Crypto & mining news

Headlines aggregated from 9 publishers, newest first, with mining and hardware stories tagged so they surface without wading through price chatter. Every entry links straight to the publisher — nothing is rehosted here, and the excerpt is the publisher’s own.

• 17d ago

  Circle urges EU to revise stablecoin reserve rules in MiCA review

  Circle wants the EU to replace mandatory bank-deposit minimums with more flexible liquidity rules and preserve cross-border stablecoin issuance.

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• 17d ago

  Bitcoin treasuries may struggle to match Strategy, says Ammous

  Strategy’s scale and cash reserves give it an edge over treasury rivals, according to Saifedean Ammous, author of “The Bitcoin Standard.”

  CointelegraphBitcoinRegulation

• 17d ago

  South Korea advances tokenized securities rules ahead of 2027 rollout

  South Korea’s financial regulator proposed detailed rules for tokenized securities, including capital requirements, OTC trading licenses and retail investment limits.

  CointelegraphRegulation

• 17d ago

  SEC moves to clear custody hurdle for advisers offering crypto

  Custody requirements have kept some investment advisers from offering certain crypto to clients, a regulatory hurdle the SEC’s proposal could remove.

  CointelegraphRegulation

• 18d ago

  Evernorth clears shareholder vote ahead of Nasdaq debut with 473M XRP treasury

  Evernorth expects to begin trading on Nasdaq under the ticker XRPN after its SPAC merger closes, with an XRP treasury worth roughly $710 million at current prices.

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• 18d ago

  50,000 Europeans call on EU to ease stablecoin rewards restrictions in MiCA review

  A 50,000-letter campaign is pressing Brussels to rethink stablecoin rewards as EU central banks seek broader changes to MiCA’s stablecoin rules.

  CointelegraphRegulationDeFi

• 18d ago

  Illinois will postpone implementation of crypto tax following lawsuit

  State officials agreed to delay the 0.2% crypto tax for six months after lawsuits and industry pushback claimed the bill was rushed through the legislature.

  CointelegraphRegulation

• 18d ago

  New York, Wyoming regulators sign pact to coordinate crypto oversight

  The agreement will allow the two state regulators to share supervisory information, streamline licensing reviews and coordinate examinations and enforcement actions involving digital asset firms.

  CointelegraphRegulation

• 18d ago

  LATAM stablecoin liquidity may depend on few providers, investor says

  Researchers in a Latin American stablecoin ecosystem report warned “fragility in the system is concentrated in its thinnest layer,” with just 16 of 494 companies focused primarily on wholesale liquidity, treasury and credit.

  CointelegraphRegulationDeFi

• 18d ago

  Binance’s EU services face scrutiny over licensing exemption: Report

  EU regulators are reportedly examining Binance’s use of a MiCA exemption to serve customers as ESMA seeks stronger enforcement powers.

  CointelegraphRegulation

• 18d ago

  Chainalysis beats most Celsius claims, but ‘audit’ lawsuit survives

  Chainalysis still faces an aiding-and-abetting claim over Celsius’ disputed $3.3 billion audit after a judge dismissed 15 other claims.

  CointelegraphRegulation

• 18d ago

  Bitcoin think tank questions MSCI’s ‘invisible committee’ over Strategy, Metaplanet rule

  A Bitcoin Policy Institute paper says MSCI’s proposed “non-operating company” rule could remove Strategy and Metaplanet from its indexes and may have roots in an earlier crypto treasury review.

  CointelegraphBitcoinRegulation

• 18d ago

  CFTC seeks to define event contracts as swaps amid prediction market fight

  The classification could assist the CFTC’s claim that it has exclusive federal jurisdiction over event contracts offered on regulated prediction markets.

  CointelegraphMarketsRegulation

• 19d ago

  Crypto advocacy group announces picks for US Congress as midterms loom

  The organization’s endorsements in the House and Senate came as many polls showed Democrats favored to regain control of both chambers in 2027.

  CointelegraphRegulation

• 19d ago

  A single market worth protecting: Getting the MiCA review right

  As the European Commission’s MiCA review consultation closes, Europe must decide whether its crypto rulebook is protecting the market without making it too costly to build in.

