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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has withdrawn its proposed rulemaking on event contracts and rescinded a related staff advisory addressing sports-based event contracts, the agency said.
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has designated Xchange Alpha LLC as a designated contract market, approving the firm to operate a federally regulated derivatives exchange under the Commodity Exchange Act.
Bitwise Asset Management has filed a Form S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed Bitwise Uniswap ETF, according to a filing published on the SEC’s EDGAR system on February 5, 2026.
Major U.S. banks increased their spending on lobbying in Washington by around 12% last year, as policy debates over financial regulation intensified across Congress and federal agencies, Reuters reported.
Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, is preparing to issue corporate loans backed by cryptocurrency collateral and has signaled readiness to work with the Central Bank of Russia on regulatory frameworks for such lending, the bank’s spokesperson told Reuters.
Indian authorities have begun engaging with major cryptocurrency exchanges to monitor evolving trading activity and assess oversight needs as digital asset markets continue to develop, according to a senior tax official, Reuters reported.
The European Union’s Anti-Money Laundering Authority is preparing to assume full supervisory powers by 2028, according to its official 2026–2028 programming documents, as the bloc advances plans for centralized oversight of high-risk financial institutions, including those linked to crypto-asset activity.
Crypto.com launched a standalone prediction markets platform called OG, offering U.S. users access to federally regulated event contracts tied to sports and other outcomes, according to a company announcement.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Feb. 2, 2026, issued an order staying certain administrative proceedings and establishing procedures for emergency filings during the stay period (SEC Release No. 33-11406).
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Feb. 2, 2026, issued an order dismissing administrative proceedings against American CryptoFed DAO LLC, formally closing a matter tied to the firm’s attempted registration filings.
