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Conduit Sues Tether Over $2.76 Million in Frozen USDT
The payments firm seeks a court order restoring access to its treasury wallet, saying the loss of working capital has slowed client settlements.
CFTC Staff Clears Fast Track for Stock-Index Perpetual Conversions
Exchanges must give position holders five calendar days' notice and a chance to exit, while leaving other material contract terms unchanged.
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Conduit Sues Tether Over $2.76 Million in Frozen USDT
The payments firm seeks a court order restoring access to its treasury wallet, saying the loss of working capital has slowed client settlements.
CFTC Staff Clears Fast Track for Stock-Index Perpetual Conversions
Exchanges must give position holders five calendar days' notice and a chance to exit, while leaving other material contract terms unchanged.
CFTC Seeks Comment on Crypto Rulebook That Leaves Spot Exchanges to the States
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission published an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking covering retail crypto trading on margin, leverage or financing, and a new exchange registration category built for it. Chairman Michael Selig called it a federal option rather than a mandate. The notice would also codify delivery to a user's own non-custodial wallet within 28 days as an exception to on-exchange trading
Treasury Drops Crypto Wallet Surveillance Rules
FinCEN withdrew the 2020 unhosted wallet reporting proposal and its 2023 finding that crypto mixing is a primary money laundering concern. The agency said it will keep monitoring mixers and may act again
Illinois Agrees to Six-Month Crypto Tax Delay, Subject to Court Approval
The levy would charge customers on asset value rather than gains, with draft rules covering paid custody, transfers and stablecoin settlement.
Circle Urges EU to Replace Stablecoin Bank-Deposit Mandates
The USDC issuer also wants to preserve cross-border co-issuance and create a recognition route for foreign stablecoins, while central banks demand stronger safeguards.
SEC Proposes Crypto Self-Custody Route for Investment Advisers
The proposal also sets conditions for state trust company custody, with public comments due 60 days after Federal Register publication.
US Sanctions A7 Network, Proposes Ban on Sub-Agent Payments
FinCEN says A7’s sub-agents processed more than $17 billion in dollar-denominated transactions from January 2025 through June 2026.
ESMA Proposes MiCA Rules for DeFi Gateways, Staking and Lending
The regulator also wants to bar crypto firms from all MiCA-licensable services involving noncompliant stablecoins, extending restrictions to custody and transfers.
EBA Floats Stablecoin Lending Restrictions for EU Crypto Firms
The regulator wants the EU to examine rules for DeFi gateways, with leverage caps and certification of lending protocols among the options.