France’s National Assembly Finance Committee has approved two amendments that could substantially change cryptocurrency taxation from January 1, 2027, targeting conversions into stablecoins and unrealized gains held by investors leaving the country.The measures, adopted on October 7 and 8, form part of the proposed 2027 Finance Bill. They would remove an existing tax deferral for
Kazakhstan’s central bank has signed a memorandum of understanding with stablecoin issuer Tether to explore digital currency infrastructure and asset tokenization, although the country has already launched a tenge-denominated stablecoin through its regulatory sandbox.The agreement, announced October 7, 2026, brings together Tether, the National Bank of Kazakhstan and the Alatau City Authority to examine stablecoin
Two companies affiliated with cryptocurrency market maker DWF Labs have filed a $141 million lawsuit against digital asset custody provider BitGo, alleging that the company sold tokens before contractual lock-up periods expired, causing significant financial losses.The lawsuit, filed in London’s High Court and reported on October 9, 2026, was brought by DWF Maas and Falcon
U.S.-listed spot cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds recorded another session of net withdrawals on Thursday, October 8, 2026, as investors continued reducing exposure to Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana products.Bitcoin ETFs suffered $244.1 million in net outflows, according to Farside Investors, following a substantially larger $484.9 million withdrawal on October 7. Ethereum ETFs also remained under pressure, although reporting
Coinbase will provide the custody infrastructure for USDC balances in Samsung Wallet as the consumer application prepares a US launch in the final week of October. The arrangement uses Coinbase Prime and involves Bastion in the regulated infrastructure. Samsung supplies the consumer interface and distribution; it is not being presented as the direct custodian of the
Binance will restrict eight cryptocurrency services and remove 22 tokens from trading for Brazilian customers beginning October 27, 2026, as the exchange restructures its local operations to comply with new Central Bank of Brazil regulations.The changes, announced on October 8, affect crypto lending, margin trading, mining services and token-reward programs. They also introduce new arrangements
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael Selig says cryptocurrency innovation is returning to the United States as federal regulators develop new rules intended to strengthen the country’s position in global digital-asset markets. Selig’s comments come as the CFTC and Securities and Exchange Commission move forward with regulatory initiatives designed to give crypto businesses clearer pathways
The European Securities and Markets Authority has directed national regulators to ensure that crypto firms eliminate remaining client exposure to stablecoins that do not comply with the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, setting January 8, 2027, as the final remediation deadline. In an opinion published on October 8, 2026, ESMA said crypto-asset service providers
The Aptos Foundation has outlined a major restructuring of APT token economics, committing to permanently lock and stake 210 million APT while advancing measures designed to reduce token issuance and make the network’s supply more closely dependent on economic activity. The changes form part of Aptos Improvement Proposal 140 (AIP-140), originally published in February 2026
EDX Markets has announced a strategic partnership with VerifiedX to introduce institutional spot trading of tokenized Bitcoin, expanding its digital-asset marketplace beyond conventional cryptocurrency trading. The agreement, announced on October 8, 2026, will bring Verified Bitcoin, or vBTC, to EDX’s institutional trading platform while making EDX a validator on the VerifiedX blockchain network.The collaboration combines