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Turkey will grant the Financial Crimes Investigation Board the right to freeze cryptocurrency accounts as part of its fight against money laundering These measures comply with the anti-money laundering criteria established by the international Financial Action Task Force (FATF).…

The lower house of the Polish parliament has passed a strict bill regulating crypto assets Supervision of the crypto market will be transferred to the Financial Supervision Authority (KNF). Crypto service providers (CASP) will be required to obtain a KNF license. Issuers will…

The SEC has acknowledged that decentralized infrastructure (DePIN) tokens are outside its jurisdiction DePINs are systems where users provide infrastructure (for storage, data transfer, and other services) in exchange for tokens. These tokens can be used to purchase DePIN…

Visa launches pilot program for using stablecoins for cross-border transfers Visa has introduced a pilot program based on Visa Direct that allows banks and financial institutions to pre-fund cross-border payments in USDC and EURC stablecoins. According to the company, this…

SWIFT integrates blockchain registry into its infrastructure They are collaborating with 30 financial institutions, including JPMorgan Chase, HSBC Holdings Plc, Bank of America, and Deutsche Bank. The first prototype will be developed with the help of Consensys, a blockchain…

Durov: French special services demanded that Telegram censor coverage of the Moldovan elections in exchange for a court ruling The founder of Telegram noted that during his arrest in August 2024, French law enforcement officials demanded the censorship of Moldovan channels. In…

Moody's: Cryptocurrencies undermine monetary policy and bank deposits in emerging markets The agency noted that less than a third of countries have implemented comprehensive cryptocurrency regulations. This exposes economies to volatility and systemic shocks. Moody's emphasizes…

Ohio has authorized crypto payments for government services The Deposit Council unanimously approved a crypto payment service provider. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, a Republican, said the state ranks among the top five in the nation for doing business. He noted that his…

BlackRock has filed an application for a BTC ETF The company has registered the iShares Bitcoin Premium ETF in Delaware. BlackRock must now submit Form S-1 and Form 19b-4 applications to the SEC. The Bitcoin Premium Income ETF will generate returns through covered call options…

The People's Bank of China has launched a digital yuan operations center in Shanghai The government has introduced platforms for cross-border payments, blockchain services, and digital assets. Tian Xuan, president of the Tsinghua Institute of Financial Research, said that they…

European banks create euro stablecoin for EU payment autonomy A consortium of nine major banks has set up a company in the Netherlands to launch the project in the second half of 2026. It includes Raiffeisen Bank, DekaBank, ING, UniCredit, Banca Sella, KBC, Danske Bank AS, SEB…

Circle is considering introducing reversible transactions for the USDC stablecoin Company president Heath Tarbert said the feature could be used to refund funds in cases of fraud, theft, or disputes. In his opinion, this will help the stablecoin industry become part of the…

The digital euro will be launched in 2029 ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said that by May, the European Parliament, the Commission, and the Council will agree on their positions and begin drafting regulations. Then, in two to two and a half years, the ECB will launch…

Bloomberg: Tether aims to raise up to $20 billion at a valuation of $500 billion According to the agency, the USDT issuer plans to raise $15–20 billion from a private sale of 3% of its shares with the help of Cantor Fitzgerald. However, another Bloomberg source claims that this…

US market structure bill will help combat crypto ATM fraud Senators Cynthia Lummis (Republican) and Kirsten Gillibrand (Democrat) are pushing for the addition of a provision to the Senate version of the CLARITY Act. In July, the House of Representatives passed its version of the…

CFTC and SEC provide regulatory relief for cryptocurrencies Caroline Pham, acting chair of the CFTC, announced the launch of an initiative to use tokenized collateral in derivatives markets. She emphasized that she had been advocating for this proposal for years. The innovation…

JPMorgan CEO says he is “not particularly worried” about stablecoins Jamie Dimon noted that the development of stablecoins needs to be closely monitored. He emphasized that outside the US, there are people who want to hold dollars via stablecoins — these could include criminals…

The UAE has signed an agreement on the automatic exchange of data on cryptocurrency taxes The UAE has joined 50 countries, including Austria, Canada, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) requires crypto-asset service providers…