EnforcementNew York's attorney general announced up to $35m from Celsius's former chief executive and a permanent industry ban. The consent order shows the money falls due only if he fails to pay $10m to federal prosecutors or his prison sentence is cut.
OCTOBER 11, 2026
TaxA French parliamentary committee voted this week to tax swaps from crypto into stablecoins and to add an exit tax on wealthy holders. On Friday the same committee rejected the budget's whole revenue section, so the amendments have to be tabled again.
OCTOBER 10, 2026
RegulationThailand has finalised rules for bitcoin and ether ETFs on its stock exchange, starting on 16 October. The design keeps Thai savers at home, keeps leverage out and gives local funds a domestic product to buy, as the number of active crypto traders falls.
OCTOBER 9, 2026
StablecoinsMoody's has rated a stablecoin protocol for the first time, giving Sky, the former MakerDAO, a B3. The agency credited its record on losses and the liquidity of its assets, then pointed to roughly $90m of equity standing behind about $10bn of them.
OCTOBER 8, 2026