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CFTC Follows SEC With Developer-Friendly No-Action Stance
The CFTC's Market Participants Division issued a developer-friendly no-action position on September 17, 2026, signaling that qualifying passive-software providers will not face enforcement recommendations for failure to register as an introducing broker, subject to specified conditions.
SEC Prepares for 24/7 Trading as Crypto Sets the Pace
Reporting from CoinDesk indicates the SEC is actively preparing for continuous trading, framing crypto's 24/7 market structure as the operational benchmark.
SEC Releases Long-Awaited Innovation Exemption: What It Means
The Securities and Exchange Commission has released a long-awaited innovation exemption, a regulatory measure the agency has been signaling for some time that is intended to carve out space for emerging financial technologies without removing core investor protections.
SEC Innovation Exemption Opens Path for Tokenized Securities Venues
The exemption carves out space for venues dealing in tokenized securities to operate under modified regulatory conditions, at least provisionally.
Fed Meeting Nightmare for Warsh? Why Bitcoin Could Shine
The Federal Reserve's September policy meeting is arriving at an awkward moment for Kevin Warsh, whose hawkish reputation sits in direct tension with the conditions the Fed now faces.
Bitcoin Traders Brace for Fed Hike as Surprise Hold Looms
Bitcoin traders heading into this week's Federal Reserve decision are positioned for a rate hike, the widely telegraphed base case. The less-discussed scenario, a surprise hold, may carry the sharper repricing risk precisely because it is not what crowded positions are built around.
SEC and CFTC Chairs Plan Crypto Rules Without CLARITY Act
The chairmen of the SEC and CFTC have signaled they intend to pursue crypto rulemaking through agency authority alone, without waiting for Congress to pass the CLARITY Act.
Bernstein: Clarity Act Failure Keeps Stablecoin Rewards Alive
Research firm Bernstein says the failure of the Clarity Act leaves stablecoin reward programs on idle balances free to continue operating.
Robinhood Engineers Charged Over Hyperliquid Perpetuals Trades
Two former Robinhood engineers face federal charges of commodities fraud and wire fraud after the U. S.
Fed Rate-Hike Bets: Impact on Bitcoin, Bonds and Trump
Wall Street is pricing in a near-certain Federal Reserve rate hike at the September 16 FOMC meeting, with CME FedWatch assigning a 94. 5% probability to a 25-basis-point increase that would lift the federal funds target range to 3.
Kamino appoints Yieldstreet co-founder as CEO
The hire was reported on September 15, 2026 by CoinDesk's Krisztian Sandor , which named Weisz as chief executive. No first-party appointment announcement from Kamino was available at press time, so the appointment and the executive's mandate remain attributable to that single report.
KuCoin Ventures Weekly: Inflation and Oil Prices Fuel Rate-Hike Fears as Crypto ETF Momentum Builds
Energy is the accelerant. Brent crude surged above $91 a barrel and briefly above $100 after renewed U.