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UK regulator clears path for tokenized funds within existing rules
The FCA signs off rules to let UK funds keep registers onchain and add a new Direct‑to‑Fund dealing model, aiming to simplify tokenized funds inside the existing regime.
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Banks push to slow stablecoin law as Agora races for charter
Traditional banking institutions are actively lobbying to delay pending stablecoin legislation while cryptocurrency company Agora accelerates its pursuit of a banking charter, according to industry sources. The banking sector's efforts come as regulatory frameworks for digital assets face increasing scrutiny from lawmakers and financial regulators. Stablecoin regulation has
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The Green Beret was just the start: New data suggests a broader insider trading crisis on Polymarket
New data reveals potential widespread insider trading issues on decentralized prediction market Polymarket, extending beyond the previously reported Green Beret case. According to a CoinDesk analysis, multiple military-related markets on the platform show suspicious trading patterns that suggest participants may have accessed non-public information before placing bets. The investigation identified
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US seized $500M in Iranian crypto assets, Treasury secretary says
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US has seized nearly $500 million in Iranian crypto assets, surpassing the previously reported $344 million freeze.
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South Korea seeks 20-year term for Delio CEO in $169 million crypto case: report
South Korean prosecutors seek 20 years for Delio CEO over $168.8 million embezzlement from 2,800 crypto deposit users.
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Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky settles FTC case with $10M payment
The FTC order ties Mashinsky’s $10 million payment to a mostly suspended $4.72 billion judgment that can be revived over asset disclosures.
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US court sentences Cartier descendant to 8 years in $470 million crypto laundering case
A US court sentenced Maximilien de Hoop Cartier to 8 years for operating an unlicensed crypto exchange that laundered more than $470 million.
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Canada moves to ban crypto ATMs, labeling them as ‘primary method’ for fraud
The government said it aims to shut down a 'primary method' used by scammers to defraud victims and facilitate money laundering.
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Judge rejects Sam Bankman-Fried’s new trial request, slams claims as ‘wildly conspiratorial’
U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan declined former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's request for a new trial. An appeal is still pending.
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CLARITY Act stablecoin fight shifts from yield to who captures digital-dollar economics
Washington is turning stablecoins into regulated payment instruments while trying to keep issuer-paid yield away from holders. That combination changesthe economics of digital dollars and puts the value of user balances up for grabs across the intermediary stack. The GENIUS Act bars permitted paymen
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Soldier Charged in Polymarket Insider Trading Case Pleads Not Guilty
Special forces member Gannon Ken Van Dyke allegedly used inside knowledge of a Venezuelan military operation to make nearly $400K profit on Polymarket.
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CFTC sues Wisconsin in agency's legal campaign defending prediction markets authority
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a lawsuit against the state of Wisconsin as part of its broader legal effort to establish regulatory authority over prediction markets. The federal agency is challenging Wisconsin's attempts to regulate or restrict prediction market operations within the state, arguing that