StablecoinsRegulation2 SourcesSenator Blumenthal Questions Cantor Fitzgerald Over Tether PartnershipSen. Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, demanded Cantor Fitzgerald disclose details of its Tether partnership a...Oct 9, 2026, 11:21 PMCantor FitzgeraldTether
RegulationMacro2 SourcesTreasury Secretary Bessent Says U.S. Will Seize $1B in Iran-Linked CryptoU.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said authorities have located approximately $1 billion in Iran-linked cryptocurren...Oct 9, 2026, 10:07 PMU.S. Treasury DepartmentScott Bessent
RegulationExchanges4 SourcesNew York AG Secures $35M Settlement and Lifetime Ban From Celsius CEO MashinskyNew York Attorney General Letitia James reached a settlement with former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky, already serving a 1...Oct 9, 2026, 10:02 PMCelsiusAlex Mashinsky
RegulationExchanges2 SourcesBinance Restricts 8 Services, Delists 22 Tokens in BrazilBinance will restrict eight crypto services and remove 22 tokens from trading in Brazil starting October 27 to comply wi...Oct 9, 2026, 09:05 PMBinanceBrazil
RegulationAdoption3 SourcesUK Sanctions Five Crypto Platforms Over Russia Sanctions EvasionThe UK designated five cryptocurrency and payment platforms on October 8 as part of a broader 38-entity sanctions packag...Oct 9, 2026, 01:11 PMCryptomusTokenSpot
Regulation2 SourcesEU Lawmakers Call for Tighter Crypto Scrutiny in Anti-Corruption PushEuropean Parliament members adopted a nonbinding resolution October 8 urging the European Commission to tighten scrutiny...Oct 9, 2026, 01:03 PMEuropean UnionEuropean Parliament
RegulationStablecoins3 SourcesESMA Orders EU Crypto Firms to Exit Non-MiCA Stablecoins Within 3 MonthsThe European Securities and Markets Authority issued a directive requiring EU-regulated crypto firms to divest non-compl...Oct 9, 2026, 07:03 AMESMAMiCA
RegulationMacro2 SourcesFrance Approves Stablecoin Tax and 10-Year Loss Carryforward for 2027 BudgetFrance's Finance Committee has approved amendments to tax cryptocurrency conversions into stablecoins and permit investo...Oct 9, 2026, 06:08 AMFranceStablecoins
AdoptionRegulation3 SourcesThailand's SEC Approves Bitcoin and Ether ETFs, Trading Begins October 16Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission finalized rules for Bitcoin and Ether ETFs launching October 16 on the cou...Oct 9, 2026, 06:02 AMThailandBitcoin
