https://lecoin.news/tag/policy/ Policy and regulation. Le Coin. News on every corner: crypto, DeFi, and beyond. Every story names a primary source, a time and a hash. en-us https://lecoin.news/analysis/2026-10-22-elections-digital-assets/ https://lecoin.news/analysis/2026-10-22-elections-digital-assets/ How the 2026 midterms and the 2028 election could shape U.S. digital-asset rules: the stalled Clarity Act, crypto PAC money, candidate records and scenarios, with Kalshi odds as a reference point. Analysis published Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:42:00 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-22-nasaa-sec-crypto-rule-letter/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-22-nasaa-sec-crypto-rule-letter/ NASAA's Oct. 20 comment letter says the SEC's proposed Regulation Crypto Assets lacks investor protections and exceeds the agency's power to override state law. Protocols & Policy published Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:31:00 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-22/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-22/ The Central Bank of Ireland fined Coinbase Ireland Limited €3,252,618 over customer-money safeguards, Robinhood said it received Dubai authorization for a 2027 launch, and a Circle shareholder sued Trump and World Liberty. Briefs published Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:26:25 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-22-trump-wlf-emoluments-suit/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-22-trump-wlf-emoluments-suit/ The suit, brought on Circle's behalf, alleges the deals broke the Constitution's ban on taking payments from foreign governments; Circle says it did not start the case, and World Liberty calls the claims without merit. Protocols & Policy published Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:42:06 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-22-polymarket-x-withheld-india/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-22-polymarket-x-withheld-india/ X's own account data lists India as the one country where Polymarket's account is withheld; what prompted it is not public. Protocols & Policy published Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:17:50 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-22-coinbase-ireland-cbi-fine/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-22-coinbase-ireland-cbi-fine/ The Central Bank of Ireland says Coinbase Ireland Limited let the account meant to protect customer funds run short for lengthy periods; Coinbase Ireland admitted the breaches, and the fine awaits High Court confirmation. Protocols & Policy published Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:57:52 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-22/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-22/ US spot bitcoin ETFs drew a net $524.8 million on Oct. 21 per Farside Investors, Starknet's token holders backed researching a separate quantum-safe chain, and bitcoin was at $81,958.77 at 6:19 a.m. ET, down 1.47% over 24 hours, per CoinMarketCap. Briefs published Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:18:54 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-21/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-21/ The OCC adopted its final rule for stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act, Standard Chartered signed agreements to take full ownership of crypto custodian Zodia Custody, solana's Alpenglow upgrade went live at about 9:36 a.m. ET, and bitcoin was at $84,448.57 at the 4:00 p.m. ET close of the US session, 2.36% above Tuesday's close, per CoinGecko. Briefs published Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:31:45 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/fca-gc26-7-defi-guidance-consultation-2026-10-21/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/fca-gc26-7-defi-guidance-consultation-2026-10-21/ The FCA has opened a consultation on guidance for regulated firms that use decentralised finance, covering operational resilience and money-laundering controls. It is a draft for comment, not new rules. Protocols & Policy published Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:45:58 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-21/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-21/ Bank Negara Malaysia switched on a distributed-ledger system for tokenized bonds and sukuk settled around the clock in central-bank money, solana's Alpenglow upgrade is set to activate at about 9:20 a.m. ET, and bitcoin was at $83,186.39 at 6:20 a.m. ET, 0.83% above Tuesday's 4:00 p.m. ET close, per CoinGecko. Briefs published Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:36:56 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/france-mica-review-response-2026-10-21/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/france-mica-review-response-2026-10-21/ France's finance ministry, market regulator and central bank want the EU's MiCA review to police stablecoins issued inside and outside Europe, bar services on non-compliant coins and put DeFi risk on identifiable firms. These are proposals, not law. Protocols & Policy published Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:19:33 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/occ-genius-stablecoin-final-rule-2026-10-21/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/occ-genius-stablecoin-final-rule-2026-10-21/ The OCC's final GENIUS Act rule tells banks