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Tether Says It Helped Freeze Nearly $550 Million in Iran-Linked USDT
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.
EBA Floats Stablecoin Lending Restrictions for EU Crypto Firms
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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.
SEC Staff Clarifies Token Buybacks and Liquid Staking in New FAQs
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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.
KelpDAO Files BC Civil Claim Against LayerZero
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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.
New York Sues Polymarket US Over Unlicensed Gambling
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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.
SEC’s Peirce Urges Zero-Knowledge Proofs to Reduce KYC Data Collection
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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.
Trump Administration Weighs Overseas Stablecoin Push: Report
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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.
SEC
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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.
Fairshake Plans $30 Million Ad Blitz Against Sherrod Brown in Ohio
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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.
CFTC
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.