Legislation and rulemaking, SEC/CFTC and global regulators, enforcement actions and court rulings, central banks and CBDCs, tax and licensing regimes.
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Wallets linked to the US government moved over $100 million in seized crypto to Coinbase Prime; the moved coins trace to Bitfinex and FTX restitution cases, and no sale is confirmed.
Abstract, the Ethereum L2 by Pudgy Penguins parent Igloo Inc., will shut down Dec. 15 after eight-figure losses, days after Blast announced its own wind-down. Users must bridge funds off before the deadline.
The CFTC's proposed CTX and CAM rules would pull leveraged custodial trading under federal watch, while on-chain protocols and self-custody largely stay outside.
The SEC's proposal would let regulated funds keep crypto with their advisers and open crypto strategies that qualified-custodian uncertainty has kept off the table.
Ethereum Layer 2 Blast is winding down with about $51 million in bridged user funds still in its contracts, and any three of five keyholders can change those contracts or pause withdrawals before the Oct. 26 deadline.
Outgoing SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce argued regulators can catch criminals while collecting less personal data, then announced her Oct. 2 resignation.
The CFTC updated its crypto FAQs to let registered firms invest customer funds in tokenized assets and keep regulatory records on a blockchain.
The SEC's Innovation Exemption only covers tokens that carry real shareholder rights, shutting price-tracking synthetic tokens out of the US framework.
The Senate rejected the CLARITY Act 49-50 on September 15, and an estimated $100M-$225M in crypto lobbying could not bridge the gap between a May committee win and a September floor defeat.
India's FIU-IND flagged 15 offshore crypto platforms for AML non-compliance and warned that crypto and NFT investors may have no recourse for losses.
