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Can SEC and CFTC Crypto Rules Be Overturned? Legal Opinion
After the US Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act, the SEC and CFTC moved quickly to fill parts of the regulatory vacuum for crypto markets. In the two days that followed, the SEC announced a five-year exemption ...

Bitcoin Falls to $80.1K as KOSPI Hits Lowest Since April
Bitcoin slid to the lowest levels seen in more than three weeks on Thursday, as renewed stress in South Korean equities spilled over into broader risk sentiment. The move came amid another macro-driven selloff after a ...

HEX Sellers Withdraw $160M After Founder Richard Schueler Arrest Reports
Hex’s HEX token slumped by nearly 30% over the past day after Turkish media reports claimed HEX founder Richard Schueler—also known as Richard Heart—was detained by authorities in Istanbul. The sharp se...

Starknet Launches Vote on Ethereum L2 Exit Amid Quantum Risks
Starknet has launched a seven-day, non-binding governance vote that asks STRK holders whether the network should explore transitioning into an independent, post-quantum layer-1 blockchain. The poll does not author...

Babylon Pushes Native Bitcoin Lending Proposal for Aave V4
Bitcoin-focused developer Babylon Labs has submitted a new integration proposal to connect native BTC collateral to Aave borrowing—specifically enabling users to borrow stablecoins on Aave against locked Bitcoin, wit...

Australia Requests Public Input on Crypto Rules Before 2027 Rollout
Australia’s corporate regulator has moved closer to implementing its digital-asset rulebook, launching a consultation that sets out proposed capital, custody and trading requirements for crypto platforms. Th...

Australia Consults on Crypto Platform Rules for 2027 Rollout
Australia’s market regulator, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), has opened a consultation on draft requirements for crypto platforms covering capital adequacy, custody arrangements, and t...

Can Hardware Wallet Supply Chains Earn Crypto Users’ Trust?
Security researcher Joe Grand says most cryptocurrency users should not expect to spot advanced tampering on hardware wallets, even if they follow best practices. Grand, who has worked on recovering funds from compr...

Bitcoin Miners Drop as Wall Street Stages Worst Selloff Since July
US financial markets took a sharp turn on Wednesday after inflation came in hotter than expected, dragging down US tech stocks and spilling into the crypto-linked equities most sensitive to higher rates. With...

Canadian Crypto Remittances to Asia Jump 141% to $2.36B, Chainalysis Says
Remittance-sized crypto transfers from Canada are expanding quickly, with stablecoin and Bitcoin activity growing across key routes to India, China and the Philippines. A new report from Chainalysis sa...

Standard Chartered Raises $2T Stablecoin Outlook to 2030 as Volumes Grow
Standard Chartered says stablecoin activity is continuing to expand even while the broader market’s value has largely gone sideways. In a report shared with Cointelegraph, the bank argues that growth is...

OCC Report Links Bank Debanking Efforts to Crypto-Related Activity
The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has published a report on “debanking” efforts, describing how some banks implemented restrictions tied not only to compliance concerns, but also to per...

Crypto Groups Back Illinois Legal Fight Over 0.2% Tax—Seek Ruling
Two major US crypto advocacy groups, the Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI) and the Blockchain Association (BA), have asked an Illinois court to move quickly on a challenge to the state’s planned digital-asse...

Groups Unite to Challenge Illinois Crypto Tax After 6-Month Halt
Illinois’ planned digital-asset tax is heading back into the courts faster than its timeline for enforcement. The Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI) and the Blockchain Association (BA) say they are asking a Sa...

SBF Lawyer Outlines Supreme Court Appeal Strategy After FTX Case
Former FTX CEO Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried is asking the US Supreme Court to take up his fraud conviction, after losing his appeal in the Second Circuit and while he also pursues clemency. His lawyers say the proce...

CryptoQuant Uses 3 Charts to Support ‘Uptober’ Bitcoin Outlook
Bitcoin traders are watching October with fresh interest after onchain indicators began lining up with a pattern that has historically supported stronger month-end performance. New analysis from CryptoQuant sugge...

Can Crypto Users Verify Hardware Wallet Supply Chains?
Security researcher Joe Grand says it’s unrealistic to expect most cryptocurrency holders to spot sophisticated tampering with hardware wallets—particularly when attackers can compromise devices through the supply chain....

OCC Report Links Debanking Actions to Crypto-Related Activities
The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has released a new report examining “debanking” efforts by banks and the internal policies—both public and nonpublic—that can lead financial institutions ...