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on-chain investigator ZachXBT stated that the LAB token has fallen from $14 to under $2 in the past 24 hours, a drop of approximately 85%, with its fully diluted valuation (FDV) shrinking sharply from around $14 billion.ZachXBT expressed disappointment that Binance, Bitget, and Gate did not take proactive measures to prevent price manipulation. He stated that if centralized exchanges truly valued user interests, they should at least return profits from accounts suspected of market manipulation to users.He also pointed out that LAB investors were originally scheduled to begin unlocking tokens later this month, but the vesting schedule has been repeatedly modified. Insiders have long controlled nearly the entire circulating supply and have used market makers to carry out extreme price manipulation on centralized exchanges. Therefore, he "does not recommend trading LAB under any circumstances."
According to Reuters, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has once again called for a comprehensive ban on cryptocurrencies and is seeking to limit cryptocurrency-related exposures of banking institutions. Internal documents show that the RBI aims to explicitly prohibit banks from accessing crypto assets, while Indian tax officials also warned that offshore crypto trading activities are becoming increasingly active, significantly increasing the difficulty of regulatory enforcement.
Odaily Planet Daily reported that Korean fintech company Toss has announced a partnership with Optimism and Sunnyside Labs to jointly explore a Korean won-pegged stablecoin.In the coming months, the three parties will conduct a Proof of Concept (PoC) test to evaluate the feasibility of building compliant blockchain-based digital financial infrastructure on OP Stack, providing technical verification for applications related to a Korean won stablecoin. (The Block)
Michael Coates announced on the X platform that he has taken on the role of Chief Information Security Officer at the Solana Foundation, marking a new chapter in his career. Coates previously served as Head of Security at Mozilla, Chief Information Security Officer at Twitter, and founded Altitude Networks, a startup focused on enterprise SaaS data security, which was later acquired by CoinList.Coates stated that his future work will focus on integrating security capabilities into industry operations and application security foundations, addressing security challenges unique to cryptocurrencies, and collaborating with policymakers and standard-setting bodies to promote improvements in cybersecurity regulations.
Crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett tweeted that Judge Analisa Torres of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied its preliminary injunction application in the case involving Kalshi, allowing the case to proceed to the motion to dismiss stage. The court held that New York State gambling law applies to Kalshi's sports event contracts, and such application is not preempted by the Commodity Exchange Act. This ruling means Kalshi has suffered another unfavorable setback in the relevant legal dispute.
肯尼亚资本市场管理局计划采购区块链分析平台，监控 Bitcoin、Ethereum 等至少 20 条链上的可疑交易，以落实 2025 年新通过的虚拟资产监管法规。
据 Bits.media 报道，俄罗斯国家杜马金融市场委员会已同意加密货币流通国家监管法案的修订版本，该版本预计进入第二次、也是关键审议阶段。修订内容删除了强制申报加密钱包地址的要求，改为仅申报钱包余额和资金流转情况。法案同时拟允许使用加密货币合法购买证券市场资产及俄罗斯数字金融资产。
英国改革党领袖 Nigel Farage 因接受加密行业人士数百万美元"礼物"面临调查，宣布辞去议员职务并将参加补选。
cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is seeking to obtain a full banking license in Europe, with Lithuania as the key jurisdiction for its application. If approved, Kraken would become the first cryptocurrency exchange to receive a full European banking license. Reports indicate this move is part of its parent company Payward's global licensing strategy. Previously, Kraken Financial connected to the U.S. Federal Reserve's payment infrastructure in March this year, and Payward also obtained regulatory approval from the UAE's VARA in May.
Naver Financial and Dunamu have postponed the completion date of their comprehensive share swap transaction to December 31st, marking the second delay for this deal. The transaction aims to integrate Dunamu, the operator of South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, into Naver's financial division. The original settlement date was September 30th. Dunamu stated that incomplete digital asset legislation and pending antitrust reviews remain key variables, and any progress in either approval process could further extend the timeline or even lead to changes in the transaction.
Odaily, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a lawsuit against North Carolina resident Trevor Vernon and his company, Argent Capital Management LLC, accusing them of defrauding approximately 60 investors out of a total of $14 million through a fraudulent commodity pool.According to the complaint filed by the CFTC on Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, the commodity pool operated by Vernon and his company involved trading in multiple asset classes, including stock index futures options, stock index futures contracts, and crypto assets.The CFTC alleges that Vernon misled investors by portraying himself as a "successful trader" through quarterly financial updates and monthly performance review emails. In reality, however, he incurred substantial losses while trading with investor funds.The regulator stated that Vernon suffered cumulative losses of at least $8.6 million from trading futures, options, and crypto assets. The CFTC claims that his actual trading results were marked by "consistent and catastrophic losses," which significantly contradicted the profitability he presented to investors.
Payward, the parent company of Kraken, has won its arbitration against former auditor Mazars USA, with the arbitrator ruling that Mazars must pay Payward $22 million. Payward is now seeking confirmation of the arbitration award and a final judgment from the Delaware Court of Chancery.The dispute originated during the peak of the so-called "Operation Choke Point 2.0" in 2022. Payward claimed that Mazars abruptly withdrew from a nearly completed audit of Kraken without finding any issues with the company. However, the move caused reputational damage to Kraken and forced the company to spend years and incur significant legal fees to clarify its position.Arjun Sethi, co-CEO of Payward, stated that audits are not a "favor" for crypto companies but rather critical infrastructure necessary for maintaining banking relationships, licenses, counterparty trust, and regulatory confidence. When an auditor withdraws without negative findings, it unfairly leaves a cloud of suspicion over the company."Operation Choke Point 2.0" is the crypto industry's term for regulatory pressure during the Biden administration, referring to the period after the FTX collapse when US regulators informally pressured banks to limit services to crypto companies. Sethi noted that the US FDIC sent at least 25 letters to 24 banks, requesting them to pause or avoid expanding crypto-related business. This ruling is also seen as a legal countermeasure by the crypto industry against such regulatory pressure.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins released a statement on the 2026 regulatory agenda, indicating continued efforts to advance a series of regulatory reforms, including adapting the regulatory framework to the current market environment, actively embracing innovation and new technologies, implementing President Donald Trump's goal of "making America the global crypto capital," facilitating the launch of more crypto-related products in the U.S. market, establishing clear rules for crypto asset fundraising, and clarifying market participants' responsibilities in on-chain custody and facilitating on-chain tokenized securities trading.In terms of capital market reform, the SEC will advance the "Make IPOs Great Again" initiative by reforming the disclosure system and reducing compliance costs for companies going public, thereby encouraging more companies to enter the public markets while maintaining necessary investor protections.
