Regulation & Politics

Regulation & Politics
Tether Says It Helped Freeze Nearly $550 Million in Iran-Linked USDT
A Senate minority report released the same day found USDT dominated activity in 84% of 846 Iran- and proxy-linked wallets it studied.

Regulation & Politics
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.

Regulation & Politics
SEC Staff Clarifies Token Buybacks and Liquid Staking in New FAQs
Qualifying staking receipts fall into non-security categories, while the FAQs reaffirm an earlier position on maintenance and development funding.

Regulation & Politics
KelpDAO Files BC Civil Claim Against LayerZero
LayerZero CEO Bryan Pellegrino says he is also named in the claim and calls it 'meritless,' promising to defend himself in Vancouver.

Regulation & Politics
New York Sues Polymarket US Over Unlicensed Gambling
Attorney General Letitia James asks a Manhattan court to shut the CFTC-designated exchange out of the state, award three times its gains, and impose $100,000 for each sports contract it offered.

Regulation & Politics
SEC’s Peirce Urges Zero-Knowledge Proofs to Reduce KYC Data Collection
Peirce also wants institutions to reuse identity checks rather than repeatedly store customer details. Her privacy proposals do not change existing compliance rules.

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Trump Administration Weighs Overseas Stablecoin Push: Report
Treasury, State and DFC could participate in public-private ventures aimed at strengthening the dollar and demand for US debt.

Regulation & Politics
a16z And DeFi Education Fund Ask SEC To Put DEXs Outside Exchange Registration
The two groups submitted a joint proposal to Commissioner Hester Peirce for a safe harbor that would create a rebuttable presumption that decentralized exchange protocols and their front-ends are not exchanges under the Exchange Act. a16z filed a second letter the same day asking the SEC to build a registration regime for centralized crypto trading platforms modeled on the 1998 alternative trading system rules. Both letters are dated Sept. 14, three days before the SEC issued its Innovation Exemption for tokenized stock venues.

Regulation & Politics
Fairshake Plans $30 Million Ad Blitz Against Sherrod Brown in Ohio
The super PAC’s biggest 2026 commitment follows a failed 49-50 cloture vote on CLARITY; Brown could return to the top Democratic post on Senate Banking.

Regulation & Politics
CFTC Files Crypto Market Rulemaking With White House at Prerule Stage
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs received RIN 3038-AF80, "Regulation Crypto Asset Transactions and Regulation Crypto Asset Markets," from the CFTC on Sept. 17, two days after the Senate blocked the CLARITY Act. OIRA lists the filing at the prerule stage, not as a proposed rule. Executive Order 12866 gives OIRA 10 working days to review preliminary actions, against 90 days for proposed and final rules. It is the only CFTC action pending White House review, and Michael Selig is the agency's only sitting commissioner.





