Politics, Legal & Regulation

September 13, 2026 @ 1:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Federal regulators have quietly authorized multiple inquiries into unusual activity on a major prediction-markets platform, according to internal records released through a public-records request. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) signed off on at least three previously undisclosed probes into Polymarket event contracts tied to… Read More

September 13, 2026 @ 2:48 am By Michael Wong  |  

Asia-Pacific hardware and software companies that make products with digital elements available on the European Union market are now required to report actively exploited vulnerabilities and severe incidents impacting product security under the bloc’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). The reporting obligations took effect on Sept…. Read More

September 12, 2026 @ 6:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Canada’s federal banking watchdog has given financial institutions clearer room to experiment with deposits recorded on digital ledgers. On September 10, 2026, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions published a short statement confirming that a deposit does not become a new legal product… Read More

September 12, 2026 @ 3:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether, the issuer of the world’s most widely used dollar-linked stablecoin, has been publicly thanked by the US Department of Justice for helping investigators disrupt a sprawling marketplace accused of supporting crypto fraud and money laundering. The company said on September 11, 2026, that the… Read More

September 12, 2026 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sam Bankman-Fried, the co-founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has asked the US Supreme Court to review his 2023 fraud conviction and the accompanying $11 billion forfeiture order. The petition for a writ of certiorari, filed on September 10, 2026, seeks a new trial… Read More

September 11, 2026 @ 5:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

A securities crowdfunding OG has submitted a comment letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on its proposed rule, Regulation Crypto Assets. The SEC has leveraged existing securities exemptions, Reg CF and Reg A, to guide the proposed rules and provide compliant options for… Read More

September 11, 2026 @ 2:08 pm By Press Release  |  

WASHINGTON — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today approved a final rule that incorporates a 30 percent presumption for whistleblower awards of $5 million or less, subject to Commission discretion and its analysis of relevant regulatory factors.The final rule is modeled on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rule 21F-6(c), further

September 11, 2026 @ 1:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

New York financial regulators have spelled out how banks, insurers, and other supervised firms should measure cyber risk so those findings actually shape day-to-day security programs. On September 10, 2026, Acting Superintendent Kaitlin Asrow of the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) released… Read More

September 11, 2026 @ 1:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On September 9, 2026, US authorities took action against Xinbi Guarantee, a Chinese-language marketplace investigators describe as a central hub for Southeast Asia’s industrial-scale online fraud economy. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) listed the platform as a significant transnational criminal organization and also designated… Read More

September 11, 2026 @ 10:20 am By Press Release  |  

Joint Readout of Principals’ Meeting of UK and U.S. Authorities Regarding Central Counterparty Resolution | CFTC /PressRoom/PressReleases/9296-26 Skip to main content September 11, 2026 WASHINGTON — Senior officials from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve Board, and Bank of England convened

September 11, 2026 @ 10:11 am By JD Alois  |  

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) report today, showing inflation remains a bit hot, up 0.4% on a seasonally adjusted basis in August after rising 0.1% in July. Over the last 12 months, the index rose 3.4% before seasonal adjustments… Read More

September 11, 2026 @ 10:00 am By Press Release  |  

This post was originally published on OCC.gov Tailoring Third-Party Risk Management to the Risks That Matter Most Bolstering Core Service Providers’ Transparency in Community Bank Engagements WASHINGTON–The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today continued to empower community banks and reduce their burden with… Read More

September 11, 2026 @ 10:00 am By Press Release  |  

This post was originally published on OCC.gov Today the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (collectively, the agencies) requested comment on proposed guidance to assist financial institutions with managing risks… Read More

September 11, 2026 @ 7:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset exchange Gemini (NASDAQ:GEMI) has completed a long-running regulatory process in Singapore, and its local subsidiary now holds a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The approval, announced by the company in early September 2026, authorizes Gemini Digital Payments Singapore Pte. Ltd…. Read More

September 10, 2026 @ 5:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

In the UK, legislation is evolving to support innovation in payments and transfers. Recently, the House of Lords supported a secondary statutory duty for the Bank of England to enable innovation in payments, including digital money. The change is part of the Financial Services and… Read More

September 10, 2026 @ 4:36 pm By Press Release  |  

WASHINGTON — Chairman Michael S. Selig and the Risk Management Center at Kansas State University today released the agenda for the Agricultural Commodity Futures Conference (AgCon) on October 22-23, 2026, in Overland Park, Kansas. Attendees will discuss topics related to market structure, changes in emerging markets, contract convergence, financing, data, access

September 10, 2026 @ 4:00 pm By Press Release  |  

This post was originally published on OCC.gov Asset threshold increased from $3 billion to $6 billion in total assets for qualifying banks eligible for less onerous 18-month exam cycle Approximately 50 additional OCC-regulated institutions eligible for longer exam cycle WASHINGTON—The Office of the Comptroller of… Read More

September 10, 2026 @ 4:00 pm By Press Release  |  

This post was originally published on OCC.gov The federal bank regulatory agencies today issued an interim final rule increasing the number of community banks eligible for an 18-month exam cycle. The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act increased the total asset threshold from $3 billion… Read More

September 10, 2026 @ 4:00 pm By Press Release  |  

This post was originally published on OCC.gov The federal bank regulatory agencies today issued an interim final rule increasing the number of community banks eligible for an 18-month exam cycle. The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act increased the total asset threshold from $3 billion… Read More

September 10, 2026 @ 12:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Recently, CI shared its thoughts on what could be improved, via rule changes or legislative action, to boost online capital formation. Specifically, under Reg CF and Reg A. Reg CF, Reg A, and Reg D 506 (c) each enable online capital formation. Reg CF and… Read More