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SEC Staff Clarifies When Token Voters Are Not a 'Central Party'
SEC staff guidance separates independent token governance voting from coordinated control, identifying unilateral powers that amount to overseeing a crypto system.
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Nvidia, Costco and Nike join pushback against OKX–ICE tokenized stock plans
Many firms opt out of OKX and ICE tokenized stock plans, with Nvidia, Costco and Nike among those pushing back.
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tZERO Signs $350 Million SPAC Deal With FG Imperii, Ties $12.5 Million to Derivatives Goals
tZERO's $350M SPAC deal ties part of the earnout to a derivatives business whose CFTC exchange application is still pending.
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FATF targets crypto hubs in review of money laundering controls
FATF will review jurisdictions' crypto AML compliance, with initial findings due June 2027; jurisdictions not yet named.
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Hong Kong takes tokenized settlement to 24/7, plans stablecoin trials
Hong Kong's HKMA plans regulated stablecoins in tokenized government debt trials, and HSBC reports 50,000 users for its RedCoin stablecoin.
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Nvidia, Costco and 10 More Issuers Opt Out of ICE and OKX’s Tokenized Stock Venue
Fifty companies, including Nvidia and Costco, have objected to ICE and OKX's tokenized stock venue, which still has no launch date.
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Bank of Korea probes financial firms’ exposure to crypto risks
The Bank of Korea is surveying 31 financial institutions on how an exchange shutdown, prolonged crypto downturn or a firm's losses would hit their operations.
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THORChain Co-Founder Cites Public Data After FBI Binance Blocking Appeal
THORChain's co-founder uses public data to answer an FBI appeal that named THORNode operators, arguing the protocol's broad halt controls also hit unrelated users.
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Bitcoin Has No Blacklist. The FBI Wants One Around It.
Argues the FBI is moving to build a blacklist around Bitcoin after the Binance heist; a policy-focused opinion piece worth a quick read.
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FBI blames North Korea for record $6.3B Binance hack
The FBI attributes the record $6.3B Binance hack to North Korea and is seeking private-sector help to block laundering.
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ICE is bringing Hyperliquid perps onshore through Trade[XYZ], and HYPE ran 15% before they quietly deleted the announcement
ICE signed a deal with Trade[XYZ] to bring Hyperliquid perps to US users pending approval, and HYPE jumped about 15% before the announcement was removed.
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FBI confirms North Korea's role in $6 billion Binance hack, asks DeFi community to block BTC, ETH, SOL addresses
The FBI attributes the $6 billion Binance hack to North Korea and asks DeFi to block listed BTC, ETH and SOL addresses; Chainalysis says thousands of addresses are in use.
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Binance’s $6.4 billion hack: the price of regulatory exit
A look at the Binance hack response: a $2.8B freeze recovered, while $2.4B remains with the attacker beyond issuer reach, raising the regulatory-exit question.
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FBI Attributes $6 Billion-Plus Binance Hack to North Korea
The FBI attributed a $6 billion-plus Binance hack to North Korea's TraderTraitor group and sought blocks on the laundering trail. Binance set Nov. 1 as its withdrawal restart target.
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Who Profits When Hyperliquid Hits the US?
ICE plans a regulated US market for Hyperliquid-built perpetual futures, with investor ties to Trade[XYZ] raising questions about who benefits.
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Binance Turns Up in India’s $500 Million-Plus Crypto Probe as a Route for Foreign Payouts
India's foreign-exchange enforcer searched premises over more than ₹5,000 crore in crypto transfers, with Binance named as a route for foreign payouts.
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Canton Strategic Holdings Moves to Tokenize Its Own Shares Under the SEC’s New Exemption
Canton Strategic Holdings plans to tokenize its own shares under the SEC's new exemption, with trading possible on Nov. 2 at the earliest.
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KuCoin Pulls All Products From Users in Russia and Belarus, Effective Immediately
KuCoin removed all products for users in Russia and Belarus with no stated rule, as Russia set a 90-day deadline for crypto operators to join a self-regulator.
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Israel Extradites Nomad Suspect After Supreme Court Rejected His Code-Bug Defense
Israel extradited Alexander Block, whose code-bug defense failed at its Supreme Court, to face charges over the 2022 Nomad hack.
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SEC Says $130 Million Crypto Scheme Used the Agency’s Own Databases to Look Registered
The SEC says a $130M crypto scheme used the agency's own databases and fake SEC-sealed certificates to look registered, then blocked withdrawals.
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Polymarket Reviews Dozens of New Wallets Behind Well-Timed Israel Election Bets: Report
Polymarket is reviewing dozens of new wallets that placed well-timed bets on Netanyahu's Likud before Israel's Oct. 27 election, with some cashing out over $100,000 combined.
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Zooko and Sean Bowe Back Plan to Pull 50,000 ZEC From Zcash’s Grants Treasury
Zooko and Sean Bowe back a proposal to move 50,000 ZEC, about $61M, out of Zcash's grants treasury into a miner reserve.
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Experts divided over Binance hack asset freezes, warn recovery is another matter
Tether and Circle froze billions in stolen Binance-hack funds within hours, but legal experts doubt smaller victims get the same protection.
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$8 Million Crypto Kidnapping Lands Texas Brothers 15-Year Prison Terms
Texas brothers received 15-year sentences for a gunpoint crypto kidnapping that forced an $8M transfer.
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SEC Charges Two Companies in $130 Million Crypto Trading Scheme
SEC charges two companies with a $130M crypto Ponzi-like trading fraud.
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Uniswap, a16z and DEF Seek DeFi Exemptions From Illinois Crypto Tax Rules
Uniswap, a16z and DEF ask Illinois to exempt withdrawals, bridging and private-key recordkeeping from its crypto tax rules.
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Israel Extradites Alleged Nomad Bridge Exploiter to US Over $2.8M Theft: Report
Israel's Supreme Court ruled that exploiting a coding flaw can count as computer intrusion, even when the software allowed the transaction.
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Coinbase Files to Keep Operating Under Brazil’s New Crypto Rules
Coinbase is filing to keep operating in Brazil as new crypto rules take effect Nov. 6 for banks and payment firms.
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Tampered Ledger reported in Singapore a month before news broke: Asia Express
Singapore police say tampered Ledger devices began appearing there on September 10, a month before the story broke; South Korea may delay its crypto tax law again.
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HTX Gives the High Court a Five-Year Pledge on UK Crypto Promotions as FCA Case Settles
HTX pledged five years of compliance on UK crypto promotions as the FCA case settled confidentially with no admission of liability.