The Bank of Korea launched its first reported survey to 31 financial institutions regarding cryptocurrency market participation and risk exposure

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation requested decentralized finance operators help freeze stolen cryptocurrency funds passing through their infrastructure.

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Anchorage Digital submitted an application to the National Futures Association to register Anchorage Digital Swap Dealer, LLC, as a CFTC swap dealer

Commodity Futures Trading Commission swap dealer registration requires an entity to meet regulatory obligations covering capital, risk management, reporting, and compliance frameworks, alongside a $15,000 non-refundable application fee

South Korean financial regulations require domestic cryptocurrency exchanges to hold at least 80% of customer virtual assets in offline cold storage

Following the October 29, 2026 Binance exploit, South Korea's Financial Services Commission proposed raising the minimum cold storage holding requirement for domestic exchanges from 80% to 99%

Binance and regulatory entities face ongoing legal and market monitoring as hackers systematically move stolen XRP assets

South Korea's Financial Services Commission recommended that domestic crypto exchanges maintain continuous 24-hour monitoring of deposits and withdrawals and set aside additional reserve funds

South Korean regulators reported that Gopax held 80.54% of customer assets in cold storage at the end of September 2026, the lowest percentage among the country's major won-denominated crypto exchanges

Gopax announced it initiated the platform suspension to transfer 100% of customer virtual assets in its custody into offline cold storage wallets in accordance with South Korean financial authorities' recommendations

Anchorage Digital said Commodity Futures Trading Commission swap dealer requirements follow the same regulatory framework that the Dodd-Frank Act applied to banks for interest rate, credit, and foreign exchange markets

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Hyperliquid Strategies Inc. filed an application with the CFTC to register a subsidiary as a Futures Commission Merchant

U.S. retail customers will access the perpetual futures market through futures commission merchants subject to standard Know Your Customer and Anti-Money Laundering checks

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) designed the dedicated retail venue to expand into retail markets without altering its core institutional franchise, which comprises over 99 percent of its current futures participation

The Clarity Act failed to pass before the 2026 midterm elections despite Republican majorities in both houses of Congress

The Fairshake super PAC spent $56 million in an effort to defeat Democratic candidate Sherrod Brown in Ohio

The Fairshake super PAC limited its midterm election spending to the Ohio Senate race and Dan Osborn's Senate race

Maxine Waters offered amendments to market structure legislation requiring mandatory independent audits of digital asset firms

Maxine Waters offered amendments during the Clarity Act markup requiring digital asset platforms to fulfill user payout requests within 24 hours

Maxine Waters proposed market structure provisions shifting regulatory jurisdiction over digital assets from the CFTC to the SEC

Maxine Waters proposed separating digital asset custody and exchange functions in market structure legislation