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XRP News: SEC Opens AMM Door for Tokenized Stocks as XRPL Already Has the Tech

XRPL lending proposals XLS-65 and XLS-66 are in validator voting, but need sustained 80% support and have no confirmed Mainnet launch date.

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policyCFTC Chair Selig Says Regulator Is Preparing for ‘24-7, On-Chain’ MarketsBitcoin Magazine · 13h ago

policyCFTC Weighs Enforcement Probe Into Kalshi’s Ether Perps Over Repeating $5,500 TradesUnchained · 23h ago

policyCFTC Staff Say Prediction Market ‘Mention’ Bets Face a Presumption of ManipulationUnchained · 23h ago

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09:091m agoWireThe DefiantpolicySEC Clears Tokenized Stocks To Trade Onchain As CFTC Widens Software ReliefThe Securities and Exchange Commission issued a five-year conditional exemption on Thursday letting tokenized National Market System (NMS) stock trade on permissioned automated market makers (AMMs), and Commodity Futures Trading Commission staff opened introducing-broker relief to passive software

09:091m agoWireThe DefiantpolicyRevolut Starts EURR Rollout With Bridge as Regulated IssuerRevolut opens EURR to selected customers in three countries; Bridge reported €374 outstanding, compared with €394.5 million of Circle’s EURC.

09:091m agoWireThe DefiantpolicySEC Crypto Custody Rewrite Enters White House ReviewThe planned rule would cover advisers and investment companies and clarify digital-asset custody, following the withdrawal of a separate 2023 proposal.

09:0010m agoWireDecryptpolicyBrooklyn Man Who Bragged About $16M Coinbase Scam Gets Up to 12 YearsHe posed as support staff, emptied about 100 accounts, then lost $6 million of the proceeds gambling, according to his own messages.

06:303h agoWireBitcoin.compolicyCuracao’s ‘Casino Secrets’ Exposed in Regulatory Leak as Firms Push BackA searchable archive of leaked documents taken from Curaçao’s gambling regulator opened to the public on Wednesday morning, a day after an international consortium published its first stories from the files. However, the named companies dispute the findings, and so does the regulator.

05:304h agoWireBitcoin.compolicy$5 Billion of Nearly Identical Kalshi Trades Draw CFTC ScrutinyAlmost one million trades of nearly the same size have moved through a single Kalshi market since August, and federal regulators are looking at them, as reported by The Wall Street Journal. Based on the exchange’s public data, the pattern is still running on Wednesday morning—and regulators are reportedly looking into it.

02:307h agoWireBitcoin.compolicyHer Crypto ‘Godfather’ Ex Moved Millions. She Hid $2.6M From the IRSIris Rabaya Au received an 18-month federal prison sentence after pleading guilty to concealing more than $2.6 million she obtained through her former boyfriend’s criminal activities. The money moved through companies and bank accounts she established for Adam Iza, a self-styled crypto businessman.

00:538h agoWireCointelegraphpolicyKalshi says CFTC hasn’t contacted it over ‘unusual’ $5B trading activityKalshi said nearly $5 billion in similarly sized Ether perpetual trades reflected its liquidity incentive programs and rejected allegations that the activity was wash trading.

21:4711h agoWireCointelegraphpolicyEx-SEC acting chair: Agency dropped crypto cases to avoid issues with credibilitySEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda said that the agency dropped many cases against crypto companies in early 2025 to avoid potential credibility problems in court.

20:2813h agoWireCointelegraphpolicyUS lawmakers from gaming states urge SCOTUS to take up Kalshi caseThe case between New Jersey authorities and a prediction market company, if accepted by the Supreme Court, could result in clarity for state and federal officials over sports bets.

20:2413h agoWireCrypto.newspolicyPrediction markets face hearing call from 11 Senate DemocratsAll 11 Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee have asked Chair Tim Scott to hold a public hearing on prediction markets after Republican members met privately with Kalshi’s chief executive. In a Sep.

19:0414h agoWireCoinDeskpolicyKalshi says it is not being investigated by the CFTC over trading activityThe prediction market says unusual patterns in its ether perpetual market are the result of liquidity incentives.

18:2715h agoWireSECpolicySEC Publishes Updated Market Statistics, Highlighting Increase in IPOs and Proceeds RaisedThe Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) published updated statistics and data visualizations covering key segments of the U.S.

