Regulation
SKN | SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce to Leave Agency on Oct. 2
Key Points SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce will leave the agency on Oct. 2 after nearly nine years on the commission. Peirce, known as...
SKN | Kalshi Loses Appeals Court Battle as State Regulation Gains Ground
Key Points The 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Ohio and Tennessee can enforce their gambling laws against Kalshi’s sports-event contracts....
SKN | Blockchain Association CEO to Step Down After CLARITY Act Setback
Key Points: Former CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger will leave her role as CEO of the Blockchain Association on Oct. 16 and depart the...
SKN | IRS Crypto Reporting Rules Create New Tax Headaches for US Investors
Key Points: US brokers began reporting gross proceeds from certain digital-asset sales for 2025, giving the IRS greater visibility into crypto transactions while...
SKN | New York Sues Polymarket Over Alleged Illegal Gambling Operation
Key Points New York Attorney General Letitia James and Governor Kathy Hochul filed a lawsuit against Polymarket, alleging its prediction markets constitute unlicensed...
SKN | Republican Senator Calls for Probe Into Trump and Biden Family Business Dealings
Key Points Republican Senator John Curtis of Utah asked the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate whether presidential family relationships have been used for...
SKN | CFTC Warns Prediction Markets Over Manipulation Risks in ‘Mention’ Contracts
Key Points The CFTC said event contracts tied to whether a specific person says something, appears at an event or interacts with another...
SKN | X Sues Bitcoin Account Operators Over Alleged $278K Creator Payout Fraud
Key Points X sued alleged operators of a network of Bitcoin-focused accounts, claiming they fraudulently obtained at least £207,384, or approximately $278,000, through...
Don't Miss
SKN | Jay Clayton Named AI Czar as Bitcoin $600K Forecast Tests the Market
Key Takeaways Former SEC Chair Jay Clayton has been appointed to lead the White House Super Intelligence Force, adding a financial-regulatory perspective to...
SKN | Zcash Steps Up Washington Lobbying as Privacy Crypto Policy Takes Center Stage
Key Takeaways Pretty Good Policy for Zcash registered its first Washington lobbyist on October 1, targeting digital-asset market structure, taxation, financial privacy and...
