Securitize Agrees to Buy River One to Expand Into Asset-Backed Lending
BlackRock-backed tokenization platform Securitize agreed to buy River One, a New York financing firm, in a deal that would expand...
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Should You Leave Australia To Avoid Paying 47% Tax On Crypto Gains?
In part one of our special on how to avoid Australia’s massive hike in capital gains taxes on crypto in...
Russia Approves Bitcoin, Ether and USDT for Retail Trading
Russia’s central bank has finalized rules allowing exchanges to offer Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and Tether USDt (USDT) to retail...
US 401(k) Proposal Could Allow Altcoins In Retirement Plans
Smaller cryptocurrencies could become available in US 401(k) retirement plans under a proposed Labor Department rule, but experts say they...
US Treasury Blocks MEXC Over Alleged $16B in Illicit Transactions
The US Department of Treasury on Friday issued an order to cut cryptocurrency exchange MEXC Global off from the US’...
French Hill Wins Reelection, Faces Loss of House Committee Chair
House Financial Services Committee Chair French Hill, a key Republican ally of the cryptocurrency industry, has won reelection in Arkansas...
Democrats Threaten Big Tech Subpoenas, Trump Crypto Probes
Democratic lawmakers said Big Tech executives should expect a wave of subpoenas, along with investigations into US President Donald Trump’s...
Democrats win US Senate majority
The crypto industry is beginning to learn whether President Donald Trump’s Republican Party has managed to retain control of the...
Crypto.com to Shut Hong Kong App in February
Crypto.com will discontinue its consumer app services in Hong Kong on Feb. 1, 2027, while continuing to pursue regulatory approval...
Bank of Korea Probes Banks’ Exposure to Crypto Hacks
The Bank of Korea has reportedly asked banks and brokerages about cryptocurrency-related risks, asking how they would be affected by...
Brazil Crypto Rules Leave Questions as Deadline Nears
Cryptocurrency exchanges operating in Brazil face mounting compliance costs and unanswered regulatory questions ahead of a license application deadline.Exchanges already...
Bank of England opens consultation on tokenized collateral for clearing
Central counterparties would need to show tokenized collateral meets liquidity and risk tests under proposed Bank of England guidance. Source...
French Senate Adopts Bill for Automatic Sharing of Crypto Tax Data
The French Senate adopted a bill to allow tax authorities to automatically exchange crypto transaction data with their foreign counterparts.The...
Canadian ‘crypto king’ case to go to jury as criminal trial winds down
Aiden Pleterski, facing fraud charges in Canada over his alleged role in a digital asset Ponzi scheme, said that he...
CFTC Files Lawsuit Against Utah Over Prediction Markets
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced legal action against Utah officials after the state’s attorney general said he...
US OCC calls on community banks to become payment stablecoin issuers
The announcement followed the banking regulator finalizing its rules for the GENIUS Act, a stablecoin law to be implemented in...
ECB’s Cipollone Says Digital Euro a Matter of Sovereignty
European Central Bank Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said the digital euro that is set for a pilot next year...
US Senate to Probe Tether Payments to Ex-Trump Adviser’s Company
Update (Oct. 23, 6:27 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include a response from Tether.Senator Richard Blumenthal has...
IRS Targets 120-Day Tax Disclosure Process: Forbes
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is preparing to overhaul its voluntary disclosure program, with plans to reduce penalties and...
Pentagon bans US forces from using military info to bet in prediction markets
Hegseth warned that prediction market wagers could expose military operations to adversaries. Source link
Banking Groups Push Back on OCC’s Finalized GENIUS Rules on Stablecoin Yield
A lobbying group for US banks has weighed in on the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC’s) recently...
Utah Officials to Seek Up to $60M from Kalshi in Lawsuit
Update (Oct. 20, 9:53 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include a statement from Kalshi.Utah Attorney General Derek...
