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The NBA has named Kalshi and Polymarket as its preferred exchanges and signed a deal with the CFTC. The league is moving into prediction markets with official data agreements and rules designed to prevent insider trading. For traders, this shows prediction markets are gaining backing from a major sports league under US regulatory oversight.
South Korea's government is reportedly considering another postponement of a 2020 income tax policy on digital assets. The reason given is concerns about receiving data from US officials. A delay could affect how and when crypto traders in the country face tax rules.
The NBA has joined other pro sports leagues that are aligning with the U.S. derivatives regulator, the CFTC, on prediction markets, while the NFL has stayed out. The CFTC has backed prediction market firms such as Kalshi, and it has been bringing allied sports leagues on board. For traders, this shows how regulatory support can shape the growth of new trading platforms.
The U.S. banking regulator, the OCC, is encouraging smaller banks to develop stablecoin services. This comes as new federal licensing requirements are getting closer. For traders, it signals that stablecoin payments may be moving toward more mainstream, regulated use.
South Korea is considering another postponement of its tax on crypto gains, pushing it out to 2029. Officials worry that domestic exchange users would carry the tax burden because the U.S. will not share crypto trading data until then.
Canada has opened a consultation on draft rules for stablecoins, crypto tokens meant to track a steady value. The draft keeps the ban on paying yields and sets out reserve and redemption requirements for non-bank issuers. Traders may watch this closely because clearer rules could shape how stablecoins are issued and redeemed in Canada.
South Korea is considering a fourth delay to its 22% crypto tax, moving the start date from January 2027 to 2029. The timing is linked to U.S. trading data, which authorities want access to once Washington joins the OECD's reporting framework. For traders, this could affect how and when Korean crypto profits are taxed.
Israel's central bank has criticized a plan by Netanyahu to use crypto to get around sanctions. More than 100 economists, including former governor Jacob Frenkel, warned that the plan could deepen the country's isolation before the October 27 national election. For traders, it shows crypto may increasingly be pulled into sanctions and political debates.
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out a nonbinding consultation on crypto. It treats due diligence on unhosted, or personal, wallets as good practice. The FCA also criticizes unexplained third-party scores and rigid tracing rules.
Canada has proposed letting covered stablecoin holders cash out directly, with fees capped at 1%. Redemptions could happen with no minimum amount. For traders, the plan may be limited by thin reserve markets and still depends on access to banks.
Prosecutors allege that a bank in the Bahamas helped move about $37 million, taken from Americans, into Tether's USDT stablecoin. The case involves 174 identified US victims, and no new repayment figure has been announced. For traders, it highlights scrutiny of how stablecoins are used in fraud and money laundering.
An ECB official, Piero Cipollone, said the digital euro is key to protecting the EU's sovereignty. The bloc is on track to test real transactions in 2027 and could roll it out as early as 2029, pending legislation this year. For traders, this points to a major shift in European digital money that could affect euro-linked markets and crypto regulation.
Latvia's Economics Minister, Viktors Valainis, says tokenization rules could arrive in the first half of next year, with commercial property as a key area. An overdue assessment is still unfinished, and no sovereign-bond issuance has been identified. For traders, this is an early policy signal rather than an immediate market event.
Major UK banks have faced 10,000 complaints in three months over their restrictions on crypto purchases. The rules sit awkwardly with the UK's stated goal of becoming a global crypto hub. For traders, limited bank access could affect how easily UK investors enter the crypto market.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested that Israel could use blockchain and crypto to get around potential international sanctions, ahead of upcoming elections. The idea drew criticism from opponents and the country's central banker. For traders, it adds a political angle to crypto regulation and sanctions risk.
Kraken has dropped compliance requests it sent to Monero (XMR) customers after its co-CEO said the demands were not justified. The emails had asked about employers, sources of funds and intended use of the coin. Kraken still applies a $1,500 rolling 30-day withdrawal cap for individual users.
A Circle shareholder has sued President Donald Trump, alleging that UAE-linked crypto payments benefited his family. The complaint, filed October 22 in a Washington federal court, challenges a $500 million investment in World Liberty Financial and a separate $2 billion deal settled with the USD1 stablecoin. For traders, the case highlights possible legal and political risk around stablecoins.
Some of the world's largest companies, including McDonald's, Microsoft and Google, objected to being listed on the first tokenized securities trading venue under the SEC's innovation exemption. Analysts say this early resistance may reflect issuer caution rather than a rejection of tokenization itself. For traders, it suggests the tokenized stock market could still develop despite the initial pushback.
A judge in Argentina has ended a criminal investigation into President Javier Milei tied to the LIBRA memecoin, which has since crashed. The judge ruled that Milei's promotion of the token was not fraud, even though his backing drew wide attention to it. For traders, the ruling removes a legal cloud over the token and shows how political endorsements of crypto can be judged.
Six more companies have objected to OKXICE listing tokenized versions of their stock, Reuters reported. That brings the total number of objecting firms to 22. For traders, the dispute may point to uncertainty around tokenized stock products on crypto venues.
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