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UK Brings Crypto Under Full FCA Oversight for the First Time
Bitcoin Magazine UK Brings Crypto Under Full FCA Oversight for the First Time The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has opened applications for crypto firms to become authorized, bringing the sector under full regulation for the first time. In a Wednesday announcement, the watchdog said companies...
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Daines Unveils Crypto Tax Bill Pairing Payment Relief With Wash-Sale Rules
Read the full story at The Defiant
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Crypto advocacy group announces picks for US Congress as midterms loom
The organization’s endorsements in the House and Senate came as many polls showed Democrats favored to regain control of both chambers in 2027.
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Base completes Cobalt upgrade, adds new tools for tokenized assets
Base’s Cobalt lets traders set transaction conditions while giving issuers tools for compliance checks, stock splits and forced token transfers.
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CFTC Sends White House New Rules to Cement Its Grip on Prediction Markets
The two proposals would define event contracts as "swaps" while excluding "casino-style gambling products"—a bid to cement the agency's exclusive jurisdiction as states sue prediction-market operators over gambling claims.
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PIMCO US Treasury bond ETF hits all-time low
ZROZ, a PIMCO ETF allocated to US Treasury bond repayments guaranteed by the US government, has lost 16% of its share price this year. It also lost 21% over the past 12 months, 63% over the past five years, and is down 73% from its March 2020 peak. The terrible results for investors are...
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White House weighs new CFTC event contract rules in growing prediction market power struggle
The White House is weighing two proposed rules from the CFTC tied to prediction markets as the agency seeks to assert its jurisdiction.
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ESMA Proposes MiCA Rules for DeFi Gateways, Staking and Lending
The European Securities and Markets Authority has proposed a new regulated category for crypto firms that connect clients to DeFi, alongside targeted staking and lending requirements under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation, or MiCA. In its response to the European Commission’s MiCA......
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Crypto industry gave $8 million to Clarity Act lobbyists who didn't close the deal
In the first half of this year, the sector poured millions into lobbying, with most of it tied to pushing the U.S. market structure bill to a goal it never reached.
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Bitcoin’s Price Jumps Above $85,000 on Lighter-Than-Expected Inflation Data
Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin’s Price Jumps Above $85,000 on Lighter-Than-Expected Inflation Data Bitcoin’s price rose — albeit slightly — on data Wednesday showing that inflation had risen slower than expected. The Fed’s main inflation gauge, the personal consumption expenditures price index, increased...
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Bitcoin steadies as soft PCE cools October Fed rate hike bets
Core PCE rose just 0.2% in August, easing pressure for an October Fed hike. Bitcoin trades near $83,700 as rising Treasury yields cap gains.
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Tax on Bitcoin Gains? Dutch Government to Introduce Capital Gains Tax From 2028
Bitcoin Magazine Tax on Bitcoin Gains? Dutch Government to Introduce Capital Gains Tax From 2028 Dutch people could soon be paying tax on their bitcoin gains — if they sell. The Dutch government on Tuesday announced that it was planning to introduce a capital gains tax starting from 2028. If...
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Bitcoin Jumps on Cool PCE Inflation Data as Bond Yields Hit 20-Year Highs
The Fed's favorite inflation gauge came in cooler than expected, rate-hike odds fell and Bitcoin traders took the hint.
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U.S. CFTC seeks event contract definitions that may defy states' gambling claims
As it battles with states over prediction markets, the CFTC sent two related rules on swaps definitions for White House review.
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Clock's ticking: UK's crypto regulatory application window opens with February deadline
The five-month application window precedes the new regulatory framework’s planned introduction in October 2027, after years of legislative development.
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Crypto advocacy group Stand With Crypto rolls out its first round of Senate endorsements after failed Clarity vote
Weeks after the Clarity Act stalled in the Senate, crypto advocacy group Stand With Crypto rolled out its first round of Senate endorsements.
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CFTC Investigating Adam Kinzinger Over Kalshi Bets on His Own Pardon: Report
The former congressman says he made $823 on the trades, had no inside information, and had checked the platform's rules first.
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The SEC Is finally modernizing transfer-agent rules. Wall Street must not repeat the ‘paperwork crisis’
If ownership data is split across a token wrapper, a special-purpose vehicle (SPV), a broker’s internal ledger and a transfer agent's off-chain database, we are setting the stage for a Paperwork Crisis for the blockchain age, argues Fairmint’s Joris Delanoue.
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A single market worth protecting: Getting the MiCA review right
As the European Commission’s MiCA review consultation closes, Europe must decide whether its crypto rulebook is protecting the market without making it too costly to build in.
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US Senator Blumenthal Calls Tether's USDT a 'Superhighway' for Iranian Sanctions Evasion
The Connecticut Senator's subcommittee released its report on Monday and referred the findings to Treasury and the Justice Department.
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Live updates: Bitcoin below $84,000 ahead of PCE inflation data, Micron earnings
Traders are waiting on the Fed's favored inflation gauge after a month of oil-driven rate-hike bets that sent 30-year Treasury yields to their highest since 2002.
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Bitcoin stalls near $83,000 while lighter drops 17% on Robinhood perps plan
Bitcoin held near $83,000 as the 30-year Treasury yield topped 5.6%, while DeFi tokens reversed and lighter fell after Robinhood unveiled U.S. perps.
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European stablecoin issuer AllUnity launches USD stablecoin USDAU
AllUnity is launching USDAU, its fourth fiat-backed stablecoin, expanding a MiCA-regulated lineup that already covers the euro, Swiss franc and Swedish krona.
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XRP Ledger starts carrying fund records from Brazil operator overseeing $4 trillion
The regulated operator is mirroring ownership of selected investment funds on XRPL while keeping its existing database as the official record.
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Illinois draft crypto tax rules detail DeFi, stablecoin treatment
Illinois’ draft rules spell out how its 0.2% digital asset transaction tax would apply to stablecoins, DeFi platforms, crypto bridges and self-custody transfers.
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Bitwise Launches First US Spot Near ETF After Token Nearly Triples Since August
Bitwise's NRR began trading on NYSE Arca Tuesday, giving brokerage accounts NEAR exposure and staking rewards as the AI-focused token soars.
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SEC Sues Cryptoaiml and TSAI Over Alleged $15 Million AI Trading Scams
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued four Cryptoaiml and TSAI entities on Tuesday, alleging they took at least $15 million through fake artificial-intelligence trading schemes that used WhatsApp chats and false claims of SEC oversight to win investors’ trust. The agency filed two......
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Crypto regulation at SEC, CFTC to come down to 3 commissioners following key resignation
Seven commissioner seats at the SEC and CFTC will be empty after Friday, leaving only a few leaders at financial regulators to oversee aspects of the $3 trillion crypto industry.
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Someone Finally Jailbroke the PS5—Just After Sony Said Players Don’t Own Their Games
Linear Fox founder Nathan Fargo released a public jailbreak for the PS5, dubbed Relapse, while Sony argues in court that players don't own their digital games.
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Balancer Sets Shutdown Dates After BAL Holders Approve Wind-Down
Balancer will move pausable pools to withdrawals-only on Oct. 30 and pause its V3 Vault on Nov. 30, the decentralized asset management protocol announced on Sept. 29, after BAL holders approved its wind-down. The BIP-928 vote approved the shutdown and treasury distribution. Balancer said BIP-929,...