RegulationSecurity2 SourcesEdward Zimbardi Faces 25 Charges After Deportation From FijiEdward Zimbardi was deported from Fiji to the United States to face 25 federal fraud and money laundering charges relate...Aug 19, 2026, 01:02 PMEdward ZimbardiFiji
Regulation2 SourcesSEC Proposes Exemptions for Crypto Token Fundraising Without Securities RegistrationThe SEC has proposed new rules under its Regulation Crypto Assets framework that would allow crypto projects to raise ca...Aug 19, 2026, 10:10 AMSECRegulation Crypto Assets
Regulation2 SourcesSEC Proposes Token Offering Rules With Dual Exemption ThresholdsThe SEC introduced a new regulatory framework allowing token issuers to raise funds under exemptions set at $5 million a...Aug 19, 2026, 09:02 AMSECFederal Register
RegulationMacro2 SourcesU.S. Sanctions Iran-Linked Bitcoin Insurance Scheme for Strait of Hormuz ShippingThe U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned the Hormuz Safe platform, which allegedly accepted bitcoin and other digital ass...Aug 19, 2026, 04:12 AMU.S. Treasury DepartmentHormuz Safe
Regulation2 SourcesNew York Sues Kalshi Over Unlicensed Gambling OperationsNew York filed a lawsuit against Kalshi on Tuesday, alleging the prediction market platform operates as an unlicensed ga...Aug 19, 2026, 04:10 AMKalshiNew York Attorney General
RegulationDeFi2 SourcesSouth Korea Blocks Polymarket Access, Citing Gambling ConcernsSouth Korea has restricted access to prediction market platform Polymarket, joining over 30 jurisdictions that have take...Aug 19, 2026, 03:01 AMPolymarketSouth Korea
AdoptionRegulation2 SourcesRobinhood CEO Tenev Calls for U.S. Tokenized Stock FrameworkRobinhood CEO Vlad Tenev published a case for tokenizing U.S. equities days after the SEC shelved its innovation exempti...Aug 19, 2026, 01:01 AMRobinhoodVlad Tenev
Regulation2 SourcesTrump to Meet With Crypto and Prediction Market Leaders at White HousePresident Trump is scheduled to meet this week with CEOs from cryptocurrency and prediction market firms at the White Ho...Aug 18, 2026, 04:05 PMTrumpWhite House
Regulation3 SourcesCLARITY Act Passage Odds Collapse as Senate Stalls on Crypto RegulationOdds of passing the CLARITY Act have fallen to between 10% and 34%, according to multiple forecasters, as the Senate dep...Aug 18, 2026, 11:02 AMCLARITY ActU.S. Senate
