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The UK designated crypto payment processors Cryptomus and Heleket, along with Kyrgyzstani exchange TokenSpot, citing their roles in facilitating sanctions evasion and financing Russia’s wartime economy.
Senator Richard Blumenthal demanded records from Cantor Fitzgerald regarding its partnership with stablecoin issuer Tether and profits linked to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
Google Cloud introduced the Gemini agent, an autonomous AI that operates across Workspace apps with its own email address and separate audit trails.
The Federal Reserve Board announced an enforcement action against American Express Company citing failures to sufficiently detect and report suspicious money laundering activity.
The NFL filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to review a ruling that shielded Kalshi's sports contracts from state gambling laws, citing regulatory gaps.
The NFL filed an amicus brief supporting New Jersey's request for the Supreme Court to review whether prediction market sports bets fall under state or federal regulatory authority.
Securitize shares rose approximately 10% after the company launched tokenized versions of major US stocks on the Solana blockchain.
Swiss exchange WhiteBIT integrated the Lightning Network via Voltage infrastructure, enabling faster bitcoin deposits and withdrawals with specific fee structures.
Bitcoin software firm Breez reported a roughly 14-fold increase in partnership inquiries, attributing the surge to AI coding agents and developers outside the crypto sector.
Solana-based protocols Orca and Loopscale have merged under the new brand Formation, headquartered in New York, to target tokenized securities and credit markets.
Greece's Finance Ministry has drafted a bill imposing a 15% tax on crypto capital gains, with retroactive application from January 2025.
Bitcoin ETFs recorded a $484.9 million single-day outflow on Oct. 7, the largest since June, driven by rising macroeconomic pressures.