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The U.S. Treasury's financial crimes unit has formally scrapped a 2020 plan requiring reports on crypto sent to private wallets and mixers. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, known as FinCEN, has withdrawn a 2020 proposal that would have required financial institutions to report certain cryptocurrency transactions involving private wallets.

The crypto firm's filing comes just days after a legal challenge targeted the regulator's approach to digital asset bank charters. Rain has submitted an application to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a US trust bank charter.

On-chain investigator says the network helped move funds tied to the Bybit hack and other Lazarus-linked thefts. On-chain investigator ZachXBT has published findings alleging that a Chinese crime network laundered over $1 billion for Lazarus Group. The North Korea-linked hacking organization has been tied to some of the largest cryptocurrency thefts in recent years.

The new framework aims to bring delivery-versus-payment settlement logic to Solana's blockchain for institutional trades. Solana has launched an open-source settlement framework built around delivery-versus-payment, or DvP, logic for institutional trades.

City regulators are drafting legislation set for 2026 that would extend licensing requirements beyond existing exchange rules. Hong Kong authorities are drafting legislation that would introduce licensing requirements across four categories of crypto-related services. The bill is reportedly planned for 2026, according to crypto.news and UNLOCK Blockchain.

CryptoBriefing and crypto.news agree Kelsier Ventures' wallets fell from nearly $300M to $2M, but give different states of incorporation and different dates for the class-action dismissal. CryptoBriefing and crypto.news agree Kelsier Ventures' wallets fell from nearly $300M to $2M, but give different states of incorporation and different dates for the class-action dismissal.

Treasury officials reportedly broadened sanctions on Hamas-linked individuals after blockchain analysis uncovered crypto transfers routed through France. The United States has reportedly expanded sanctions against individuals and entities linked to Hamas financing networks. CryptoSlate reported that the action followed the tracing of cryptocurrency transfers connected to France.

The new offering aims to bridge traditional banking services with digital asset functionality under one interface. W Group has unveiled hashbank, a banking platform designed to integrate conventional Web2 financial services with Web3 digital asset capabilities.

Institutional traders can now track Hyperliquid's perpetual futures pricing directly inside Bloomberg's flagship platform. Bloomberg Terminal now displays perpetual contract data from Hyperliquid, according to a report from CryptoBriefing published October 5, 2026. The addition lets institutional subscribers monitor pricing and activity on the decentralized derivatives exchange alongside traditional market feeds they already use.

A joint venture between the crypto exchange and intercontinental exchange wants to put 63 U.S. stocks onchain OKX and Intercontinental Exchange have jointly filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to launch a tokenized stock trading venue. The filing seeks approval under an SEC innovation exemption, a regulatory pathway designed for novel market structure proposals.

CryptoBriefing and crypto.news both cover S&P's new Vault Risk Assessment launch but disagree on how many risk factors the framework actually evaluates. CryptoBriefing and crypto.news both cover S&P's new Vault Risk Assessment launch but disagree on how many risk factors the framework actually evaluates.

The exchange is adding new compliance checks for international transfers tied to Brazilian accounts. Binance has told Brazilian users it will require them to justify cross-border cryptocurrency transfers starting November 1. The change applies to transactions moving funds between accounts in Brazil and those abroad.

The crypto exchange seeks regulatory clearance to bring blockchain-based equity products to American investors. OKX has filed paperwork with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, according to reports from CryptoBriefing and Coinfomania. The filing seeks approval to launch tokenized-stock trading for customers in the United States.

The privacy-focused network reached block height 4,465,026, marking a key milestone before NU7 reaches the main chain. Zcash's NU7 network upgrade went live on testnet at block height 4,465,026, according to reports from CryptoBriefing and Cointelegraph. The activation represents a formal checkpoint in the protocol's development pipeline ahead of a planned mainnet deployment.

CryptoBriefing says ETH liquidity has slipped under 50% of BTC's level, raising questions about trading depth. Ethereum's liquidity has fallen below half of Bitcoin's, according to a report from CryptoBriefing. The outlet's data suggests a growing divergence in how easily each asset can be traded at scale without moving its price.

CryptoBriefing and Cointelegraph both cover PGPZ's first Washington lobbyist registration but disagree on whether its $750,000 funding grant has already been approved. CryptoBriefing and Cointelegraph both cover PGPZ's first Washington lobbyist registration but disagree on whether its $750,000 funding grant has already been approved.

The layer-2 network paused onboarding for its Rust and C++ smart contract feature while it assesses emerging security risks. Arbitrum has suspended new activations of Stylus, its feature allowing smart contracts written in Rust, C, and C++ to run on the network alongside traditional Solidity contracts.

India's central bank draws a line between speculative digital assets and blockchain-based tokenization of real-world assets. The Reserve Bank of India has again signaled wariness toward cryptocurrencies, according to reports from U.Today and crypto.news.