Politics, Legal & Regulation

October 3, 2026 @ 10:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

South Korea’s financial regulator has taken the next formal step toward putting tokenized securities into the existing capital markets system, publishing draft subordinate rules that would let the framework start operating in early 2027. On October 1, 2026, the Financial Services Commission (FSC) proposed amendments to… Read More

October 2, 2026 @ 6:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Government bond markets worldwide came under renewed strain at the start of October as investors reassessed the path of inflation and growth, pushing sovereign yields to levels not seen in decades and lifting borrowing costs across major economies. The benchmark 10-year US Treasury yield briefly… Read More

October 2, 2026 @ 12:20 pm By Nick Morgan  |  

  Capital Ideas podcast guest reflects on pioneering veteran-focused Reg A+ lending, why the SEC’s investor-protection instincts outran Congress’s intent, and how his new venture, Century House, is trying to give financial advisors a bigger role in their clients’ lives. Mark Rockefeller has spent the… Read More

October 2, 2026 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood’s (NASDAQ: HOOD) crypto leadership says the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) new on-chain equity pathway may limit, rather than immediately clear, a US launch of the firm’s stock tokens. Johann Kerbrat, senior vice president and general manager of crypto and international, made the… Read More

October 2, 2026 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

New York and Wyoming regulators have agreed to coordinate supervision of virtual currency and digital asset businesses, including a pathway that aims to produce licensing decisions within six months for certain established firms. On October 1, 2026, the New York State Department of Financial Services… Read More

October 2, 2026 @ 8:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Friday’s September employment report is expected to show that US hiring cooled after August’s unexpectedly strong gain, even as the labor market remains broadly intact. Economists surveyed ahead of the Bureau of Labor Statistics release look for roughly 90,000 nonfarm payroll jobs to have been… Read More

October 2, 2026 @ 6:57 am By FCA  |  

This post was originally published on fca.org.uk  The FCA and Practitioner Panel annual survey of regulated firms provides valuable insights into how firms think we’re performing. The latest survey shows 79% of firms are highly satisfied with their relationship with the FCA, up from 74%… Read More

October 1, 2026 @ 4:30 pm By Press Release  |  

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October 1, 2026 @ 3:59 pm By Press Release  |  

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October 1, 2026 @ 2:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

A few months ago, Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA) submitted a petition to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to increase the Reg CF [Regulation Crowdfunding] funding cap from $5 million to $20 million. In general, industry insiders support the move, viewing it as more closely… Read More

October 1, 2026 @ 1:00 pm By Press Release  |  

This post was originally published on OCC.gov WASHINGTON—The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released a list of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) performance evaluations that became public during the period of September 1, 2026, through September 30, 2026. Under the CRA, the… Read More

October 1, 2026 @ 10:12 am By JD Alois  |  

This week the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced a new “Crypto Gateway“ for firms to register to provide crypto services in the country. A grace period applies: firms must apply by February 28, 2027, to provide services, with the new regime coming into force… Read More

October 1, 2026 @ 9:27 am By JD Alois  |  

The Payments Association in the UK advocates for the payments and transfer sectors, including crypto participants. Today, the Payments Association says it has acquired its European counterpart, the Payments Association – EU (TPA-EU). Any monetary considerations were not revealed. Together, the two entities will now… Read More

October 1, 2026 @ 9:06 am By Press Release  |  

WASHINGTON — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Market Participants Division and Division of Market Oversight announced today they are extending temporary no-action positions in connection with the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, known as Brexit. [See CFTC Staff Letter No. 26-28]On February 25, 2019, the CFTC

October 1, 2026 @ 8:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Stablecoin rewards, or yield, are a contentious topic in the US and Europe. In the US, the battle is ongoing, but so far the legacy banking sector has the edge, as direct yield has been banned. The GENIUS Act, the US stablecoin law, bars permitted… Read More

October 1, 2026 @ 5:14 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Division of Corporate Finance, quietly updated the crypto assets FAQs. The SEC first posted this staff guide on September 25, 2026. On September 28th, the SEC updated the guidance to clarify when a digital asset is tied to the… Read More

October 1, 2026 @ 3:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Investors who lost money in a long-running fake cryptocurrency scheme have taken a meaningful step toward partial reimbursement after a London court issued confiscation orders against the two men already serving prison sentences for the crime. Southwark Crown Court directed Raymondip Bedi to pay £603,404.28… Read More

October 1, 2026 @ 2:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s competition regulator has raised formal concerns that The Brink’s Company’s planned takeover of NCR Atleos could reduce rivalry in parts of the UK cash-machine market. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the $6.6 billion cash-and-stock transaction may be expected to result in a… Read More