US Authorities Seize $15 Billion in Crypto Tied to Asian Scam Networks
US authorities seized $15 billion in crypto tied to a scam network linked to money laundering and forced-labor compounds in Asia, one of the largest such seizures on record.
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Trump’s Strategy Stock Buy Renews Scrutiny of His Crypto Policy Ties
A new ethics filing shows Trump bought up to $100,000 in Strategy stock in July, renewing questions about conflicts between his portfolio and his administration's crypto-friendly push.
State Lawmakers Ask Supreme Court to Rein In Kalshi’s Sports Markets
State lawmakers back New Jersey's Supreme Court bid to decide whether states or federal regulators control sports-related prediction markets like Kalshi.
White House Adviser Defends Trump’s Crypto Ties After Bill’s Defeat
White House adviser Patrick Witt says banking lobbyists, not Trump's crypto ties, sank the Clarity Act — and points to federal regulators as the next battleground.
SEC’s New Exemption Redraws the Map for Tokenized US Stocks
The SEC's five-year Innovation Exemption creates a legal path for onchain trading of rights-bearing tokenized stocks, but excludes the synthetic products from Robinhood and Kraken that currently dominate the market.
Raiffeisen Bank Taps Bitpanda for Crypto Access Across 11 Markets
Raiffeisen Bank International has partnered with Bitpanda to bring regulated crypto services to up to 18 million customers across 11 European markets, starting with an Austrian pilot and expanding through 2027.
CFTC Warns ‘Mention Market’ Prediction Contracts Carry High Manipulation Risk
The CFTC has warned that prediction contracts tied to a person's specific words or event attendance carry heightened manipulation risk, citing two active enforcement cases as evidence.
Manhattan Prosecutors Join DOJ Probe Into Binance’s Iran Sanctions Exposure
Manhattan federal prosecutors have joined a DOJ probe into whether Binance knowingly allowed trading that breached US sanctions against Iran, escalating scrutiny of the exchange.
ECB to Buy Tokenized Bonds, Testing Its Own Settlement Rails
The ECB will buy tokenized public-sector bonds through its new Pontes settlement system, becoming both operator and investor in a small but symbolic step into DLT markets.
ECB Central Banks Urge Overhaul of MiCA’s Stablecoin Deposit Rules
The ECB-linked ESCB wants MiCA's fixed bank-deposit rules for stablecoin reserves replaced with liquidity thresholds based on asset maturity, citing bank-run risks highlighted by the 2023 USDC depeg.