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Kazakhstan Dismantles Crypto Exchange Linked to $224 Million Money Laundering Operation
A Kazakhstan agency announced on Sept. 29 the dismantling of a major crypto exchange involved in laundering over $224 million from drug trafficking and internet fraud. High-Profile Service and Darknet...

Kaitlin Asrow Could Be Acting NYDFS Superintendent After Harris Exit, Potentially Affecting Bitcoin and New York Crypto Oversight
Kaitlin Asrow will become acting superintendent of the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) effective Oct. 18, 2025, succeeding Adrienne Harris and inheriting oversight of banks, insurers...

‘Harmonization, Not Merger’: SEC Chair Paul Atkins Shuts Down SEC and CFTC Union Rumors
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul S. Atkins has dismissed speculation about a merger between the SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), stating that the focus i...

Massachusetts to hold hearing to consider Bitcoin reserve bill
Introduced by a Republican lawmaker in February, the legislation may be unlikely to get any traction in Massachusetts’ legislature, where Democrats hold a supermajority....

Chinese National Pleads Guilty After UK Seizure of 61,000 Bitcoin That Could Be Worth Nearly $7 Billion
Zhimin Qian pleaded guilty to acquiring and possessing criminal property of 61,000 Bitcoin—assets seized by UK authorities after a seven-year probe into a large-scale fraud that defrauded 128,000 peop...

SEC Approval Could Pave Way for Litecoin Spot ETF, Potentially Increasing Institutional Exposure
Litecoin ETF: The SEC’s updated approval standards clear a likely path for a Litecoin spot ETF, enabling passive investor exposure to LTC similar to Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs and increasing...

SEC Chairman Marks Crypto as Top Priority, Big XRP News Ahead?
Ripple-associated coin could be the biggest beneficiary of SEC’s adjusted crypto rules...

SEC Suspends QMMM Trading Over Potential Manipulation After Crypto Treasury Pivot to Buy Bitcoin
QMMM trading halt: The SEC temporarily suspended trading in QMMM Holdings until October 10 to investigate “potential manipulation” after the company’s crypto treasury pivot triggered an over 2,000% sh...

XRP On $5 Target Following Trendline Breakout as Crypto-Friendly SEC Chair Signals Regulatory Shift
Ripple Labs XRP is capturing the spotlight again as analysts confirm a bullish breakout that could drive the cryptocurrency to huge price levels....

SEC Suspends QMMM Trading After 2,000% Surge, Bitcoin Treasury Plan May Be Linked to Social Media Driven Manipulation
The SEC suspended trading in QMMM after the stock surged over 2,000% amid a disclosed $100M crypto treasury plan. The halt, effective until Oct. 10, aims to probe unusual volume...

Tom Lee’s BitMine Widens Ether Treasury Lead As ETH Stash Hits $11 Billion Following Latest Purchase
Tom Lee-chaired BitMine Immersion Technologies has surpassed 2.65 million ETH holdings, boosting its ETH treasury to a value of nearly $11B....

SEC suspends trading of QMMM after its shares jumped 959% in under three weeks
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has suspended all trading activity in QMMM Holdings Ltd. after the firm’s stock price jumped 959% in just under three weeks. The SEC made the decision on Mo...