ExchangesRegulation2 SourcesKalshi Seeks CFTC Approval for Stock Index and Copper Perpetual FuturesPrediction market platform Kalshi has filed with the CFTC to offer perpetual futures on a 500-company U.S. stock index a...Aug 19, 2026, 08:16 PMKalshiCFTC
RegulationExchanges4 SourcesHyperliquid Rallies 22% on Trump CFTC Announcement Amid SEC Pre-IPO PushHYPE surged 22% to $71.91 after President Trump said CFTC Chair Michael Selig is working to bring Hyperliquid into the U...Aug 19, 2026, 08:14 PMHyperliquidHYPE
RegulationMarkets2 SourcesXRP Approaches $1 Amid Regulatory Uncertainty on SEC FrameworkXRP traded near the $1 level Tuesday as the token recovered from recent lows, though regulatory clarity remains elusive....Aug 19, 2026, 03:06 PMRippleXRP
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
