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Regulation
Policy, taxation and government action shaping crypto worldwide and in India.

AI agents can pay for your shopping. Who gets your money back?
Amazon's Bedrock AgentCore Payments, built with Coinbase and Stripe, lets AI agents discover paid services, authenticate, and pay with stablecoins and x402 under preset spending limits. AI agents are getting wallets before merchants get a court, and shopping…

UK sanctions three crypto exchanges tied to Russian illicit funds
The UK sanctioned crypto exchanges and payment processors, some of which were tied to thousands of Russian entities and the sanctioned HTX exchange.

Crypto.com Privacy Case Dismissed, Plaintiffs Get Second Chance
U.S. District judge has dismissed a digital privacy class action against a Crypto.com operator over third-party tracking cookies. Plaintiffs Alleged Comprehensive Profiling and Deceptive Tracking A U.S. court dismissed a digital privacy class action against…

French lawmakers back stablecoin swap tax in 2027 budget bill
France’s Finance Committee backed taxes on stablecoin swaps, as well as unrealized crypto gains when households with more than 800,000 euros move abroad.

UK slaps sanctions on three crypto exchanges over alleged Russia links
Britain said the crypto platforms and two payment services may have helped Russia evade financial sanctions, with two handling transactions involving the Kremlin-backed A7 network.

Sam Altman-backed bitcoin insurer Meanwhile secures $37.5 million in Bain Capital Crypto-led round
Meanwhile has signed 15 brokers serving high-net worth clients across markets iSwitzerland, Singapore, Hong Kong and the UAE.

Bitcoin Price Sits at $82K as Thailand Opens the Door to Bitcoin ETFs
Thailand’s securities regulator has finalized the rules for bitcoin and ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and the first products can list from Oct. 16. The catch, however, is that the local market they are built for has lost more than half its active…

EU regulators target non-compliant stablecoins with a 90-day deadline
National regulators should require remediation within three months and may permit narrowly supervised exit services for existing holdings. The post EU regulators target non-compliant stablecoins with a 90-day deadline appeared first on CryptoSlate.
LBank Marks Its Anniversary with a 1,111,111 USDT Campaign, Built Around Liquidity, Discovery and the Next Generation of Trading
From October 8 to November 25, LBank will bring its anniversary celebration to life through three interconnected campaigns—turning everyday participation into a broader journey across spot, derivatives, copy trading, Earn and LBank Pay. Singapore, October 9—…

Crypto projects apply for Anthropic’s new frontier AI security scanner
Anthropic’s new opt-in service promises vulnerability reports from its strongest AI models, including Claude Mythos.

Kyrgyzstan Shuts Stablecoin USDKG, Burns 50M Tokens After UK Sanctions
Kyrgyzstan is winding down USDKG, its state-backed gold stablecoin, and liquidating both its issuer and the country’s first state-owned crypto exchange. Kyrgyzstan Pulls Plug on USDKG and State-Owned Crypto Exchange Kyrgyzstan is pulling the plug on one of…

Trump administration outlines quantum, AI initiatives in $6B science push
The White House outlined a $215 million quantum computing competition and $2.4 billion in AI industry commitments as concerns grow over quantum threats to cryptocurrency security.