18:0415h agoWireCoinDeskpolicyWhite House adviser defends President Trump's crypto ties in wake of Clarity Act defeatPresident Donald Trump's crypto adviser, Patrick Witt, accused Democrats of unfairly amplifying Trump's crypto ties as a political weapon.

17:3616h agoWireThe Blockpolicy‘Not behind closed doors’: Senate Banking Democrats call for prediction markets hearing as GOP meets privately with KalshiEvery Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee is urging its chair, Sen. Tim Scott, to hold a congressional hearing on prediction markets.

16:1117h agoWireUnchainedpolicyTrump’s Accounts Put as Much as $100,000 Into Strategy Stock in July, Disclosure ShowsPresident Trump's accounts bought as much as $115,000 of Strategy shares in late July and sold shares of two bitcoin miners, his newest financial disclosure shows.

16:0017h agoWireSECpolicySEC Charges South Florida Resident and His Company for Alleged Investment Scheme Defrauding Law EnforcementThe Securities and Exchange Commission today charged CMI Capital LLC and its founder and manager, Michael D.

14:3019h agoWireThe DefiantpolicySynthetic vs. Direct Tokenized Stocks: Who Wins After The SEC Exemption?The SEC's exemption for tokenized equities has reopened the question every issuer has been working around: should a tokenized stock be a synthetic instrument that tracks the price, or a direct claim on the underlying share?

13:3020h agoWireCointelegraphpolicyWinners and losers of the SEC’s new tokenized stocks rulesThe SEC has opened a five-year path for tokenized stocks, but only some products and venues fit the model. Will Uniswap, Robinhood, Coinbase or Kraken come out on top?

13:0020h agoResearchChainalysispolicy2026 Global Crypto Adoption Index: World’s Crypto Economy Held Firm Through the Bear MarketSummary Crypto economy overcame worst market since 2022: Even as crypto’s total market cap fell about 50% (a $2.

13:0020h agoResearchChainalysispolicyLatin America: Brazil Leads World in Adoption as Region’s Crypto Economy GrowsSummary Latin America bucked the bear market. The region’s crypto economy saw $593.

13:0020h agoWireCoinDeskpolicyMoonPay to acquire SEC-registered North Capital in $60 million all-stock dealThe acquisition will support MoonPay’s aim of supporting mass adoption of tokenized real-world assets, CEO Ivan Soto-Wright said.

12:0521h agoWireCrypto.newspolicyCFTC chair says tokenization could reach all asset classesThe US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has begun preparing financial markets for what Chair Michael Selig called “mass tokenization,” as the agency works to adapt existing rules for blockchain, artificial intelligence and onchain finance.

10:4322h agoWireDecryptpolicyCFTC Staff Advisory Says Prediction Market 'Mention' Contracts Invite ManipulationThree weeks after fining a teleprompter operator who traded on speeches he had already read, regulators set out what exchanges must show.

10:0723h agoWireCrypto.newspolicyRipple’s Schwartz compares Glock case to SEC fightRipple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz compared Connecticut's Glock lawsuit to Ripple's SEC battle as a federal court set a Sept. 29 hearing.

10:0623h agoWireCointelegraphpolicyCFTC chair pushes tokenization as SEC opens door to onchain stocksMichael Selig said tokenization could reshape financial markets as the CFTC and SEC continue advancing onchain initiatives despite the CLARITY Act setback.

08:341d agoWireU.TodaypolicyRipple Pioneer Returns to SEC Case After Spotting Familiar Tactics Outside CryptoRipple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz uncovers SEC-style regulatory traps in a high-profile US lawsuit outside crypto.

07:011d agoWireCrypto.newspolicyWhat’s next for Bitcoin price as CLARITY Act stalls?Bitcoin could face a longer period of regulatory uncertainty after the CLARITY Act stalled in the U.S. Senate, although the setback has not changed BTC’s current classification as a digital commodity. According to a Sept.

06:021d agoWireCrypto.newspolicyCFTC warns prediction markets over mention contractsCFTC warns mention markets tied to individual speech or conduct carry heightened manipulation risks and require stronger exchange safeguards.

00:181d agoWireCointelegraphpolicyCFTC issues warning over risky prediction market ‘mention’ contractsThe warning comes weeks after the CFTC fined a former White House teleprompter operator who made more than $107,000 trading prediction contracts tied to President Trump’s speeches.

00:001d agoWireCoinDeskpolicyU.S. regulator warns about cheating risks in 'mention markets' on prediction platformsThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a new advisory to flag the unique dangers of markets based on individuals' behavior.

