Regulation

The Hyperliquid Policy Council has asked U.S. regulators to establish a clear framework for classifying perpetual contracts, particularly equity perpetuals.

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand is accepting public comments through September 20 on a proposed framework for Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds.

The United States has widened its power to sanction Iran's crypto sector and threatened to eject trading partners from the dollar system, coinciding with a broader debate over alternative assets like Bitcoin and gold.

Outer Bio, a biotech startup co-founded by Michael Polansky with Lady Gaga on its board, has emerged from stealth to keep donated human skin alive for four weeks to train machine learning models.

US prediction markets face increasing legal scrutiny, state enforcement actions, and competitive battles between exchanges over sports contracts and derivatives.

NEAR is rebuilding its security model to defend against future quantum computers, targeting post-quantum validator consensus by the end of 2027.

India plans to issue tokenized corporate bonds worth under 5 billion rupees in September, using a wholesale central bank digital currency and a new DEMAT 2.0 wallet for settlement.

In several countries, changing tax residency triggers capital gains tax on unsold Bitcoin holdings based on market prices at departure.

The U.S. Treasury has issued a sectoral determination for digital assets, granting the authority to sanction any person worldwide operating in Iran's crypto sector as part of a campaign called Operation Economic Outcast....

Thailand's SEC has advanced its framework for locally listed spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs to draft regulations while seeking public feedback.

Cardano has initiated a formal review of CIP-0197, a proposal introducing optional post-quantum wallet protections through a zero-knowledge signature proof layer.

Blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs reports that approximately $16.8 million flowed through 30 cryptocurrency addresses tied to Iran's Mabna Institute.

The US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on numerous businesses and individuals in China and Hong Kong linked to Iran's military and oil procurement networks.

The US Treasury has expanded sanctions to cover Iran's digital asset sector, citing more than $100 million in cryptocurrency payments tied to oil sales.

Blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs reveals that crypto addresses tied to defendants of Iran's Mabna Institute received $16.8 million between 2018 and 2026.

Digital asset firm FalconX has petitioned US regulators to bring cash-settled single-security and narrow-index perpetuals, including DeFi contracts, under security-based swap rules.

Recent developments across Asia include Jeonbuk Bank adopting Ripple for cross-border payments, Japan granting its first crypto exchange license in four years, and Pakistan opening a virtual asset licensing portal.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent launched Operation Economic Outcast, targeting Iranian digital assets and threatening secondary sanctions for foreign nations and enablers.

A federal judge has allowed parts of an investor class-action lawsuit against Coinbase and certain executives to proceed, keeping allegations over risk disclosures alive.

Major Wall Street banks have received subpoenas from the SEC regarding their dealings with Situational Awareness, an AI hedge fund that experienced a dramatic collapse.