Oasis Pro Markets, a subsidiary of Ondo Finance, has secured regulatory authorization from the SEC and FINRA to offer tokenized equities, ETFs, mutual funds, and IPO securities to U.S. investors. The approval marks a significant regulatory milestone for tokenized securities in the United States.
Polymarket announced it will legally challenge France's decision to block access to its website nationwide, arguing the regulator wrongly treated an information source as illegal gambling despite trading already being disabled since November 2024.
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce issued a public statement saying that crypto vaults and onchain lending strategies may fall under federal securities laws depending on their specific structure and activities. She cautioned that moving activities already within the scope of federal securities laws onchain does not remove them from those laws.
An opinion article in China's Supreme People's Procuratorate newspaper outlined a framework for prosecuting crypto money laundering, including presuming criminal intent when mixers or privacy coins are used.
Polymarket's affiliated entity filed with the National Futures Association on July 3 to offer margin trading in the US, though activation still requires CFTC approval. The move would allow users to open positions with a fraction of capital required upfront.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is developing an 'innovation exemption' policy that would permit crypto companies to offer blockchain-based versions of publicly traded stocks without full traditional broker licensing requirements. The move could enable 24/7 trading of tokenized equities and represents a potential major shift in U.S. equity markets.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission opened public comment on proposed rules for prediction markets that would prohibit contracts dependent on war, assassination, or the ouster of foreign leaders, while also banning certain sports prop bets.
Crypto venture firm Paradigm and DeFi advocacy group Hyperliquid Policy Center jointly submitted a letter to U.S. Treasury urging FinCEN and OFAC to narrow proposed anti-money laundering compliance rules for stablecoins, warning that overly broad obligations could negatively impact decentralized finance protocols.
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has listed Hyperliquid and Hyper Foundation as unauthorized firms, while CME's chief warned that crypto perpetuals could be a 'disaster waiting to happen,' highlighting growing regulatory concerns about the platform amid its Wall Street expansion.
House Republicans have released seven discussion drafts proposing sweeping reforms to digital asset taxation in the US, including exemptions for staking rewards and a $10,000 threshold. The bills are set to be discussed at a Tuesday Ways and Means Committee hearing.
ICE CEO Jeffrey Sprecher disclosed at the Bernstein conference that the NYSE parent company held multiple discussions with Hyperliquid to evaluate the on-chain perpetual futures market, describing it as larger than Nasdaq and seeking a 'level playing field' for the space.
CME Group and Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE parent) are urging U.S. regulators to increase oversight of decentralized exchange Hyperliquid, citing concerns over market manipulation and sanctions exposure. The move represents traditional exchanges seeking regulatory action against DeFi competitors.
A New York court has ordered Arbitrum DAO to freeze $71 million in ETH connected to North Korean hackers, with terrorism creditors moving to seize the Kelp DAO funds ahead of a DeFi United vote. The case highlights compliance challenges for decentralized protocols.
Coinbase and Senate leaders finalized a deal on stablecoin reward provisions, resolving a standoff with the banking lobby. The compromise prohibits rewards that mimic bank deposits while allowing 'bona fide' transactions, clearing a key obstacle for the CLARITY Act's advancement.
Crypto exchange Gemini obtained a DCO license from the CFTC, allowing it to act as an in-house clearinghouse for derivatives and prediction markets, positioning it to compete with Kalshi and Polymarket.
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche stated that developers will no longer be investigated or charged unless they knowingly help third parties commit crimes, signaling a fundamental shift in DOJ's approach to prosecuting crypto developers.
The DeFi Education Fund, joined by a16z crypto, Uniswap, Chainlink, Paradigm, Solana Policy Institute, and 30+ other organizations, formally petitioned the SEC to lock in recent decentralized finance interface guidance into official rulemaking.
CFTC Chairman Michael Selig faced intense bipartisan questioning from House lawmakers over the agency's approach to prediction markets, sports betting contracts, and oversight of crypto derivatives platform Hyperliquid amid staffing concerns.
Treasury's FinCEN and OFAC jointly proposed a rule on April 10, 2026, formally treating stablecoin issuers as financial institutions under the Bank Secrecy Act. Issuers must implement full AML/CFT programs with customer due diligence, suspicious activity reporting, and the technical capability to block or freeze illicit on-chain transactions, alongside mandatory OFAC sanctions screening.
