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FATF Warns Crypto Misuse Fuels Illicit Finance, Urges Nations to Impose New Countermeasures

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Global crypto oversight efforts advanced as the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) approved new digital asset risk reports, reaffirmed Iran’s blacklist status, and heightened scrutiny of stablecoins and offshore providers, reinforcing pressure on jurisdictions to curb illicit finance. FATF Flags Illicit Crypto Flows, Presses Governments to Tighten Financial Safeguards Global crypto oversight efforts advanced as … Read more

SEC Issues 2% Stablecoin Capital Guidance, Softening Regulatory Pressure on Institutional Exposure

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SEC signals regulatory clarity for payment stablecoins, allowing broker-dealers to apply a 2% net capital haircut and paving the way for broader tokenized securities activity under existing rules. SEC Clarifies Broker-Dealer Treatment of Payment Stablecoins Under Net Capital Rule The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Trading and Markets issued a new FAQ … Read more

Strategy CEO Calls for Rethink of Basel’s 1,250% Bitcoin Risk Capital Treatment

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U.S. banking rules on bitcoin face mounting scrutiny as Strategy CEO Phong Le urges regulators to revisit Basel capital standards, warning current risk weights could hinder America’s ambitions to lead the global digital asset market. Strategy CEO Warns 1,250% Bitcoin Treatment by Basel Could Undermine America’s Crypto Ambitions Strategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) CEO Phong Le shared … Read more

SEC Talks Crypto Clarity, Coordination, and Innovation Exemptions to Reshape Crypto Oversight

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SEC leaders unveiled a coordinated push to integrate tokenized securities into U.S. markets, signaling innovation exemptions, safe harbors, and joint rulemaking with the CFTC to reshape crypto oversight. SEC Accelerates Crypto Clarity Agenda With CFTC Coordination and Pro-Growth Innovation Exemptions U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul S. Atkins and Commissioner Hester M. Peirce … Read more

Former CFTC Chief Calls for Allowing Banks to Offer Yield on Stablecoin Deposits

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Christopher Giancarlo, former head of the CFTC, proposes that banks integrate and offer yield on stablecoins deposits to customers, avoiding the imbalances that worry the banking establishment. For him, this compromise would allow the Clarity Act to move forward, with benefits for both banks and crypto exchanges. Former CFTC Head Christopher Giancarlo Proposes Banks to … Read more

Prediction Markets Trigger Federal-State Clash as CFTC Defends Authority

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The CFTC is escalating its defense of exclusive authority over U.S. commodity derivatives and prediction markets as legal battles threaten to redraw regulatory lines and restrict access to event contracts nationwide. Prediction Markets Challenge State Authority as Appeals Court Weighs Federal Derivatives Control Prediction markets are at the center of a growing legal dispute over … Read more

Coinbase CEO Confident of ‘Win-Win-Win’ Deal Between White House, Banks, Crypto

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Coinbase is intensifying efforts to shape U.S. crypto market structure legislation as CEO Brian Armstrong pushes for a breakthrough between the crypto industry, the White House, and major banks to protect stablecoin rewards and obtain regulatory clarity. ‘Win-Win-Win’: Coinbase Says ‘We’re Making Good Progress’ Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong shared on social media platform X on … Read more

US Lawmaker Blasts SEC Crypto Overhaul—Bulls See Regulatory Reset Powering the Next Rally

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A Democratic lawmaker accused the SEC of favoring Wall Street and billionaires as sweeping policy rollbacks and crypto enforcement shifts under Chair Paul Atkins reshape digital asset oversight and redraw federal regulatory lines. Maxine Waters Unloads on SEC Over Sweeping Policy Rollbacks Congresswoman Maxine Waters, the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, shared … Read more

Analyst: Concerns on Stablecoin-Linked Deposit Flight Unwarranted

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Stephen Gandel believes that stablecoins rewards will not endanger the banking system and that estimates of deposit flight are excessive. Nonetheless, he acknowledged that the equity returns of banking institutions might be affected, as banks will be forced to pay higher interest rates. Analyst: Bank’s Stablecoin Reward-Tied Deposit Flight Numbers Are Flawed The discussion of … Read more

SEC Division Moves to Clarify When Tokens Trigger Securities Status After Years of Ambiguity

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The SEC is accelerating formal crypto rulemaking, advancing a structured framework to define when digital assets qualify as securities and reshape oversight with clearer standards for token issuers, broker-dealers, and blockchain transactions. SEC Division Backs Chairman Atkins’ Reform Agenda as Crypto Market Awaits New Standards Regulatory changes targeting digital assets are advancing at the U.S. … Read more