  CointelegraphMarketsRegulation

• 19d ago

  European stablecoin issuer AllUnity launches USD stablecoin USDAU

  AllUnity is launching USDAU, its fourth fiat-backed stablecoin, expanding a MiCA-regulated lineup that already covers the euro, Swiss franc and Swedish krona.

  CointelegraphRegulationDeFi

• 19d ago

  Illinois draft crypto tax rules detail DeFi, stablecoin treatment

  Illinois’ draft rules spell out how its 0.2% digital asset transaction tax would apply to stablecoins, DeFi platforms, crypto bridges and self-custody transfers.

  CointelegraphRegulationDeFi

• 20d ago

  Crypto regulation at SEC, CFTC to come down to 3 commissioners following key resignation

  Seven commissioner seats at the SEC and CFTC will be empty after Friday, leaving only a few leaders at financial regulators to oversee aspects of the $3 trillion crypto industry.

  CointelegraphRegulation

• 20d ago

  Greece gets first MiCA entrants as watchdog denies Binance-Lagarde claim

  Greece joined the EU MiCA register with four providers as HCMC expanded its denial of remarks attributed to officials in a report on Binance.

  CointelegraphRegulation

• 20d ago

  Tether says it helped freeze $550M in Iran-linked USDT this year

  The disclosure came as Senate Democratic investigators alleged USDT had become a key part of Iran’s shadow banking network.

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• 20d ago

  Coinbase gets CFTC approval for US derivatives clearinghouse

  Coinbase joins Kraken in bringing US derivatives infrastructure in-house, after Kraken’s parent acquired Bitnomial and its CFTC-regulated exchange, clearinghouse and brokerage in May.

  CointelegraphRegulation

• 21d ago

  US SEC follows CFTC in staff guidance for crypto

  With the failed cloture vote on the CLARITY Act, the SEC announced updates on how federal securities laws could apply to token issuers, following similar guidance from the CFTC.

  CointelegraphRegulation

• 21d ago

  Crypto PAC spends $11M to oppose Sherrod Brown in Ohio

  Fairshake pledged an initial $30 million on media opposing the Democratic candidate in Ohio’s Senate race in what some see as a repeat of spending by the crypto industry in 2024.

  CointelegraphRegulation

• 21d ago

  MiCA focus shifts from rulemaking to supervision, ESMA chair says

  ESMA will focus on CASP resilience, outsourcing and reverse solicitation while pursuing harmonized reporting across national regulators.

  CointelegraphRegulation

• 21d ago

  Hong Kong regulators expand financial reporting oversight to licensed crypto firms

  The SFC and AFRC signed a new MoU extending financial reporting, audit and compliance cooperation to licensed virtual asset service providers.

  CointelegraphRegulation

• 21d ago

  South Korea weighs crypto market makers after JPYC trades at 4 times peg

  Crypto market making is effectively restricted under South Korea’s manipulation rules, but regulators are reconsidering the approach after a JPYC spiked on Upbit this month.

  CointelegraphMarketsRegulation

• 21d ago

  Newsom signs California ban on public officials issuing memecoins

  The law also restricts crypto companies from offering certain memecoins tied to public officials to California residents and takes effect for tokens issued from Jan. 1, 2027.

  CointelegraphRegulation

• 22d ago

  Australia asks OpenAI, Anthropic chiefs to Senate inquiry on rogue hack: Report

  A rogue OpenAI research agent bypassed blocks on the Australian government health-data portal, accessing non-public files in June.

  CointelegraphRegulationSecurity

• 22d ago

  Saylor outlines ‘bill of digital rights’ to help build prosperity in future economy

  Our ambition should be to “enable 10 million new companies to raise capital,” Strategy’s executive chairman Michael Saylor wrote in an essay.

  CointelegraphRegulation

• 23d ago

  Kalshi loses appeal, setting up potential Supreme Court case

  The 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against prediction market Kalshi, siding with Ohio and Tennessee on regulating sports-event contracts under state laws.

  CointelegraphMarketsRegulation