Politics, Legal & Regulation

October 1, 2026 @ 12:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) is studying whether a formal market-maker regime should be written into the country’s next digital asset law after a yen-linked token listed on Upbit briefly traded at several times the value it is meant to hold. The catalyst was… Read More

September 30, 2026 @ 5:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has accused four overseas-linked entities of running two overlapping “investment confidence” schemes that used WhatsApp, social media, and fake regulatory credentials to take more than $15 million from retail investors. On September 29, 2026, the agency filed two… Read More

September 30, 2026 @ 5:09 pm By Press Release  |  

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September 30, 2026 @ 3:15 pm By Press Release  |  

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September 30, 2026 @ 3:15 pm By Press Release  |  

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September 30, 2026 @ 2:10 pm By Press Release  |  

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September 30, 2026 @ 1:56 pm By Press Release  |  

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September 30, 2026 @ 1:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Federal prosecutors in Massachusetts have opened a civil forfeiture case aimed at recovering digital assets they say are connected to a 2023 account takeover that drained 33.7 bitcoin from a single Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) login. According to court papers, a beneficiary of a Massachusetts family trust… Read More

September 30, 2026 @ 1:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted unanimously today to approve new pathways for individuals to qualify as an Accredited Investor, expanding opportunities to access private securities offerings. Broadly speaking, an Accredited Investor may participate in Reg D securities offerings. This exemption is used by… Read More

September 30, 2026 @ 11:30 am By FCA  |  

This post was originally published on fca.org.uk  Lea Paterson CBE and Matthew Tobin have been appointed by the Treasury as non-executive directors, while deputy chief executive Sarah Pritchard has joined the Board as an executive member. Lea Paterson CBE has a career spanning economics, financial… Read More

September 30, 2026 @ 11:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Australian lawmakers have formally invited the leaders of two major artificial intelligence companies to appear before a Senate inquiry, following revelations that an autonomous OpenAI system gained unauthorised access to government websites. Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, who chairs the inquiry examining artificial intelligence and data… Read More

September 30, 2026 @ 11:00 am By Press Release  |  

This post was originally published on OCC.gov WASHINGTON—The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) reported cumulative trading revenue of U.S. commercial banks and savings associations of $21.6 billion in the second quarter of 2026. The second quarter trading revenue was $5.3 billion, or… Read More

September 30, 2026 @ 10:19 am By JD Alois  |  

This week, the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, part of the US Senate, published a report on Iran and its use of crypto and shadow banking to evade financial sanctions. The report focused much of its information on Iran’s use of Tether, the issuer of USDT,… Read More

September 30, 2026 @ 10:00 am By Press Release  |  

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September 30, 2026 @ 9:58 am By Press Release  |  

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September 30, 2026 @ 8:41 am By JD Alois  |  

The United Kingdom has launched regulated crypto activities. Previously, crypto firms operated under a mix of limited registrations and opaque rules as policymakers worked to update the regulatory regime. These firms now fall under the remit of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which issued… Read More

September 30, 2026 @ 5:27 am By FCA  |  

This post was originally published on fca.org.uk  For the first time, crypto firms operating in the UK will be brought into full FCA regulation, with clear standards covering consumer protection, safeguarding, market integrity and financial resilience. This is a significant milestone, not just for the… Read More

September 30, 2026 @ 1:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A federal appeals court has sided with the US Department of Defense in its high-stakes dispute with Anthropic, allowing the Pentagon to keep the artificial-intelligence company off its military supply chain even as the startup prepares for what could become one of the largest initial… Read More

September 29, 2026 @ 11:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A federal court in California has cleared the way for a large group of U.S. card issuers to pursue antitrust claims against Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) over fees tied to Apple Pay. On September 23, 2026, US District Judge Jeffrey S. White certified a class of… Read More

September 29, 2026 @ 9:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

California Governor Gavin Newsom has approved a package of ethics and consumer protection measures that includes a first-of-its-kind state ban on public officials issuing memecoins. The announcement from his office on September 27, 2026, was framed in blunt political terms as “THE OPPOSITE OF TRUMP,”… Read More