and would-be issuers how to run a dollar stablecoin, drops a proposed test on yield payments through partners, and leaves money-laundering rules and the application window for later. Protocols & Policy published Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:29:16 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/bnm-ssds-plus-dlt-bonds-2026-10-21/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/bnm-ssds-plus-dlt-bonds-2026-10-21/ Bank Negara Malaysia's new SSDS+ platform records tokenised bonds and sukuk on a shared ledger and links to a 24/7 payment system that settles in central bank money, though no issue has been announced on it yet. Protocols & Policy published Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:28:14 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/utah-sues-kalshi-susquehanna/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/utah-sues-kalshi-susquehanna/ After winning in federal court, Utah's attorney general has taken Kalshi and its trading partners to state court, seeking an injunction and the return of fees. Protocols & Policy published Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:16:27 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-20/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-20/ FINMA approved Switzerland's first exchange-traded retail fund that invests directly in bitcoin, Mastercard opened its AI-agent payment system to developers, Strive closed its $630 million SATS preferred offering, and bitcoin was at $82,499.45 at the 4:00 p.m. ET close of the US session, 0.86% above Monday's close, per CoinGecko. Briefs published Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:27:26 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/genius-sec3-wrapping-comments/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/genius-sec3-wrapping-comments/ Bank groups want Treasury's GENIUS Act rule to stop wrapped stablecoins from slipping past it; crypto and payments firms want bridging judged by what holders actually own. Protocols & Policy published Tue, 20 Oct 2026 13:19:50 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/okxice-objecting-issuers-16/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/okxice-objecting-issuers-16/ The ICE and OKX venue's Oct. 19 notice lists 16 companies refusing tokenized versions of their shares, up from nine four days earlier. All seven new names were on its planned menu. Protocols & Policy published Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:42:52 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/finma-swiss-bitcoin-etf/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/finma-swiss-bitcoin-etf/ FINMA cleared a Swiss retail fund that invests directly in bitcoin, a different wrapper from the crypto ETPs that Swiss exchanges already admit, and waived its diversification rules for bitcoin only. Protocols & Policy published Tue, 20 Oct 2026 07:54:35 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-20/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-20/ J.P. Morgan Asset Management put a long-term return range on bitcoin for the first time while keeping it out of its main risk models, the SEC's Regulation Crypto Assets comment period closes today, and bitcoin was at $81,471.27 at 6:05 a.m. ET, 0.40% below Monday's 4:00 p.m. ET close, per CoinGecko. Briefs published Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:35:04 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-19/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-19/ JPMorgan's Kinexys page now lists its JPM Coin deposit token as issued on Ethereum as well as Base, Mesh said wallet crypto will be spendable wherever Visa is accepted, and bitcoin was at $81,798.63 at the 4:00 p.m. ET close of the US session, 0.36% above Friday's close after giving back most of its morning gain, per CoinGecko. Briefs published Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:18:49 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/ramp-trust-charter-icba-occ/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/ramp-trust-charter-icba-occ/ The spend-management company has applied to the OCC for a national trust bank. Community bankers want a judge to throw out the rule behind those charters. Protocols & Policy published Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:49:13 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/cme-cftc-perpetuals-suit/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/cme-cftc-perpetuals-suit/ CME is suing its regulator to have crypto perpetuals treated as swaps. The CFTC's reply says CME's crypto futures volumes rose after the policy, so CME has no injury to sue over. Protocols & Policy published Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:31:41 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/hyperliquid-policy-center-sec-regulation-crypto-assets/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/hyperliquid-policy-center-sec-regulation-crypto-assets/ The Hyperliquid Policy Center backs the SEC's proposed token-offering rules but says they leave open whether those tokens can trade on onchain protocols. Comments close Oct. 20. Protocols & Policy published Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:03:50 -0400 https://lecoin.news/markets/okxice-issuer-vetoes/ https://lecoin.news/markets/okxice-issuer-vetoes/ The SEC's tokenized-stock exemption gives issuers 30 days to object, and the objection list at the ICE and OKX venue grew from one to nine in 11 