Regulation & Politics

The roughly $5.1 billion holding remains contested after victims lost their bid to rely on English law to establish ownership.

Three wagers costing about $19, $74 and $80 preceded reports of Katie Zacharia’s selection. The contract has settled Yes, but individual withdrawal restrictions remain unclear.

The New York settlement ties the money to federal forfeiture and prison-sentence conditions, adding to existing FTC and CFTC restrictions.

Holders can request fiat or USDT as the project prepares to retire its tokens, but the shutdown documents leave the gold reserves’ disposition unspecified.

The FT reports that people familiar with MAS's thinking consider the decentralized venue outside its jurisdiction. Singapore's rules distinguish crypto derivatives on approved exchanges from those offered elsewhere.

The payments firm seeks a court order restoring access to its treasury wallet, saying the loss of working capital has slowed client settlements.

A new filing targets Storm’s venue challenge, while his acquittal motion remains pending and a retrial is scheduled for April 26, 2027.

Exchanges must give position holders five calendar days' notice and a chance to exit, while leaving other material contract terms unchanged.

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

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