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UK regulator clears path for tokenized funds within existing rules
The FCA signs off rules to let UK funds keep registers onchain and add a new Direct‑to‑Fund dealing model, aiming to...
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US seized $500M in Iranian crypto assets, Treasury secretary says
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US has seized nearly $500 million in Iranian crypto assets, surpassing the pre...
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US Senator Tillis to push Senate Banking vote on stalled crypto bill
Republican Senator Thom Tillis says the Senate’s version of the CLARITY Act has “made a lot of progress,” and it w...
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KuCoin EU hires new AML chief after Austria ban on new business under MiCA
KuCoin EU hires a new AML chief and deputies in Vienna weeks after Austria’s regulator banned the MiCA‑licensed exch...
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Polymarket pushes for broader US relaunch with CFTC talks: Report
Polymarket is reportedly in talks with the CFTC to restore US access after its 2022 settlement, following a limited US r...
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Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky settles FTC case with $10M payment
The FTC order ties Mashinsky’s $10 million payment to a mostly suspended $4.72 billion judgment that can be revived ov...
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Gibraltar mulls allowing tokenized fund shares for some companies
The proposed legislation would allow regulated funds to issue blockchain-based shares with full legal recognition and in...
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CFTC pulls Wisconsin into fight over prediction market jurisdiction
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has sued Wisconsin in the agency’s fifth lawsuit against a US state to ass...
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AML crackdown eclipses securities enforcement as crypto’s top regulatory risk: Report
US Anti-Money Laundering fines hit $900 million in the first half of 2025 as enforcement shifted from securities cases, ...
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Japan tells real estate and crypto sectors to tighten AML checks on property deals
Four Japanese government agencies have warned against the AML risks posed by crypto in real estate transactions, instruc...
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Trump changes tune on prediction markets days after saying he disliked them
US President Donald Trump says the US can’t be “left out in the cold” on prediction markets just days after he sai...
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Crypto lobby backs formal removal of ‘reputation risk’ from bank examinations
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. finalized a similar rule removing ...
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Acting AG Todd Blanche confirms ‘code is not a crime’ in DOJ pivot
Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche said developers will no longer be investigated or charged unless they knowingly ...
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Tillis won’t support Senate crypto bill without ethics provision
Democrats seeking to crack down on the Trump family’s crypto empire have found an ally in Republican Thom Tillis, who ...
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Israeli regulators approve shekel-pegged stablecoin
The approval of the BILS stablecoin issued by Israeli exchange Bits of Gold came after a two-year pilot program on the S...
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Canada advances bill to ban crypto political donations
Lawmakers look to push election reform that would block crypto campaign donations, even as Canada expands oversight of s...
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Tennessee crypto kiosk ban set to go into effect July 1
Crypto ATM operators and businesses hosting the machines have until July 1 to be in compliance with the new law or risk ...
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EU sanctions target Russian crypto exchanges, stablecoins and CBDC
The European Commission made its move in response to Russia's increasing reliance on crypto transactions to circumvent s...
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CFTC sues New York over bid to apply gambling laws to prediction markets
The CFTC has filed suit to block New York from enforcing gambling laws on prediction platforms, arguing federal regulato...
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Kalshi, Polymarket among 27 prediction platforms banned in Brazil
Brazil has blocked 27 prediction market platforms, including Kalshi and Polymarket, as new rules classify many contracts...