days, the venue's notices show. Markets published Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:50:32 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-19/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-19/ The CFTC's exclusion of sportsbook and casino bets from its swap definition takes effect today with its Federal Register publication, starting a comment period through Nov. 18 on it and a companion event-contract proposal, while bitcoin sits 1.30% above Friday's 4:00 p.m. ET level on CoinGecko data after a Sunday-afternoon dip. Briefs published Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:01:14 -0400 https://lecoin.news/learning-hub/prediction-markets/ https://lecoin.news/learning-hub/prediction-markets/ Both sell contracts that pay a fixed amount if an event happens, but they differ on who records trades, who decides outcomes and how the CFTC oversees them. Learning Hub published Fri, 16 Oct 2026 21:10:33 -0400 https://lecoin.news/learning-hub/wallets-custody/ https://lecoin.news/learning-hub/wallets-custody/ A plain guide to how crypto keys are made and stored, the difference between holding them yourself and using a custodian, and the US rules for custodians, including one that is still only a proposal. Learning Hub published Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:37:38 -0400 https://lecoin.news/learning-hub/usdt/ https://lecoin.news/learning-hub/usdt/ Tether says each USDT is redeemable for one dollar, and BDO checked its reserves as of June 30, 2026, but only verified customers can redeem. Learning Hub published Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:34:51 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-16/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-16/ Bitcoin was at $81,506.05 at the 4:00 p.m. ET close of the US session, 0.98% below Thursday at the same time and its lowest 4:00 p.m. ET level since Sept. 20, per CoinGecko; the CFTC's event-contract proposal and casino-style rule are set to publish in Monday's Federal Register; and Schwab said its crypto accounts are now open to all eligible retail clients. Briefs published Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:36:34 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-16-cobo-wallet-app-closure/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-16-cobo-wallet-app-closure/ Cobo is shutting its Cobo Wallet app on Dec. 1 (UTC+8), 11 a.m. ET Nov. 30, and says users who miss the Nov. 30 withdrawal deadline will be deemed to have agreed to a monthly fee. Protocols & Policy published Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:31:17 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-16/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-16/ Bitcoin is 0.42% below Thursday's 4:00 p.m. ET level on CoinGecko data after a flat night, while MSCI's list of potential deletions under its new screen, a US judge's refusal to vacate Gemini's CFTC consent order and Strive's upsized preferred deal lead the overnight filings ahead of 8:30 a.m. ET import prices. Briefs published Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:14:10 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-16-japan-megabanks-yen-stablecoin-poc/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-16-japan-megabanks-yen-stablecoin-poc/ SMBC, Mizuho and MUFG say a July trial confirmed that several banks can issue one yen stablecoin together and use it for cross-border company payments. Protocols & Policy published Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:26:05 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-15/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-15/ Bitcoin was at $82,308.83 at the 4:00 p.m. ET close of the U.S. session, 0.69% above Wednesday at the same time, per CoinGecko, after September PPI printed the largest monthly rise since March 2022; Visa put Visa Direct USDC prefunding into commercial deployment with Inyo Global; and Cross River integrated Ripple's RLUSD into its core banking system. Briefs published Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:45:46 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-15-riksbank-digital-krona/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-15-riksbank-digital-krona/ In a letter dated Oct. 7 and published Oct. 15, Sweden's central bank told parliament's finance committee it should start a public inquiry into the laws a digital krona would need, citing security, the digital euro and stablecoins. Protocols & Policy published Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:21:45 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-15-asic-cp392-digital-asset-platform-standards/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-15-asic-cp392-digital-asset-platform-standards/ Consultation Paper 392 sets out draft standards for platforms that will need licenses when Australia's digital asset law starts on April 8, 2027. Comments close Nov. 27. Treasury separately released draft crypto tax-reporting law. Protocols & Policy published Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:04:52 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-14/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-14/ Bitcoin closed the U.S. session at $81,797.60 on Coinbase, 1.71% below Tuesday, after a hotter September CPI print; Cipher Digital priced $850.0 million of 0.00% converts due 2032; and the European Banking Authority classified Circle's USDC as the EU's first significant e-money token under MiCA. Briefs published Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:29:13 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-14-eba-usdc-significant-emt-mica/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-14-eba-usdc-significant-emt-mica/ The European Banking Authority will take over parts of the supervision of Circle's EU issuer from France's ACPR from Nov. 12, under MiCA's rules for significant tokens. Protocols & Policy published Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:57:34 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-14-brooklyn-da-russian-speaker-crypto-scam-takedown/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-14-brooklyn-da-russian-speaker-crypto-scam-takedown/ The Brooklyn DA's Virtual Currency Unit says it seized or disrupted 241 scam domains and 112 servers behind an investment fraud that stole an estimated tens of millions of dollars. Protocols & Policy published Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:29:33 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-14-coinsph-bsp-cash-in-halt/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-14-coinsph-bsp-cash-in-halt/ The Philippine crypto exchange says the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas directed it to improve internal controls, that peso cash-ins over InstaPay and PESONet are paused, and that user funds are safe. Protocols & Policy published Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:25:28 -0400 https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-14-qivalis-dnb-emi-licence/ https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-14-qivalis-dnb-emi-licence/ Qivalis said on Oct. 14 that De Nederlandsche Bank has authorised it as an electronic money institution, a step it needs to issue a bank-backed euro token. Qivalis says issuance is planned to begin within the next months, subject to MiCA requirements and publication of its white paper. Markets published Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:23:36 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-14-perpetuals-tsv-notice/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-14-perpetuals-tsv-notice/ A 34-page notice published Oct. 14 says Kephas Corp., a Perpetuals.com subsidiary, plans to trade tokenized NMS stock against USDC in permissioned AMM pools on its own Ethereum-compatible Layer 2. No trading has started, and no stocks, tokenizers or liquidity providers are named yet. Protocols & Policy published Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:19:51 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-14-polygon-coinme-acquisition-closes/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-14-polygon-coinme-acquisition-closes/ Polygon Labs says it has closed its acquisition of Coinme, a U.S.-licensed crypto payments company, months after the Q2 2026 target it set in January, when it priced the Coinme and Sequence deals together at more than $250 million, a week after state regulators ordered Coinme to pay $2.5 million and approved the change of control. Protocols & Policy published Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:32:28 -0400 https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-14-payward-saldo-bank/ https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-14-payward-saldo-bank/ Payward said Oct. 14 it signed a definitive agreement to acquire Saldo Finance Oy, owner of Lithuania-licensed Saldo Bank UAB. Closing is expected in 2027, subject to regulatory approvals; terms were not disclosed. Markets published Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:29:56 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-14-cboe-bzx-multi-crypto-options/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-14-cboe-bzx-multi-crypto-options/ A Sept. 29 filing the SEC published on Oct. 13 lets Cboe BZX list options on commodity-based trusts that hold more than one crypto asset, under the same style of generic criteria Cboe Options already uses, once each coin clears a $700 million supply-value test and a surveillance-sharing hook. Protocols & Policy published Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:28:25 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-14-amber-whalefin-vatp-withdrawal/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-14-amber-whalefin-vatp-withdrawal/ In a 6-K filed Oct. 14, Nasdaq-listed Amber International says WhaleFin Markets will no longer pursue its pending SFC application for Type 1 and Type 7 licences to run a virtual asset trading platform, and its planned purchase of WhaleFin HK will not proceed. Protocols & Policy published Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:27:17 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-14-occ-debanking-report/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-14-occ-debanking-report/ The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's final debanking report, released Oct. 14, says JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and seven other large national banks restricted lawful sectors from 2020 to September 2025. Digital-asset firms were one of six sectors named. The report imposes no new rule. Protocols & Policy published Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:25:36 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-14/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-14/ Bitcoin is flat on Coinbase since Tuesday's U.S. close with September CPI due at 8:30 a.m. ET, Farside shows U.S. spot ether ETFs took in $24.8 million Tuesday after 10 straight outflow sessions, and EDGAR filings show Strive launching a 15% SATS preferred and Consensys Software selling its entire direct SharpLink stake. Briefs published Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-13-cftc-anpr-crypto-asset-markets/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-13-cftc-anpr-crypto-asset-markets/ An advanced notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register on Oct. 13 asks how Dodd-Frank's retail commodity provision should cover leveraged, margined or financed crypto trades, with comments due Dec. 14, 2026. Protocols & Policy published Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:25:51 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-13/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-13/ Bitcoin closed the U.S. session nearly unchanged from the morning on Coinbase, Strategy's latest proxy materials set Nov. 1 for STRC daily dividends and Jan. 1 for the other three preferreds if the Oct. 28 vote passes, and Cipher Digital filed to offer $850 million of 0.00% converts due 2032. Briefs published Tue, 13 Oct 2026 16:29:09 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-13-nfl-supreme-court-kalshi-brief/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-13-nfl-supreme-court-kalshi-brief/ In an Oct. 8 amicus brief in Flaherty v. KalshiEX, No. 26-299, the National Football League asks the justices to hear New Jersey's appeal and side with the Sixth and Ninth Circuits, which held that sports event contracts fall outside the federal definition of a swap. Protocols & Policy published Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:45:03 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-13-kraken-vara-licence/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-13-kraken-vara-licence/ Kraken's parent Payward says Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority gave it Full Market Approval, and VARA's public register shows an active licence for Payward FZCO, issued Oct. 6, for two activities. Protocols & Policy published Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:53:33 -0400 https://lecoin.news/markets/uk-high-court-chinese-law-seized-bitcoin-2026-10-13/ https://lecoin.news/markets/uk-high-court-chinese-law-seized-bitcoin-2026-10-13/ A London judge ruled on Oct. 12 that Chinese law governs whether victims of Zhimin Qian's fraud own any of the bitcoin police seized, and left the content of Chinese law, and so the outcome of the claims, to a later stage. Markets published Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:31:33 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-13/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-13/ Bitcoin is mildly higher on Coinbase since Monday's U.S. close while ether and solana are softer, South Korea's Kospi closed down 5.46% with the Nikkei off 1.82%, and Monday's Farside print extended U.S. spot ether ETF net outflows to 10 straight sessions. Briefs published Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/fincen-withdraws-unhosted-wallet-mixing-proposals-2026-10-06/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/fincen-withdraws-unhosted-wallet-mixing-proposals-2026-10-06/ Two Federal Register notices published Oct. 6 withdraw a December 2020 plan covering transactions involving unhosted wallets and an October 2023 plan aimed at international cryptocurrency mixing. Protocols & Policy published Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:09:41 -0400 https://lecoin.news/learning-hub/usdc/ https://lecoin.news/learning-hub/usdc/ USDC is a dollar token issued by Circle Internet Financial, LLC, and runs on many blockchains. Learning Hub published Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:05:12 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-12-korea-won-stablecoin-banks/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-12-korea-won-stablecoin-banks/ Governor Shin Hyun-song told lawmakers on Oct. 12 that won-stablecoin issuance would start with bank-led groups, as had been agreed, according to NATV's broadcast of the hearing, nine months after Korea's financial regulator said issuer ownership was undecided. Protocols & Policy published Mon, 12 Oct 2026 20:29:00 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-12/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-12/ Majors are higher on Coinbase since Friday's U.S. close but have given back part of the weekend gain, spot ether ETFs logged a ninth straight outflow day on Friday, and Evernorth's XRPN is set to start trading on Nasdaq Monday. Briefs published Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:54:16 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-09-cftc-self-certs-kalshi-polymarket/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-09-cftc-self-certs-kalshi-polymarket/ Kalshi self-certified a stock-index future with no expiry date and Polymarket US self-certified yes-or-no contracts on drug prices and food-stamp enrollment, so each exchange attests its contract complies with the law and the CFTC can step in only after the filing. Protocols & Policy published Fri, 09 Oct 2026 20:03:00 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-07/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-07/ Bitcoin is down 2.4% on Coinbase since the U.S. close, ether 4.1% and solana 3.0%, and the Fed publishes its September minutes this afternoon. Briefs published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0400