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Canton Coin Gets SEC Nod as Wall Street Tokenization Heats Up
SEC staff view Canton Coin as a digital commodity and won't recommend enforcement over its minting, alongside DTCC's tokenization service.
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Jack Dorsey’s Block (XYZ) Sets Aside $764 Million for DOJ Settlement as Bitcoin Profit Halves
Block agreed in principle to a $764M deferred-prosecution deal over Cash App AML failures, and bitcoin gross profit fell 50% after fee cuts.
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Democrats to Target Trump’s Crypto Ventures After Taking Congress
Democrats reportedly plan subpoenas on Trump-linked crypto ventures, including World Liberty Financial and the CZ pardon, once they take Congress.
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TD Cowen: Democratic Sweep Makes a Crypto-Backed CLARITY Act ‘Impossible’
TD Cowen argues a Democratic sweep makes an industry-backed CLARITY Act effectively impossible for two years.
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Second Circuit Won’t Pause New York, Connecticut Actions Against Kalshi and Coinbase
Second Circuit declined to pause New York and Connecticut actions against Kalshi and Coinbase, leaving the federal preemption question open.
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Crypto and AI’s $250 million election goes sideways
Analysis of crypto and AI political spending, which mostly lost in the midterms.
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France backs reporting for self-custodied crypto worth 100K euros or more
France's budget amendment would require reporting of self-custodied crypto holdings of at least about $112,000, pending the budget process.
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monetary blueprint #14: the off switch
Weekly regulatory roundup: OCC stablecoin rule, Binance freeze, MiCA's first major token, and Q3 crypto earnings from regulated firms.
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Canton’s CC rises 4% as SEC staff view it as ‘digital commodity’
SEC staff no-action letter says Canton's CC earned by running infrastructure is treated as a digital commodity, though it is not a binding legal ruling.
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Coinbase, Kalshi Denied Shield From State Prediction-Market Enforcement
Second Circuit denied Coinbase and Kalshi interim shield from state prediction-market enforcement; existing trading can continue for now.
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Judge Orders Bitcoin Wallet Returned to Family of Convicted Canadian Killer
A Nova Scotia judge ordered a Bitcoin wallet returned to a convicted killer's family after prosecutors failed to link it to the crime.
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Hong Kong Passes Crypto Tax Reporting Bill for 2027 Start
Hong Kong passed a crypto tax reporting bill linking customer identities to trades, swaps and external wallet withdrawals, starting 2027.
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Democrats Sweep Congress as Sherrod Brown Survives Crypto’s Ohio Spending Push
Crypto industry spent tens of millions to defeat Sherrod Brown, who won, leaving a Senate Banking Committee likely led by Warren.
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btcx.investments - Warning: Unauthorized crypto platform flagged by German Regulator (BaFin)
BaFin has issued a formal warning against the unauthorized platform btcx.investments, a useful consumer-protection flag.
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Democrats win US House to secure control of Congress in midterms
Democrats won the US House, giving them committee control and investigative power from January 2027.
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Democrats Win House, Gaining New Leverage Over Crypto Legislation
Democratic House control gives new oversight leverage over crypto rules, while the CLARITY Act is stalled in the Senate.
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Jack Dorsey's Block faces $764 million DOJ settlement as bitcoin profit plunges 50%
Block faces a proposed $764 million DOJ settlement over AML failures, and its bitcoin gross profit halved on lower Cash App trading fees.
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U.S.-sanctioned Moscow Exchange to list bitcoin and Tether’s USDT in December
Sanctioned Moscow Exchange plans to list bitcoin and USDT in December, a notable sanctions-policy story given Tether's wallet freezes.
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Democrats Win Senate Control as CLARITY Act Remains Stalled
Democrats winning Senate control leaves the CLARITY Act stalled after a failed procedural vote, with Warren likely to chair Banking.
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Democrats surge toward Senate, House majorities, with crypto braced for new direction
Democratic midterm gains end Republican control of all three branches, with direct implications for crypto policy.
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Bitcoin briefly sinks to $75,700 as bets on a Democratic sweep rattle markets
Bitcoin dipped to $75,700 as traders priced in a Democratic sweep in the midterms.
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Democrats claim control of the US Senate
Democrats winning the Senate could reshape the CLARITY Act path and scrutiny of Trump's crypto businesses.
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Former Sen. Sherrod Brown defeats Jon Husted, dealing a blow to crypto PAC Fairshake
Sherrod Brown's Senate win is a setback for crypto PAC Fairshake's spending strategy.
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South Korea’s ruling party formally proposes deferral of crypto income tax
South Korea's ruling party formally proposed deferring crypto income tax until a comprehensive digital asset law is enacted.
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1inch lawyer sees agencies driving US crypto regulation as midterms unfold
A 1inch lawyer argues US agencies, not Congress, will drive crypto policy regardless of midterm results.
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Unaffiliated Governance Voters Generally Aren’t a Controlling ‘Group,’ SEC Staff Say
New SEC staff answers say unaffiliated governance voters generally are not a controlling group, though they bind no one.
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What voters said about their views on crypto
A CoinDesk-commissioned April poll shows how non-crypto voters view the industry.
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Justin Sun Seeks Sanctions as World Liberty’s UAE Citizenship Pushes His Suit Toward State Court
Justin Sun seeks sanctions as World Liberty's disclosure of 22 members, including UAE citizens, pushes the suit toward state court.
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CFTC gets into legal clash over stock perps after having cleared path for crypto version
Citadel-backed firms sued the CFTC over its path for stock perpetuals, setting up a jurisdictional fight with the SEC over crypto-style derivatives.
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SEC division views Canton Coin as digital commodity in no-action letter
An SEC staff no-action letter says Canton Coin's programmatic issuance won't draw enforcement, treating CC as a digital commodity.