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Britain's financial regulator worked with HMRC and police to shut down unlicensed peer-to-peer crypto operations. The Financial Conduct Authority has moved against three peer-to-peer crypto trading operations based in London. The regulator worked alongside HM Revenue and Customs and police units during the action, according to multiple reports on September 17.

The Conseil d'État declined to suspend a French decree implementing the EU's DAC8 crypto reporting rules ahead of a full legal review. France's Conseil d'État has turned down an urgent petition seeking to suspend a decree that puts the European Union's DAC8 crypto data rules into national law.

A Paradigm-linked investment disclosure and a community vote on faster block times helped push ZEC higher alongside broader crypto market gains. Zcash posted one of its strongest single-day moves in months, with reported gains ranging from 20% to 23% depending on the measurement window.

Journalist says lawmakers remain committed to crypto market structure bill despite a recent setback and industry skepticism Journalist Eleanor Terrett reported that Senate Democrats have reaffirmed their commitment to advancing crypto market structure legislation. Her reporting centers on seven Democratic senators who reportedly vowed to keep pushing the CLARITY Act forward.

The tokenization platform is expanding its real-world asset lineup onto BNB Chain, using RedStone's oracle infrastructure to support the new offering. OpenEden has expanded its tokenized fixed-income offerings to BNB Chain. The platform is bringing a high-yield bond fund backed by BNY, one of the world's largest custodian banks, onto the network.

Investors pulled money from Ethereum exchange-traded funds even as the underlying asset's price edged higher. BlackRock's iShares Ethereum ETF recorded about $110 million in client redemptions, according to a report from CryptoBriefing. The selling came as part of a broader pullback from Ethereum-linked investment funds across the market.

The banking and payments firm says its rails already handle billions in volume for major fintech clients. Column has introduced stablecoin infrastructure designed to let users move between USDC and USDT instantly. The company positions the launch as a direct answer to a persistent friction point in digital dollar markets.

The New York senator says a recent setback does not mark the end of efforts to pass the Clarity Act. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said Democrats have not abandoned efforts to pass the Clarity Act, according to The Block. She described a recent setback in the legislative process as temporary, not final.

The test explored moving funds directly between Japan and South Korea using stablecoins instead of traditional banking rails. Ripple has completed a pilot program with Japan's SBI Holdings and South Korea's Kyobo Life Insurance to test direct stablecoin transfers between the two countries.

MOEX will offer regulated perpetual futures on BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL and TRX, according to multiple reports. The Moscow Exchange, known as MOEX, is preparing to introduce perpetual futures contracts tied to five cryptocurrencies. Reports indicate the launch is set for September 22. The assets involved are Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and Tron.

crypto.news and UNLOCK Blockchain both cover the House Financial Services Committee's 28-21 vote on H.R. 8957 but disagree on whether the final reporting requirement is annual or quarterly. crypto.news and UNLOCK Blockchain both cover the House Financial Services Committee's 28-21 vote on H.R.

The Financial Conduct Authority has published final guidance for regulated crypto activities, even as banks keep discretion over customer transfers. The Financial Conduct Authority has published final guidance setting out how regulated crypto activities will operate in the United Kingdom.

Lawmakers moved a digital asset tax measure forward even as a related Senate effort stalled A House committee has advanced a bill addressing the tax treatment of digital assets, passing it by a 38-5 vote. The lopsided margin signals broad bipartisan backing for the measure inside the chamber, according to reports on the committee action.

The federally chartered crypto bank widens its institutional custody offering to cover a new layer-2 network and a nuclear fuel-backed digital asset. Anchorage Digital has added custody support for Etherlink and a tokenized uranium asset, according to reporting from crypto.news and BitKE.

Authorities have moved against dozens of users accused of placing wagers on the prediction market platform in violation of local gambling law. South Korean regulators have opened an investigation into local users of Polymarket, the blockchain-based prediction market platform, over roughly $12.7 million in wagers. Reports on the case differ slightly on scope.

Regulators signal a shift toward independent rulemaking after the Clarity Act stalled on Capitol Hill. The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission have signaled a new approach to crypto oversight. Both agencies say they intend to write rules for digital assets on their own.

The stablecoin issuer's new network aims to give USDC a stronger foothold in payments and settlement. Circle has moved its Arc network into mainnet, according to a report from CryptoSlate. The launch marks a new phase in the company's strategy to expand how businesses and developers use USDC beyond simple trading and transfers.

Lawmakers move to write the reserve into federal law, testing whether Congress will back the White House's Bitcoin policy. A House committee has voted to advance a bill that would codify the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve established under President Trump.