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Sony Argues No One’s Dumb Enough To Think They Actually Own A Digital Game
31.8.2026
A new legal filing defends the lack of licensing disclosures on the PlayStation Store
Belgium Seeks Crypto Wallet Data From EU Registrars in Piracy Probe
31.8.2026
Belgian authorities are intensifying their fight against digital piracy by requiring European domain registrars to hand over sensitive operator data, including cryptocurrency wallet details. Crackdown on Digital Piracy Belgian authorities have escalated their efforts to combat digital piracy...
Iceland EU Rejection Keeps Nation Outside MiCA Crypto Rules
31.8.2026
52.8% of voters rejected resuming talks to join the EU, with citizens choosing to retain its current status as a member of the European Economic Area (EEA). This means Iceland remains outside the MiCA framework, at least until new regulation changes affect the EEA. Iceland Says No To EU Talks...
Community Bankers Demand Total Ban on Stablecoin Rewards
29.8.2026
Community banks are leading the opposition to the CLARITY Act, stressing that there is no middle ground on the stablecoin yield issue. Rebeca Romero Rainey, president and CEO of Independent Community Bankers of America, said that this so-called “loophole” had to be “closed...
Trump Teleprompter Operator Fined $172K After Dominating Kalshi Bets
29.8.2026
According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), former White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez has been ordered to pay a fine of $172,539.02 after he got caught using Kalshi to bet on Trump’s “mention market” events. CFTC Details How Perez Used Early Access to Trump’s...
Tusk Pushes Crypto Law Re-Vote After Zondacrypto Scandal
28.8.2026
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk stressed that, amid the scandal surrounding the Zondacrypto case, he would call for the Speaker of the Sejm, the lower house of the Polish Parliament, to organize a revote on the President’s veto of the Crypto-Asset Market Act. Poland To Revote...
NZ’s ACT Party Proposes Waiving Capital Gains Tax on Crypto
28.8.2026
ACT, a party with the fourth-largest representation in the New Zealand Parliament, is campaigning to modernize digital finance rules, proposing regulation to waive crypto gains tax on qualified assets held for over a year and to exempt low-value purchases made with crypto assets. ACT Proposes...
Giant Hole in Global Crypto-Tax Net; China’s Taxable Crypto Only 1/5th of the US
27.8.2026
Only 14% of total global taxable onchain crypto asset activity falls into the new global tax net, which becomes active in 2027, an analysis showed. European countries account for the largest share, while China’s taxable activity is less than one-fifth of the U.S.’s. Last year...
SEC Eyes Sweeping Crypto Custody Rewrite as White House Weighs In
27.8.2026
According to reports, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is looking to update custody rules, and the regulator has sent its amended plan to the White House for review. The proposal dubbed “Amendments to the Custody Rules” is reportedly being assessed by the Office of Information...
Tennessee’s Kalshi Fight Highlights Major Potential Turning Point for Prediction Markets
27.8.2026
The legal battle over sports prediction markets is quickly becoming one of the most consequential gambling and crypto regulatory fights in the United States. Prediction Markets: “Bets” or “Event Contracts”? At the center of the regulatory debate is a deceptively simple...
Darknet Mastermind Signals Cooperation as $44M BTC Case Advances
26.8.2026
Tomáš Jiříkovský, a primary defendant in a major Czech cryptocurrency-laundering investigation, has signaled for the first time that he may cooperate with authorities. Following a custody hearing, a court ruled that Jiříkovský must remain in detention due to flight risks and concerns that...
Nebraskans Set to Vote on Betting Markets With Kalshi Looming
26.8.2026
Nebraska’s Secretary of State certified two online sports wagering petitions on Aug. 21, sending both to the Nov. 3 general election. One would authorize online wagering in the state constitution; the other would write the tax and licensing framework into statute. Fanduel and Draftkings each...
Treasury Targets Iran Crypto Sector and $100M Oil Payment Network
26.8.2026
The Treasury has opened Iran’s digital asset sector to broader sanctions while targeting a broker accused of processing over $100 million in cryptocurrency for oil sales supporting Iran’s military and its proxies. OFAC Opens Iran’s Digital Asset Sector to Sanctions Foreign crypto businesses...
Thailand’s SEC Seeks Comment on Draft Regulations for Crypto ETFs
25.8.2026
Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking public comment on drafted regulations concerning bitcoin and ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs). This week, the country’s securities regulator disclosed two specific feedback exercises for draft rules and amended eligibility criteria...
Bessent Warns Foreign Nations to Sever Iranian Digital Asset Ties
25.8.2026
As part of Operation Economic Outcast, the U.S. Department of the Treasury defined digital assets as a critical sector that can be targeted by secondary sanctions in the future, alongside technology, gold, aviation, and shipping. The Treasury Department stressed any nation or person can...
Report: Block Bits Founder Guilty After $960K Crypto Bot Pitch Implodes
24.8.2026
A federal jury convicted Block Bits co-founder Japheth Dillman on five fraud-related counts after prosecutors showed how nearly $1 million flowed from investors into a cryptocurrency trading operation built around an automated system that never existed. Law360 reporter Bonnie Eslinger reported...
Pakistan Puts Crypto Firms on Notice as Sept. 5 Deadline Looms
24.8.2026
Pakistan has officially thrown the switch on its virtual asset licensing regime, putting existing crypto businesses against a hard deadline to secure regulatory clearance or stop operating. The Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) opened the licensing gates after final regulations...
Crypto Firm Shut Down After Nine Investors Lose Over £300,000
24.8.2026
A U.K. court shut down Key Coin Assets Ltd. after nine investors who complained to Action Fraud paid more than £300,000. Investigators found no evidence of genuine trading and described its operation as displaying hallmarks of a Ponzi-style scheme. UK Court Winds Up Key Coin Assets The U.K....
Bank of Russia Eases Qualified Investor Rules With New Finance Test
24.8.2026
The institution introduced a special knowledge test to facilitate citizens reaching the qualified investor status needed to expand their trading volumes. The new rules could expand cryptocurrency investment in Russia, as current regulations limit non-qualified investors’ crypto purchases....
Ripple CEO Says Crypto Rules Near Finish After White House Meeting
23.8.2026
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says U.S. crypto regulation is approaching a decisive point after White House and CFTC meetings. His assessment connects current momentum with a seven-year campaign for clear federal market rules. Garlinghouse Sees White House Shift on Crypto Ripple CEO Brad...