Politics, Legal & Regulation

October 5, 2026 @ 12:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Executives at several crypto-focused companies in France have urged the government to treat conversions between volatile digital assets and stablecoins as taxable events. The proposal comes from Jean Meyer of the payments firm Deblock, Damien Patureaux of Lyzi, and Pierre Morizot of the tax-reporting software… Read More

October 5, 2026 @ 11:40 am By Press Release  |  

WASHINGTON — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today published an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to provide notice of, and seek public comment regarding, its intent to establish a comprehensive regulatory framework comprised of fit-for-purpose rules concerning section 2(c)(2)(D) of the Commodity Exchange Act and retail commodity transactions described thereunder

October 5, 2026 @ 5:35 am By FCA  |  

This post was originally published on fca.org.uk  Turning reform into results You can see our approach in the reforms we have already delivered. We have completed around 30 capital-markets focused workstreams. And there’s an even larger number across the FCA’s broader work. That’s too many… Read More

October 5, 2026 @ 2:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on October 1, 2026, advanced a package of proposed amendments and new provisions under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 aimed at creating a workable path for registered investment advisers and… Read More

October 5, 2026 @ 1:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European cryptocurrency users are showing greater confidence in platforms that operate under official authorization, according to remarks from a senior executive at the Austrian exchange Bitpanda. Christian Trummer, the firm’s co-chief executive, made the observation while recently sharing key insights with news media outlets. He… Read More

October 4, 2026 @ 10:14 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will make changes to its senior management team from Nov. 1, including appointing new leaders for corporate development, financial crime policy, and the development of Singapore as an international financial centre. Jacqueline Loh, currently deputy managing director for corporate… Read More

October 4, 2026 @ 9:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BitGo’s chief executive has warned that the US Senate’s failure to advance the CLARITY Act leaves American capital markets exposed to a concentrated failure he believes could prove more damaging than the 2008 collapse of Lehman Brothers. Mike Belshe made the argument at Korea Blockchain… Read More

October 4, 2026 @ 4:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Aave founder Stani Kulechov has publicly challenged positions taken by European authorities as the European Commission reviews the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). In comments published on October 2, 2026, he said he was disappointed by the European Central Bank and the European Banking Authority’s… Read More

October 4, 2026 @ 4:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

With roughly two weeks remaining before the October 15, 2026 cutoff, US holders of digital assets who requested more time earlier in the year face a final chance to submit their 2025 federal returns. That date marks the end of the automatic six-month extension available… Read More

October 4, 2026 @ 9:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European market supervisors are examining whether Binance is still providing crypto-asset services to customers in the European Union without the authorization the bloc’s new regime now requires. Reporting by the FT says the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and national authorities in France, Germany and… Read More

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 @ 4:00 pm By Press Release  |  

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

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