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The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has opened two consultations to clarify how decentralized finance businesses will be regulated and which crypto activities could qualify for exemptions when the country’s new framework takes effect in October 2027. According to the FCA’s…
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The OCC has fixed January 18 as the start of its stablecoin rules, but it has not opened the application window. Its new waiver guidance explains how an existing issuer could keep minting while a decision is pending, and where…
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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has finalized its regulations implementing the GENIUS Act which is set to come into effect on January 18, 2027. In an October 21 announcement, the OCC said the final rule covers permitted…
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European Union lawmakers have called for tighter scrutiny of crypto assets, hidden ownership structures and digital tools as part of the European Commission’s upcoming anti-corruption strategy. Members of the European Parliament adopted a nonbinding resolution on Thursday, October 8, urging…
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House Financial Services Committee Chair French Hill has renewed his push for a permanent US crypto law, saying regulatory action falls short of legislation as the Senate faces just 22 session days after November’s elections. Fox Business carried Hill’s comments…
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In an interview with crypto.news, Selva Ozelli speaks with CKC Fund founder and managing director David Doss about institutional digital asset investing, risk management and the infrastructure needed to connect crypto strategies with professional investors. The discussion also covers Bitcoin…
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South Korea’s Financial Services Commission has set November for a National Assembly subcommittee review of the Digital Asset Framework Act, rejecting claims that work on the country’s second stage crypto legislation has been delayed. According to Seo Na yoon, head…
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Former Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo has said U.S. regulators can continue building crypto rules after the Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act in a 49-50 procedural vote. Giancarlo told journalist Eleanor Terrett on Sept. 16…
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Bitmine Immersion Technologies has purchased 27,180 Ethereum over the past week, lifting its holdings to 5.96 million ETH as chairman Tom Lee points to U.S. legislation and institutional demand as possible drivers of a year-end crypto rally. Bitmine’s ETH holdings…
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Senate Republicans have revised the Clarity Act with new protocol rules before a Sept. 15 vote, while ethics and banking disputes remain.
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The cloture vote, the CPI print, the FOMC decision, and the SEC’s 24-hour trading roundtable all fall in the same 10-day window. The outcome will shape crypto regulation for the rest of the decade. The United States Senate has 14…
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has sent a proposed overhaul of crypto custody rules for investment advisers and investment companies to the White House for review. The White House Office of Management and Budget received the proposal on Aug.…
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Brian Armstrong says the CLARITY Act would protect consumers before a 60-vote procedural test in the Senate on Sept. 15.
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Hungary has repealed its mandatory crypto conversion validation system and removed two related criminal offenses that exposed users and service providers to prison terms of up to eight years. The Hungarian Parliament passed Act XXXVIII of 2026 on the Repeal…
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has prepared digital asset market structure proposals that could move forward even if Congress does not pass the CLARITY Act. Whale Insider reported on Aug. 20 that Selig said the CFTC already had regulatory proposals…
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BitGo Korea has secured VASP registration from South Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit, becoming the first local entity owned by an overseas crypto company to complete the process directly. Yonhap News Agency reported on Aug. 20 that the Financial Intelligence Unit,…