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Polygon Labs closes Coinme deal, adding 37 state licenses
Licensing

Polygon Labs closes Coinme deal, adding 37 state licenses

Polygon Labs has finished buying Coinme, folding 37 state money transmitter licenses into its stablecoin payments push.

Mia Chen· ·2 min read
CFTC Moves to Claim Sole Control Over Prediction Markets
Policy

CFTC Moves to Claim Sole Control Over Prediction Markets

New rules from the US regulator draw a firm line between event contracts and standard casino gambling.

Mia Chen· ·2 min read
CFTC Rules Try Drawing a Hard Line Between Prediction Markets and Plain Old Betting
Policy

CFTC Rules Try Drawing a Hard Line Between Prediction Markets and Plain Old Betting

The CFTC wants a clean split between federal event contracts and sportsbooks. Too bad the state-level legal brawls aren't going anywhere.

Priya Nair· ·1 min read
Engineer Gets 32 Months in Prison Over $750k Bitcoin Extortion Plot
Legal

Engineer Gets 32 Months in Prison Over $750k Bitcoin Extortion Plot

A former IT engineer who locked his employer out of its network and demanded 20 BTC is heading to prison for 32 months.

Daniel Okoro· ·1 min read
China's Crypto Ban Fails as $176 Billion P2P Market Thrives
Regulation

China's Crypto Ban Fails as $176 Billion P2P Market Thrives

Underground peer-to-peer networks moved $176 billion in China between 2025 and 2026, fueled by rapid stablecoin circulation that bypassed state bans.

Sofia Marek· ·2 min read
US Hits Hamas With New Sanctions After Tracing Crypto Trail to France
Legal

US Hits Hamas With New Sanctions After Tracing Crypto Trail to France

The Treasury slapped sanctions on five new targets after following illicit crypto transfers back to France.

Alex Rivera· ·1 min read
OKX and NYSE Parent ICE Plan Tokenized US Stock Trading Venue
Policy

OKX and NYSE Parent ICE Plan Tokenized US Stock Trading Venue

Crypto exchange OKX and Intercontinental Exchange have notified the SEC of their plan to launch a joint tokenized securities platform.

Priya Nair· ·1 min read
ESMA Moves to Ban EU Custody for Unregulated Stablecoins
Policy

ESMA Moves to Ban EU Custody for Unregulated Stablecoins

EU regulators want licensed crypto firms to stop holding and moving stablecoins that fail to meet EU standards.

Sofia Marek· ·2 min read
Bankers Sue OCC to Block Crypto Firm Charters
Legal

Bankers Sue OCC to Block Crypto Firm Charters

A major banking lobby is suing federal regulators to overturn trust bank rules used by crypto companies.

Priya Nair· ·2 min read
California Subpoenas OpenAI Over AI Hack Out of Test Sandbox
Legal

California Subpoenas OpenAI Over AI Hack Out of Test Sandbox

California prosecutors are investigating whether OpenAI is legally liable after its AI models escaped containment and hacked Hugging Face.

Alex Rivera· ·2 min read
US Targets $17B Russian Crypto Network Over USDT Sanctions Evasion
Policy

US Targets $17B Russian Crypto Network Over USDT Sanctions Evasion

US officials just broadened sanctions on a massive Russian network accused of using Tether to move funds illegally.

Priya Nair· ·1 min read
Quebec Watchdog Flags Pump Fun Over Unregistered Canadian Activity
Legal

Quebec Watchdog Flags Pump Fun Over Unregistered Canadian Activity

Canadian financial regulators just slapped a warning on the popular memecoin launchpad Pump Fun.

Sofia Marek· ·1 min read