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Bitcoin Ranges Near $83K as Traders Look to US Inflation Data
October rate-hike odds have slumped, but analysts say Treasury yields at two-decade highs are still keeping a lid on risk appetite.
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South Korea just got its first traditional bank loans backed by bitcoin
Loans use third-party custodians for bitcoin holdings and rely on court-ordered sales if borrowers default.
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Kraken Plans UAE Launch After Securing Full Dubai License
The planned rollout includes dirham deposits and withdrawals, AED trading pairs, staking and xStocks, with retail investors covered by Payward’s license.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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ESMA Calls for Noncompliant Stablecoin Wind-Down by Jan. 8
The regulator’s opinion includes custody and transfers, moving beyond earlier guidance that allowed those services to continue.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Bitcoin shrugs off ETF outflows to trade above $84,000 as oil falls
Bitcoin is holding on to its weekend gains as oil trades lower. ETFs lost over $600 million in outflows last week.
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Former Acting Chair Caroline Pham says CFTC can regulate almost everything except ‘onions and box office receipts’
Pham said the CFTC's recent proposals are 'absolutely the kind of protection' needed for crypto retail traders in the United States.
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Everyone wants SCOTUS to take up prediction markets: State of Crypto
The U.S. Supreme Court hasn't yet indicated whether it will take up cases surrounding prediction markets, but there are now several amicus briefs, an interim final rule and a rule proposal.
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Saylor teases Strategy Bitcoin buying after ending September with STRC buybacks
Investors will have to wait an extra day to find out if and how much Strategy added to its Bitcoin treasury in the first week of October.
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CFTC proposals aimed at separating prediction markets from casino gambling
The two measures attempt to set the stage for a potential US Supreme Court battle over federal and state jurisdiction.
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CFTC Draws the Line Between Prediction Markets and Gambling in New Rules
A proposed rule would expressly fold event contracts tied to sports, politics, culture and weather into the “swap” definition, while an interim rule excludes casino-style gambling—sharpening the agency’s claim to exclusive jurisdiction.
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French Committee Backs Stablecoin Swap Tax and Crypto Exit Tax, Then Rejects the Budget
A National Assembly committee adopted amendments taxing stablecoin swaps and crypto exits by wealthy holders, then rejected the 2027 budget's revenue section.
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U.S. CFTC moves to fold event contracts into swaps regulations as legal fight rages
The derivatives regulator is proposing a formal rule to include certain contracts traded on platforms like Kalshi's as swaps that require the agency's oversight.
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US plans to seize $1B in crypto linked to Iran this week: Scott Bessent
The Treasury Department has announced several digital asset seizures related to sanctions on Iran as part of US sanctions.
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CFTC Proposes Explicit Swap Status for Event Contracts
The agency says existing exchange and trader duties would stay intact, while a separate rule excludes qualifying casino-style wagers.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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New York permanently bars Celsius founder Mashinsky in $35M fraud settlement
The agreement resolves a 2023 civil fraud lawsuit against the Celsius founder and permanently bars him from the cryptocurrency, securities and commodities industries.
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‘We Know Where It Is’: Treasury Secretary Threatens To Freeze $1B of Iran’s Crypto
Bitcoin Magazine ‘We Know Where It Is’: Treasury Secretary Threatens To Freeze $1B of Iran’s Crypto U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said the American authorities will soon seize $1 billion in crypto from Iran. Speaking on Newsmax’s NPolicy Summit in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, Bessent...
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CFTC Excludes Casino-Style Wagers From Swap Definition
The agency bypassed a proposal, citing threats to prediction markets, but says the measure changes no existing compliance obligations.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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OpenAI and Anthropic Are Quietly Rehearsing for the Day After an AI Catastrophe
Executives are war-gaming the political fallout of a major AI-driven cyberattack and preparing to brief Congress fast if and when necessary.
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Senate Democrat Presses Cantor Fitzgerald on Tether Ties and Lutnick Family Profits
Sen. Richard Blumenthal wants Cantor Fitzgerald to open its records on Tether and on how much Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's family has earned from its business deal.
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Blockchain.com Seeks Approval for US Prediction Markets and Crypto Derivatives
The crypto platform filed for designated contract market and futures commission merchant licenses, which would let it run its own regulated event-contract venue instead of relying on overseas partners.
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Blockchain.com pursues CFTC approval for prediction markets: CNBC
The crypto company has reportedly applied for two licenses with the US commodities regulatory as the courts weigh prediction markets cases.
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DWF Labs Subsidiaries Sue BitGo for $141 Million Over Early Token Sales
The DWF Labs-linked firms allege in London’s High Court that BitGo sold discounted Falcon Finance and ESPORTS tokens roughly two months before their lock-up expired, cratering the value of their remaining holdings.
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New York AG Secures Up to $35M and Industry Ban From Ex-Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky
Mashinsky owes New York $25 million if he fails to forfeit another $10 million, and $10 million more if he doesn't serve his full sentence.
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Blockchain.com seeks CFTC greenlight for prediction markets, crypto derivatives trading: CNBC
Blockchain.com has applied for DCM and FCM licenses to offer ahead of a planned $500 million IPO.
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New York AG secures up to $35 million and lifetime crypto ban from Celsius’ Alex Mashinsky
Alex Mashinsky, already serving 12 years for fraud, settled New York’s civil case over claims he misled Celsius customers about the failed crypto lender’s safety.
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US targets $1 billion Iran-linked crypto seizure, Bessent says ‘we know where it is’
Bessent’s latest crypto seizure plan follows months of sanctions and freezes targeting Iranian assets.
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Mashinsky Accepts Lifetime Industry Ban and Up to $35 Million in Conditional Payments
The New York settlement ties the money to federal forfeiture and prison-sentence conditions, adding to existing FTC and CFTC restrictions.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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New York AG secures up to $35 million from former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky
NY AG Letitia James secured up to $35M from ex-Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky and a permanent ban from the securities and crypto industries.
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UK Targets Cryptomus and TokenSpot in New Russia Sanctions Package
The package hits five crypto and payment platforms, two of which handled transactions with Russia’s A7 network, the UK government said.
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Anthropic bans users from bullying Claude
AI giant Anthropic updated its usage policy on Thursday, its first revision in more than a year, instituting a new ban on cruel treatment and abuse of its AI tool Claude. The new kindness rule comes into effect on November 12. Anthropic is the same company that has been warning about AI killing...