FSB warns stablecoins untested in crisis, urges cross-border failure planning
The FSB says crisis-management frameworks for global stablecoins remain largely untested under severe stress and urges cross-border information sharing.
Swapping Bitcoin for USDC Would Become a Taxable Event in France Under Committee-Backed Amendment
A committee-backed amendment would make crypto-to-stablecoin swaps taxable sales in France from Jan. 1, 2027, but the panel's rejection of...
BaFin rejects Bitcoin.de operator’s MiCA licence; trading stays suspended
BaFin refused Futurum Bank AG's MiCA application, leaving Bitcoin.de trading suspended since June 12. Withdrawals stay open and an objection...
CFTC excludes casino gambling from swaps, folding event contracts in, as states fight it in court
The CFTC excluded casino-style gambling from the swap definition and proposed folding event contracts into swaps regulation, as states press...
Greece drafts 10% crypto capital gains tax, first framework of its kind
Greece drafts a 10% crypto capital gains tax with a €500 annual exemption, its first crypto tax framework, due in...
Blumenthal Turns Senate Spotlight From Tether to Its Wall Street Custodian
Sen. Richard Blumenthal has written to Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Brandon Lutnick demanding answers on the firm's ties to Tether, its...
One Google penalty wiped out 94% of a 13-year-old crypto newsroom’s traffic
A single Google manual penalty cut Cointelegraph's organic traffic by about 80%, and the crypto news outlet is reportedly shopping...
FinCEN withdraws $10,000 private-wallet crypto reporting rule
FinCEN has withdrawn its 2020 proposal requiring reports on $10,000-plus crypto transfers to unhosted wallets, along with a 2023 crypto...
‘Crypto Godfather’ Adam Iza sentenced to 78 months over $37M Meta fraud and deputy scheme
Adam Iza was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $23.4 million restitution for a $37...
How a Telegram handle named ‘Jimmy Green’ became the gateway to Bybit’s stolen billions
ZachXBT says he posed as a laundering client on Telegram and traced $12 million in Bybit hack funds through a...
CFTC’s proposed crypto asset market license, explained
The CFTC proposes Regulation CAM, a federal license for crypto exchanges offering leverage, with a state-license path for spot-only exchanges.
US judge dismisses Milei LIBRA memecoin class action with prejudice
A New York federal judge dismissed the LIBRA/M3M3 class action with prejudice, blocking expansion to the MELANIA, ENRON and TRUST...
Zcash advocacy group registers first Washington lobbyist ahead of crypto tax fights
A Zcash-focused advocacy group has filed its first lobbying registration in Washington, naming Divij Pandya as sole lobbyist on the...
Illinois agrees to six-month delay of contested crypto tax pending court approval
Illinois agreed to postpone its 0.2% Digital Asset Tax from Jan. 1 to July 1, 2027, pending court approval, as...
NEAR Intents recovered its full $3.8 million within 48 hours. Here is how.
NEAR Intents lost about $3.8 million in USDT to an Omni integration bug, then got every dollar back within 48...
Evernorth is expected to reach Nasdaq next week 37% underwater, its XRP worth $414M less than at signing
Ripple-backed Evernorth is expected to begin Nasdaq trading Oct 8 under XRPN, but its roughly 473 million XRP stack is...
Community Bankers Sue OCC Over Crypto Trust Bank Charters
The ICBA sued the OCC over its rule letting non-fiduciary crypto firms obtain national trust bank charters, arguing it exceeds...
Blast shutting down: how to get your money out before Oct. 26
Ethereum Layer 2 Blast is winding down after operating costs exceeded revenue. Users have until Oct. 26 to withdraw about...
SEC proposes letting investment advisers self-custody crypto when no custodian is available
The SEC proposed crypto custody rules that would let advisers and regulated funds self-custody client crypto only when no permitted...
SEC Charges Two Ex-Naval-Linked Men in $8.7M Fraud Scheme Targeting Veterans
The SEC charged two men with a fraud scheme that raised $8.7 million from 35 investors, many of them veterans,...