21:421d agoWireThe BlockpolicyCFTC warns ‘mention market’ prediction contracts carry heightened manipulation riskThe CFTC is warning that bets on prediction markets based on whether someone will "mention" specific words carries manipulation risks.

21:292d agoWireCoinDeskpolicyDemocrats 'chose visceral hatred for' Donald Trump over crypto Clarity Act, Lummis saysSenator Cynthia Lummis said the crypto industry should "pin it on the Democrats" in her first public remarks after last week's failed Clarity Act vote.

21:082d agoWireThe BlockpolicyCFTC Chairman Selig says markets must prepare for ‘mass tokenization’The Trump administration is preparing for a financial market overhaul as tokenization and 24/7 trading move into the spotlight.

20:312d agoWireCoinDeskpolicyCrypto market structure can't wait for shot at post-election Clarity Act surge: White HouseWhite House and U.S. Treasury officials agree that despite some hope that Congress' "lame duck" session could see the bill again, the work's in regulators' hands.

20:152d agoWireThe Defiantpolicya16z And DeFi Education Fund Ask SEC To Put DEXs Outside Exchange RegistrationThe two groups submitted a joint proposal to Commissioner Hester Peirce for a safe harbor that would create a rebuttable presumption that decentralized exchange protocols and their front-ends are not exchanges under the Exchange Act.

18:222d agoWireCryptoPotatopolicyKRP2 Law Firm Expands Specialized SIM Swap Crypto Recovery Litigation Across Major US Jurisdictions[PRESS RELEASE – Miami, FL, USA, September 22nd, 2026] Kaplan Rothstein Prüss Peraza (KRP2), a prominent cybersecurity and data privacy litigation firm, has announced the expansion of its specialized legal practice focused on recovering digital assets lost to SIM swap fraud.

16:552d agoWireDailyHodlpolicyIreland Data Regulator Fines Google $463,000,000 Over Location TrackingIreland's Data Protection Commission fined Google €403,000,000 for GDPR breaches in how it processed user location data through Web & App Activity, Location History and Location Accuracy from 2018 to 2020.

16:412d agoWireSECpolicySEC Censures OTC Link LLC for Repeated Compliance Failures Related to Regulation SCIThe Securities and Exchange Commission today censured New York-based broker dealer OTC Link LLC and ordered it to pay a $575,000 civil penalty for longstanding violations of Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity (SCI).

12:582d agoResearcha16z cryptopolicyWhy the SEC should clarify exchange rules for blockchain apps: A safe harbor for software IIThe SEC should clarify the circumstances in which developers of DEXs and their apps fall outside the Exchange Act’s exchange registration requirements.

22:162d agoWireDecryptpolicyAfter Clarity Act Fails, Crypto Super PAC Fairshake Targets Sherrod Brown With $30 MillionThe Ohio spending comes days after the Senate blocked the crypto industry’s Clarity Act.

20:226d agoWireThe DefiantpolicyCFTC Files Crypto Market Rulemaking With White House at Prerule StageThe Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs received RIN 3038-AF80, "Regulation Crypto Asset Transactions and Regulation Crypto Asset Markets," from the CFTC on Sept. 17, two days after the Senate blocked the CLARITY Act.

19:006d agoWireBanklesspolicy🏴 Crypto's New Compliance Shield?The CFTC just gave every wallet and DeFi interface the same legal shield it gave to Phantom.

17:016d agoWireThe DefiantpolicyCoinbase Seeks CFTC Approval for US Single-Stock Perpetual FuturesThe contracts would trade 24/5 on Coinbase Derivatives, use hourly funding and clear through Nodal Clear, but the CFTC filing remains pending.

15:386d agoWireBanklesspolicyThe CFTC Extended a Crypto Compliance Win to the Whole IndustryThe CFTC just gave every wallet and DeFi interface the same legal shield it gave to Phantom.

14:307d agoWireBanklesspolicySenate Democrats Seek New CLARITY TalksSeven Senate Democrats say they remain committed to CLARITY as lawmakers explore restarting bipartisan talks before year-end.

14:007d agoWireThe DefiantpolicyBlockworks Lets Exchanges Take Compliance Alerts Straight From AI AgentsAgentic Detection, live Thursday in Messari Monitoring, lets a listings or compliance desk take a development the moment Blockworks' agents find it, before an analyst has checked it. Every alert carries a tag saying whether an agent or an analyst produced it.

