Regulation

Donald Trump has announced he will review the criminal case against Samourai Wallet founder Keonne Rodriguez. The case, which resulted in a prison sentence for Rodriguez and his co-founder, has sparked a debate in the crypto community about developer liability and the future of privacy software.

SEC officials discussed balancing financial oversight with privacy rights as blockchain adoption grows, highlighting tensions between regulation and self-custody.

The U.S. SEC has granted DTCC approval to launch a tokenization service, allowing traditional securities held by its subsidiary DTC to be represented as digital tokens. This move signals a significant integration of blockchain technology into mainstream finance.

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon has been sentenced to 15 years in prison by a New York court after pleading guilty. The sentence follows the catastrophic collapse of the Terra-Luna ecosystem, which wiped out billions of dollars from the crypto market and continues to influence regulatory approaches to stablecoins.

US regulators have approved Gemini’s application to offer prediction markets, providing a significant boost for the crypto exchange. The move brings clarity to a tightly regulated sector and signals a potential opening for other platforms, with Gemini’s stock price reacting positively to the news.

A new report from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) reveals that major banks are increasingly denying services to crypto companies, a practice known as debanking. The review highlights concerns over fair access to financial services for the industry.

A US judge is delaying the sentencing of Terra founder Do Kwon, seeking clarity on his potential prison term in South Korea. The judge wants guarantees that Kwon will serve his full US sentence, even if extradited, and has raised questions about victim compensation.

Credit rating agency Fitch warns that U.S. banks with heavy crypto exposure face downgrades, reputational damage, and higher funding costs, while also highlighting risks from stablecoins to the broader financial system.

Xen Baynham-Herd, head of global growth at Base, discusses the failures of the current financial system and how blockchain-based alternatives are being built from the ground up to create a new global economy.

Dutch police are reaching out to approximately 300 victims of large-scale investment and job fraud schemes involving cryptocurrency payments, with losses reaching tens of thousands of euros per victim.