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The SEC has proposed its first transfer-agent reporting overhaul in 40 years. New Form TA-2 questions would ask agents how many share registers they maintain on distributed ledgers, highlighting tokenization’s growing relevance.
Kalshi permanently banned former Republican politician George Santos after an insider-betting investigation and suspended Laurie Buckhout for three years. Cointelegraph described the Santos action as the platform’s first lifetime ban involving a politician.
South Korean police arrested four people over alleged crypto payments to a Syrian terror group. Investigators said the alleged ringleader also sent 11 used cars and two excavators, marking a first for Korean investigators.
CoinDesk reports that wallets tied to North Korea’s Lazarus Group sold more than $30 million in Bitcoin on Hyperliquid over the past three weeks, as Donald Trump pushes to bring the crypto platform onshore.
Kalshi permanently banned former congressman George Santos after finding he traded heavily on his own State of the Union attendance, made false statements to move prices and earned nearly $18,000, according to Decrypt.
Former SEC and CFTC officials are urging lighter crypto rules, warning that excessive regulatory burdens could leave a $90 trillion perpetuals market offshore as agencies pursue work on derivatives and custody.
Bitcoin is on track for its best August since 2017, CryptoSlate reported, trading near $78,400 as renewed US-Iran hostilities and a hawkish Federal Reserve stance test the digital asset’s recovery.
Kalshi has permanently banned former congressman George Santos for manipulation, CoinDesk reports. It is the prediction-market platform’s first lifetime ban for a former member of Congress as the industry seeks to address misconduct.
Two DeFi lenders lost more than $84 million over four days in attacks using variations of a price-manipulation strategy previously targeted by US regulators. Tectonic on Cronos accounted for roughly $75 million, according to GoPlus.
Japan’s Financial Services Agency requested a fiscal 2027 tax reform to exempt trust-type stablecoins from mandatory tax filings. Cointelegraph said the regulator expects the change to support their use as transaction tools.
Bitmine reportedly made its largest ether purchase since June. Chairman Tom Lee said crypto’s strong third-quarter performance could attract more institutional investors, according to CoinDesk.
Bitcoin held just below $78,000 as August ended, while CoinDesk said dollar strength was capping crypto gains and pushing the yen past its intervention line. Ether was highlighted for forming a bullish golden cross.
Bitcoin barely reacted to the latest U.S.-Iran escalation as oil prices rose and stocks fell. CoinDesk reported that BTC remained August’s best-performing asset despite the broader geopolitical market pressure.
Circle’s cirBTC held 40 BTC and was overcollateralized at its Aug. 27 snapshot, but remained thousands of times smaller than WBTC and cbBTC. Arc is set to become the product’s next distribution test.
A proposed Treasury change to the GENIUS framework would require US exchanges to conduct reasonable diligence before relying on foreign stablecoin issuers, with noncompliant platforms potentially facing delisting obligations. Comments remain open through Oct. 19.