13:177d agoWireBanklesspolicyThe SEC Just Opened a Legal Lane for Tokenized StocksThe SEC's new Innovation Exemption lets permissioned AMMs trade tokenized, rights-bearing U.S. stocks for the first time.

13:047d agoResearchChainalysispolicyDPRK and Iran are Leading a 5.2x Surge YoY in Blockchain-Assisted CyberattacksSummary Cyber threat actors are using public blockchains to hide malware instructions on blockchains, making it nearly impossible to seize…

12:557d agoWireSECpolicySEC Issues “Innovation Exemption” to Facilitate the Trading of Tokenized NMS Stock and Request for CommentThe SEC is taking a significant step forward, within its statutory authority, to bring America’s capital markets into the digital age by facilitating onchain trading of certain tokenized stocks.

09:207d agoWireCoinJournalpolicyEthereum reclaims $2,431 as buyers absorb rate hike and regulatory setbackKey takeaways Ethereum gained 1.7% and reclaimed the important $2,431 level. US spot Ethereum ETFs lost $365.5 million across Tuesday and Wednesday. A break above $2,544 could target $2,626, while major support sits near $2,269–$2,282.

14:008d agoWireSECpolicySEC Proposes Rescission of Shareholder Proposal Rule and Reforms to Proxy Solicitation ProcessThe Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed to rescind Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which exceeds the scope of the Commission's statutory authority and intrudes into matters of state law.

21:349d agoWireBanklesspolicyClarity's Vote Failed. Now What?CLARITY's latest Senate push failed after an ethics deal revived hopes, leaving crypto's path to lasting U.S. rules unclear.

16:4710d agoWireSECpolicySEC Grants Exemptive Relief from Certain Inline XBRL Filing or Submission RequirementsThe Securities and Exchange Commission issued an order granting exemptive relief from certain Inline XBRL requirements adopted on Dec. 16, 2024.

14:0610d agoResearcha16z cryptopolicyOnly the U.S. Senate can prevent the next FTXIf CLARITY becomes law, exchanges serving U.S. consumers will have to adopt safeguards that FTX lacked. If the bill doesn’t, those gaps will remain.

19:3213d agoWireBanklesspolicyLast Minute Clarity Act Revisions Eye DeFi ClarificationsThe Clarity Act just got a fresh draft ahead of its September 15th cloture vote.

17:4514d agoWireSECpolicySEC Charges Founder and His Two New Jersey-Based Companies in Alleged $16 Million Ponzi SchemeThe Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Ernest Ossei Boateng and two New Jersey-based companies he controls, Intercontinental Wealth Network LLC and I Wealth Network LP, for allegedly raising approximately $16 million from more than 200…

20:2215d agoResearchChainalysispolicyHow The $320M Exploit of Liquid Network Went DownSummary Purported white-hat hackers exploited the Liquid Network to withdraw $320 million in BTC from the network’s reserve.

17:2316d agoResearchChainalysispolicyTracing Crypto in a Narcotics Investigation: FBI Charges Alleged Opioid DistributorsSummary U.S.

20:3021d agoWireSECpolicySEC Proposes Rescission of Political Contribution Rule for Investment AdvisersThe Securities and Exchange Commission today issued a proposal to rescind its “pay-to-play” rule that prohibits investment advisers from providing compensated investment advisory services to a government client for two years…

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Reporting
CLARITY Act sponsors revise ethics and stablecoin terms before Senate procedural vote
A September 14 draft adds state enforcement and a temporary Treasury tool for stablecoin rewards. Elizabeth Warren disputes the ethics protections as the Senate approaches a vote on whether to proceed.
Reporting
SEC proposes $5 million and $75 million fundraising routes for crypto projects
Regulation Crypto Assets would pair two offering exemptions with disclosures and a conditional investment-contract safe harbor. The August 18 package remains a proposal.
Reporting
SEC transfer-agent overhaul puts tokenized securities on the rulemaking agenda
The September 1 proposal would update decades-old rules for ownership records, electronic operations, and investor safeguards. Commissioners are also asking how those rules should work when shares move onchain.
Analysis
Clarity is a calendar, not a slogan
Market-structure bills change the industry only when operative dates, definitions, and agencies line up. A “passed” headline is the start of a file, not the end of one.

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XRP News: SEC Opens AMM Door for Tokenized Stocks as XRPL Already Has the Tech

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