Politics, Legal & Regulation

September 6, 2026 @ 2:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

South Korea is preparing what appears to be one of the most progressive official programs yet to put conventional capital-market products onto blockchain rails. On September 4, 2026, the Financial Services Commission presented a staged policy roadmap for tokenized securities after a public-private council meeting… Read More

September 6, 2026 @ 1:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

US authorities have announced a multi-stage effort to interrupt digital fundraising tied to Hamas, reporting that more than $560,000 in cryptocurrency intended for the group has been taken into government custody. The Justice Department said court-authorized actions also allowed the FBI to assume control of… Read More

September 6, 2026 @ 12:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Chilean cryptocurrency platform Orionx has begun a permanent shutdown of its business after a forensic review uncovered a shortfall exceeding seven million dollars in customer-held digital assets. The company, which for years allowed users to buy, sell, and store cryptocurrencies, posted a notice on its… Read More

September 5, 2026 @ 11:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Connecticut officials have issued a public warning about the dangers of using unregulated overseas decentralized finance platforms after one state resident transferred a large sum that could not be retrieved. Attorney General William Tong released the consumer alert on September 3, 2026, together with Banking… Read More

September 5, 2026 @ 10:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Geyser, a US-linked Bitcoin crowdfunding site, has refused a campaign from Cuba Bitcoin after an automated review labeled the submitted wallet a sanctions failure. The grassroots group made the rejection public on September 3, 2026, calling the explanation empty and arguing that origin, not the… Read More

September 4, 2026 @ 4:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A split has opened in comments to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over how quickly new crypto exchange-traded products should reach the market. Grayscale Investments and Andreessen Horowitz want reviews tailored to each product and shorter, more predictable timelines. Charles Schwab and Jane… Read More

September 4, 2026 @ 2:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) has begun the formal process of seeking US approval for single-stock perpetual contracts that would trade around the clock. In an official company post on September 3, the exchange said it is working to bring those products onshore and that it filed SEC… Read More

September 4, 2026 @ 1:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

US Treasury officials have documented a sprawling pattern of suspected cryptocurrency investment fraud, linking roughly $13 billion in reported financial activity to international scam networks that prey on people across the United States. The finding, released on September 3, 2026, comes from the Financial Crimes… Read More

September 4, 2026 @ 10:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

New Jersey has now formally asked the nation’s highest court to settle a growing dispute over who has the power to oversee sports wagering that takes place on prediction-market platforms. On September 2, 2026, Attorney General Jennifer Davenport filed a petition for a writ of… Read More

September 4, 2026 @ 9:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut has taken a major step toward operating as a fully licensed bank in the United States. On September 3, 2026, the company said the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) granted preliminary conditional approval for a national bank charter that would allow… Read More

September 3, 2026 @ 5:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has asked a federal judge to throw out CME Group’s challenge to the agency’s approval of cryptocurrency perpetual futures, arguing that the world’s largest derivatives exchange has not shown a legally cognizable injury. In a motion filed September… Read More

September 3, 2026 @ 5:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A Michigan circuit court has extended restrictions that keep Kalshi from offering sports-related prediction contracts to people in the state, converting an earlier short-term freeze into a preliminary injunction that remains in place while the underlying lawsuit proceeds. Ingham County Circuit Judge Rosemarie E. Aquilina… Read More

September 3, 2026 @ 11:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) and Regulation A (Reg A) were both part of the JOBS Act of 2012, the legislation that enabled online capital formation. Today, there is an established ecosystem of platforms including regulated Funding Portals and Broker Dealers that support companies that need… Read More

September 3, 2026 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Belgium’s National Bank has publicly identified Wise Europe SA, part of Wise Group PLC (NASDAQ: WSE), as the first firm named under a strengthened policy for disclosing anti-money laundering enforcement actions. The publications, dated 25 August 2026, mark the start of a more transparent approach… Read More

September 3, 2026 @ 5:12 am By FCA  |  

This post was originally published on fca.org.uk  Mr Thomas was a director and financial adviser at DPT Financial Solutions Limited. Over 5 years Mr Thomas advised 53 clients about 63 transfers out of defined benefit pension schemes and is believed to have earned more than… Read More

September 2, 2026 @ 7:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hyperliquid Labs is said to now be pursuing a regulated path into the United States by negotiating with Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, according to a Bloomberg report published on August 31, 2026. The discussions center on perpetual futures, the derivative contracts… Read More

September 2, 2026 @ 6:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins told Fox Business that he expects the CLARITY Act will be approved in the Senate. The last update indicated that the Senate would hold a vote on September 15th. While industry insiders and Congressional supporters had hope… Read More

September 2, 2026 @ 4:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Federal authorities have issued a new warning about a sophisticated online scheme that lets criminals quietly seize control of email and cloud accounts without ever stealing a password. The alert, released through the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center on September 1, 2026, describes an operation… Read More

September 2, 2026 @ 1:27 pm By Press Release  |  

CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Position on Large Trader Reporting for Direct Participants | CFTC /PressRoom/PressReleases/9293-26 Skip to main content September 02, 2026 WASHINGTON — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight today announced it has issued a no-action letter to Electron Exchange DCM LLC, a designated contract market,

September 2, 2026 @ 12:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

Later this month, the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold a Roundtable on 24-hour trading. The gathering is timely as round the clock trading is already taking place in the crypto-sphere and some platforms are enabling 24 hour trading with tokenized shares. The three panel… Read More