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Crypto regulation news: SEC and CFTC actions, new laws and court rulings worldwide, rewritten by AI in our own words, credited and linked.
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Cboe-backed group sues CFTC to block single-stock perpetual futures
A Cboe-backed group has sued the CFTC over its approval of single-stock perpetual futures, seeking emergency relief to stop the contracts being listed as security futures. The complaint names Coinbase, Kalshi and Bitnomial.
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Bhutan's Gelephu central bank permitted to hold Bitcoin and other crypto in reserves
A royal decree signed by King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck gives Gelephu's new financial regulator full central bank functions, including monetary policy and reserve management, and lets it include digital assets alongside traditional reserves without any obligation to buy. The Royal Monetary Authority remains unchanged, and Gelephu Mindfulness City already holds a pledge of up to 10,000 Bitcoin made by the king in December 2025.
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OdailyAIBullishKamino Foundation, Veda Labs and Aave send SEC joint DeFi lending framework
The Kamino Foundation, Veda Labs and Aave have filed a joint framework with the US SEC on how federal securities law should treat decentralised lending protocols and non-custodial vaults. It argues that treatment should hinge on the assets users own, the rights they can exercise and the control others have over those assets.
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CoinNessAINeutralSalus says HitBTC again used as laundering route for hacked funds
Salus says about $22m of illicit funds flowed into HitBTC through July this year, and that $3.68m linked to North Korea from the $1.4bn Bybit hack also reached the platform, which did not respond to cooperation requests.
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- North Korea denies link to last year's Bybit hack and accuses US of misleading
- OneKey's Yishi says IBIT may be a North Korean hacking target
- Bybit's Ben Zhou says operating income has covered losses from North Korea hack
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CoinNessAIBearish56 companies oppose stock-token listings on OKXICE, including Amazon and Tesla
The number of companies opposing stock-tokenisation listings on OKXICE, the platform run by OKX and NYSE parent ICE, has risen to 56, with Amazon, Tesla, SpaceX, Netflix, SoFi Technologies and Lam Research among six additions listed on 2 Nov.
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- OKXICE says 50 companies oppose its tokenised-stock plan, including Nvidia
- Eleanor Terrett says Wall Street tokenisation rivalry intensifies over OKX and ICE plans
- OKXICE objections grow to 50 as Nvidia and Walmart join
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CoinNessAIBearishJustin Sun seeks sanctions against WLFI over late disclosure of UAE citizenship
Justin Sun said his lawyers asked a US federal court to sanction World Liberty Financial and its lawyers over the late disclosure of its UAE citizenship; he has invested $45m in WLFI tokens and plans to refile his fraud suit in a California state court.
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- Justin Sun says his WLFI lawsuit is a normal investor action and he remains bullish on US crypto…
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PANewsAIBearishHe Yi says Binance blocked 57 suspected North Korea-linked attacks in 2026
Binance co-founder He Yi said the exchange's security team identified and blocked 57 suspected North Korea-linked cyber attacks in 2026, using tactics such as fake job interviews, malicious developer tools and fake video-conferencing apps. She said many were stopped but a single failure would be too costly.
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- Binance says hackers used fake job interviews to breach staff and steal crypto
- South Korea's FSC weighs raising exchange cold wallet custody to about 99%
- Zhao Changpeng says Binance and crypto industry underinvest in security
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OdailyAIBullishCFTC chair Michael S. Selig says equity perpetual futures can trade on US exchanges
Michael S. Selig, chair of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, said equity perpetual futures can trade on CFTC-registered exchanges from now on. Only designated contract markets also registered with the SEC as national securities exchanges may offer them.
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PANewsAIBullishMoscow Exchange to list Bitcoin, ether and USDT on 1 December
The Moscow Exchange plans to launch Bitcoin, ether and Tether's USDT trading on 1 December, calling it Russia's first organised digital currency market. Trades will clear through the National Clearing Centre, with non-qualified investors capped at Rs-equivalent 300,000 roubles (about $3,700) a year per broker.
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- Moscow Exchange plans regulated crypto trading from 1 December
- Moscow Exchange says crypto trading to start on 1 December
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SEC comment period on crypto rules ends as Bitwise and Hyperliquid seek clarity
The comment period on the US SEC's proposed cryptocurrency rules ends today. Bitwise and the Hyperliquid Policy Center called for clearer standards on when tokens are securities and on airdrops, buybacks and secondary-market intermediaries.
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- Bitwise and Hyperliquid Policy Center urge SEC to revise crypto rule
- Hyperliquid Policy Center backs SEC crypto rule proposal with five changes
- Hyperliquid Policy Center urges SEC to exclude airdrops from securities definition
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CoinNessAINeutralKraken freezes accounts linked to $133m hack at EU institution
Kraken says it restricted accounts linked to a cryptocurrency hack of more than $133m at a European Union institution, adding that the breach did not happen on its platform. Crypto.com also blocked related fund movements and OKX is reviewing the matter.
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- ZachXBT says suspected hacked EU entity hit by another $27m in withdrawals
- OKX's Star says security work continues after recent industry breach
- ZachXBT says EU entity suspected of losing over $106m in attack
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CoinNessAIBearishCZ says crypto industry discussing security alliance and wants US government help on hacks
Binance founder CZ said he has not discussed the roughly $6.3bn hack of Binance with US President Donald Trump or Washington officials but hopes for US government assistance. He said the industry is discussing a security alliance to share experience, run cross-audits and coordinate freezing stolen funds.
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- CZ says withdrawals may persist after Binance attack but some funds are returning
- CZ says Binance's swift response to attack kept user trust firm
- Zhao Changpeng says crypto security incidents may keep recurring and seeks US government help
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OdailyAIBearishUS SEC's EDGAR filing system hit by publication delays
The US Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR system is suffering delays in publishing filings.
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PANewsAINeutralHyperliquid's Jeff Yan says HIP-3 partners should handle US KYC
Hyperliquid co-founder Jeff Yan met policymakers in Washington and said entry to the US market should come through HIP-3 partners taking on KYC and market supervision rather than Hyperliquid itself. Hyperliquid began testing a revised HIP-3 framework with identity verification in September, and Payward, Kraken's parent, said the same month it planned to offer Hyperliquid perpetuals to US users through it.
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- Hyperliquid's Jeff Yan says US entry hinges on compliance of operating entity
- ICE reissues trade.xyz announcement with 'plans to introduce' and regulatory approval caveats
- NYSE parent ICE deletes post on trade.xyz partnership
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PANewsAIBullishFrench lower house rejects two crypto exit tax bills
France's lower house voted down a bill to bring crypto under the existing exit tax regime 55-27, and a separate bill taxing unrealised gains on holdings above €800,000 ($897,000) 60-31. Further crypto tax proposals are still awaiting review.
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CoinNessAIBullishIMPBinance lacks cyber insurance for $6.3bn theft, Bloomberg Law says
Binance has directors and officers liability cover for executives facing possible regulatory investigations or lawsuits over the theft, but like other crypto firms it did not buy cyber insurance, people familiar told Bloomberg Law. Insurance may cover only a small part of the roughly $6.3bn theft as Binance compensates affected users; the firm has said the funds came partly from SAFU, part of its futures insurance fund and its own money.
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- Hyperliquid community account says DEXs may gain after Binance theft
- Binance sees about $1.6bn net inflows over 24 hours, DefiLlama data show
- Bitcoin slides toward $76,000 after alleged $6.3bn Binance hack
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