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Judge rejects CFTC, Gemini bid to undo $5M settlement
Judge ruled changes in CFTC enforcement priorities and allegations of misconduct by its enforcement division were insufficient to overturn Gemini’s January 2025 settlement.
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US federal judge denies joint Gemini-CFTC bid to undo $5 million settlement
The court noted that Gemini voluntarily settled three weeks before trial and that policy changes do not warrant reopening the judgment.
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Judge Rejects Gemini-CFTC Bid to Lift Settlement Restrictions
Gemini has already paid the $5 million penalty. A permanent injunction and restrictions on publicly denying the case's findings remain in place.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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CoreWeave, Broadcom Join Objections to OKX-ICE Stock Tokenization
The venture now discloses nine issuer objections, each of which bars the affected stock token from trading under the SEC’s conditional exemption.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Australia releases draft bill to adopt OECD crypto tax reporting framework
Australia is among 77 jurisdictions committed to adopting CARF, with its first international exchanges of crypto tax data expected in 2028.
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MSCI finalizes index rules that put Strategy, crypto treasury firms at risk of exclusion
MSCI's new non-operating company rules could exclude Strategy, Metaplanet and SharpLink. The final list of affected firms is due Nov. 11.
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Russia Will Soon Ban Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin Trading, Central Bank Confirms
Russians have until July 1, 2027 to buy and sell crypto directly with each other. After that, every trade runs through a broker or exchange approved by the Bank of Russia.
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Ex-Trump crypto adviser profited after helping pass stablecoin bill: WSJ
The Wall Street Journal reported that a company co-founded by Bo Hines benefited from the passage of the GENIUS stablecoin bill.
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Tether paid Bo Hines’ company while he was at White House, WSJ
Before Bo Hines became chief executive officer of Tether-backed stablecoin USAT, he was President Donald Trump's executive director of the President's Council of Advisers on Digital Assets. While he was serving the president and working to advance stablecoin legislation, Tether — the world's...
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Russia Bars Self-Custody Withdrawals From Regulated Crypto Accounts
A separate restriction on direct crypto trades between individuals takes effect July 1, 2027, requiring residents to use authorized intermediaries.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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DeFi Development boosts CHAD dividend to 14% amid push to grow Solana holdings
DeFi Development is raising the dividend rate on its CHAD preferred stock to 14% from 13% as it taps CHAD sales to grow its Solana treasury.
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Bitcoin Whipsaws as Crypto Liquidations Near $1 Billion
Hot inflation data revived Fed rate-hike bets, and leveraged bulls paid the bill as nearly $1 billion in crypto positions were liquidated.
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Crypto for Advisors: Wall Street is done waiting on Congress for crypto rules
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Russia to ban direct peer-to-peer crypto trades starting July 2027
Russia plans to ban direct P2P crypto trades from July 1, 2027, while separate rules already prohibit transfers from digital accounts to self-custody wallets.
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Nasdaq-listed Tron sets up $200M ATM share offering to fuel TRX acquisitions
The Nasdaq-listed treasury company holds about $237 million in TRX tokens and plans to raise additional capital to fund its purchases, alongside its daily accumulation.
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US Wholesale Inflation Accelerates to 6.3% as Bitcoin Slips
Gasoline producer prices jumped 20.3% in September, while Polymarket traders put a 72.5% probability on the Fed holding rates at its next meeting.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Can the SEC and CFTC’s pro-crypto rules be overturned? Legal opinion
The SEC and the CFTC have issued a raft of pro-crypto rules recently. But will the rules hold up in court, and can they be easily rolled back by the “anti-crypto army”?
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Charles Edwards: Why Quantum Risk Could Be MASSIVE BTC Upside Catalyst
Bitcoin Magazine Charles Edwards: Why Quantum Risk Could Be MASSIVE BTC Upside Catalyst What will it take for Bitcoin to break to new all-time highs? Charles Edwards says something substantial has to happen, whether it’s real progress on quantum, a shift in Fed policy, the U.S. government buying...
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Ledger Blames Organized Group for Months-Long Wallet Tampering Campaign
The company is keeping devices off authorized resellers' displays and reiterating an existing ban on reselling returns.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Bitcoin Tests $81,000 as Rate Hike Fears Linger After Hot Inflation Data
Odds of an October Fed hike have climbed to 29% from 18% a week ago, and analysts see Bitcoin range-bound until the picture clears.
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Hyperliquid founder wants U.S. oversight of trading platforms, not his blockchain
Jeff Yan told Bloomberg that U.S. regulatory oversight should apply to the firms using the blockchain, not to the underlying network itself.
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Australia’s financial watchdog seeks stiffer rules for crypto exchanges ahead of licensing deadline
The country’s regulator, ASIC, has proposed tougher rules to protect users’ digital assets, crypto trading and to safeguard the country’s financial stability.
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Thailand crypto ETFs may see slow start despite new rules: CoinShares
Thailand’s new Bitcoin and Ether ETF rules take effect Friday, but CoinShares expects modest initial inflows as existing investment options compete for demand.
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Australia seeks feedback on crypto platform rules ahead of 2027 rollout
The consultation follows Parliament’s passage of digital asset legislation in April, with Australia’s securities regulator now proposing capital, custody and trading standards for crypto platforms.
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Bitcoin is back below $81,000 as Fed rate uncertainty weighs. Kospi plunges 8%
Bets on an October Fed rate hike briefly spiked to nearly 50% after Wednesday’s inflation report, but have since cooled.
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US Event-Contract Rules: What the CFTC Has Changed and What Remains Unresolved
A guide to the proposed swap definition, the adopted casino-wager exclusion and the court split over state gambling laws—and why each has a different legal effect.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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VanEck seeks to withdraw application for Lido staked Ether ETF
VanEck initially filed an S-1 registration statement for the exchange-traded fund in October last year.
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VanEck Seeks to Withdraw Lido Staked Ethereum ETF Filing
The proposed fund would have held stETH directly and offered brokerage-account exposure to Lido’s liquid-staking token. Its registration never became effective.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Organizations join forces to fight Illinois crypto tax, after 6-month pause
Illinois officials already agreed to delay implementation of a 0.2% tax on crypto assets, but industry-aligned organizations are pushing for summary judgment on the merits.
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Kraken Parent Payward Agrees to Buy Lithuania’s Saldo Bank
Saldo reported €196.9 million in assets at the end of June. The acquisition is expected to close in 2027, subject to regulatory approval.... Read the full story at The Defiant