Hashdex Liquidates DEFI As First US Spot Bitcoin ETF Closure Arrives
Hashdex has begun liquidating its Hashdex Bitcoin ETF, ticker DEFI, marking the first closure of a US spot Bitcoin ETF since the category launched in 2024. The fund ceased trading on NYSE Arca on August 17. Hashdex cited low assets under management, high operating costs, and a small asset base of about $14.7 million as…
SEC Reg Crypto Proposal Starts 60-Day Federal Register Comment Clock
The SEC’s proposed “Regulation Crypto Assets” framework has been published in the Federal Register, starting a 60-day public comment period for one of the most closely watched crypto rulemaking efforts in the United States. The proposal, listed as File No. S7-2026-27, was published on August 21. Comments are due by October 20. The framework would…
Binance Theft Lawsuit Can Proceed In Federal Court, Appeals Panel Rules
A US appeals court has allowed a proposed Binance-related theft lawsuit to proceed in federal court, rejecting a lower-court order that had forced the plaintiffs into arbitration. The Eleventh Circuit issued an extraordinary writ of mandamus on August 19, directing the lower court to vacate its arbitration order. The panel found that the eight alleged…
French Regulator Orders ISP Block On Polymarket Access
France’s National Gambling Authority has ordered internet service providers to block access to Polymarket, putting the prediction-market platform back under regulatory pressure in one of Europe’s largest markets. The ANJ said its president issued the network-level blocking request on July 16. The regulator framed Polymarket as an illegal gambling operation and cited concerns including consumer…
Russia Moves Crypto Regulation Toward Final Readings
Russia’s mining, exchanges, and cross-border settlement activity. The bill, listed as No. 636524-8, is aimed at creating a statutory framework for parts of the digital asset sector that have already become active inside and around Russia’s economy. The measures include mandatory registries for industrial miners, licensing requirements for crypto exchanges, and legal treatment for certain…
SEC And CFTC Open Joint Consultation On Crypto Derivatives Rules
SEC And CFTC Open Joint Consultation On Crypto Derivatives Rules The derivatives, giving the market a fresh sign that US regulators are trying to reduce confusion around crypto products that sit between securities and commodities oversight. The consultation focuses on security-based swaps and digital asset derivatives definitions. It includes a 60-day public comment period after…
CFTC Self-Reporting Guidelines Could Change Crypto Enforcement Incentives
CFTC Self-Reporting Guidelines Could Change Crypto Enforcement Incentives The CFTC has introduced new penalty mitigation guidelines for self-reporting and cooperation, creating a clearer framework for firms that voluntarily disclose regulatory breaches. The advisory, titled “Enforcement Advisory on Self-Reporting, Cooperation, and Voluntary Disclosure Penalties,” sets out how civil penalty reductions may apply when entities self-report, cooperate…
SEC Approves Higher IBIT Options Limits As Bitcoin ETF Market Matures
The SEC has approved a NYSE Arca rule change that raises position and exercise limits for options on BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust, giving institutional traders more room to hedge and express larger views around the spot Bitcoin ETF market. The change increases limits for IBIT options from 250,000 contracts to 1,000,000 contracts, according to the…
CLARITY Act Window Reopens As US Crypto Regulation Returns To The Senate Agenda
US crypto regulation has spent years stuck between enforcement actions, agency turf fights, and unfinished legislation. The CLARITY Act is one of the efforts meant to change that, and the Senate’s return puts the bill back into the market’s field of vision. This is not a simple “bill passes, crypto rallies” story. It is a…
SEC’s “Regulation Crypto” Push Signals A More Formal Rulebook May Be Coming
The SEC’s crypto approach may be entering a new phase. A rulemaking package framed around “Regulation Crypto” suggests the agency is moving toward a more formal digital asset framework under Chair Paul Atkins, rather than relying mainly on enforcement cases to shape the market. That distinction matters. Enforcement tells firms what regulators disliked after the…