Dividend Payouts Across Preferred Stock Portfolio
Strategy is pushing for shareholder approval on a significant operational shift: moving its four preferred stocks—including STRC—to daily dividend dis...