Patrick Hansen, Senior Director of EU Strategy and Policy at Circle, cited the MiCA provisional registration data from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), releasing the compliance statistics one week after the regulation's full implementation. Currently, the EU has 21 authorized Electronic Money Token (EMT) issuers, distributed across 12 member states, collectively issuing 35 EMTs pegged to 8 types of fiat currencies. Among them, France leads other member states with 6 licensed issuers. Meanwhile, the number of approved Asset-Referenced Token (ART) issuers remains at 0, while the total registered Crypto Asset Service Providers (CASP) under the MiCA framework has exceeded 270.
Odaily News British politician Nigel Farage has announced his resignation as MP for the Clacton constituency and will stand in the subsequent by-election to reclaim his seat, stating the move is intended to challenge the political establishment. Farage is currently under investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, with the core controversy centering on a large political donation that was not properly declared. Ahead of the 2024 general election, he received £5 million from Christopher Harborne, a crypto investor based in Thailand who also holds a partial stake in the stablecoin Tether. Public scrutiny continues over whether this crypto-related donation violated parliamentary declaration obligations. Under investigative pressure, Farage chose to resign and seek re-election, an event that has also fueled ongoing market discussions about the regulatory implications of crypto capital entering Western political systems. (Bloomberg)
In response to public accusations by Du Jun, Co-founder of Huobi and ChainUP and Founder of Vernal Capital, Metagent Co-founder and former CTO Li Bojie (@bojie_li) issued a response. Li Bojie stated that ABCDE Capital committed to investing $1.5 million in the investment agreement, but actually only $500,000 was received, with the remaining $1 million never arriving, yet the company's cap table continued to record their equity based on the $1.5 million share. Affected by this, he and the co-founders voluntarily reduced their salaries, and the company's recruitment and R&D also fell into difficulties. In October 2024, Li Bojie officially resigned with board approval, citing personal family reasons preventing him from leaving mainland China and compliance risks existing in Web3 projects. He stated that during his tenure, he always fulfilled the responsibility of disclosing the cap table and business status on schedule, and after resignation, he also complied with non-compete clauses, voluntarily avoiding startup projects in fields such as Web3, AI infra, and image generation. Previously, Du Jun publicly posted stating that Li Bojie is the "founder with the least contractual spirit" he has ever cooperated with, accusing him of refusing to fulfill basic obligations agreed in the investment agreement, including refusing to synchronize business progress and financial status with investors, and subsequently losing contact.
stablecoin issuer Tether has announced a $20 million strategic investment in the Latin American on-chain financial services platform Mercado Bitcoin to support its growth in asset tokenization, payments, credit, capital markets, and compliant digital financial services.Founded in 2013, Mercado Bitcoin has evolved from a digital asset trading platform into a comprehensive on-chain financial infrastructure platform, covering services such as trading, tokenized investment products, lending, stablecoin payments, banking infrastructure, and cross-border financial services. This funding will primarily be used to expand payment infrastructure, scale tokenized products for institutional and retail investors, develop credit businesses, advance on-chain capital market construction, seek strategic partnership opportunities, and drive international expansion.
EDX Markets, an institutional digital asset trading platform, announced the completion of a $76 million Series C funding round, led by Japan's major financial group SBI Holdings. The company stated that the proceeds from this round will be used to upgrade its trading, clearing, and settlement infrastructure, accelerate product iteration, and promote the scaled rollout of global institutional services.Previously, EDX had launched EDX FlowConnect, empowering enterprises to compliantly launch digital asset trading services. Additionally, the platform has submitted an application to the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish EDX Trust, aiming to build a federally regulated digital asset custody, clearing, settlement, and risk management system. (Prnewswire)
Odaily, on-chain security firm Specter has released preliminary findings on the BONK DAO governance attack. After tracing on-chain fund flows, significant suspicions have emerged: the Realms founder, an address associated with Crypto Notte, shows signs of capital flow interaction with the suspected attacker's wallet.According to the review, the attacker published a malicious governance proposal on June 30. The proposal required 1% of the total BONK circulating supply in voting power to pass. Between July 4 and 5, the attacker acquired sufficient voting weight by purchasing tokens through exchanges and borrowing from Marginfi, totaling approximately $4 million, thereby pushing forward and executing the governance attack.
According to the official announcement by Bitcoin Suisse AG, its Middle East subsidiary BTCS (Middle East) Ltd. has obtained the Financial Services Permission (FSP) issued by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), authorizing it to provide regulated digital asset financial services to qualified clients, covering services such as institutional-grade custody, spot trading, and derivatives hedging. With this, Bitcoin Suisse now holds compliant licenses in four jurisdictions: Switzerland, Bermuda, the European Economic Area (MiCAR), and Abu Dhabi, further advancing its global crypto wealth management strategic layout. Ceyda Majcen will serve as the Chief Executive Officer for the Middle East region.