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The FCA gateway is open, and eligible existing firms applying by February 28, 2027 can keep new business running if their applications remain undecided at commencement.
A federal judge rejected nine victims’ claims to 127,271 seized Bitcoin, leaving DOJ remission as their potential recovery path.
With FCA applications now open, the expected October 2027 regime will preserve safeguards for in-scope retail borrowing collateral while allowing a lending trust exemption.
Senate investigators are probing Tether’s sanctions controls after finding that some Iran-linked wallets moved millions before they were frozen.
KelpDAO’s $292 million lawsuit against LayerZero tests who bears the loss when customer-set security and provider infrastructure fail together.
A second appeals court backed state control of Kalshi’s sports contracts, exposing 69% of its modeled retail demand.
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The state wants restrictions spanning sports, elections and culture, extending an enforcement campaign already aimed at Kalshi, Coinbase and Gemini.
Prosecutors say some victims lost more than $1 million after being tricked into transferring crypto themselves.
