Australia High Court Grants ASIC Special Leave to Appeal Block Earner Licensing Decision

by Theresa Joy Lacatan | Sep 8, 2025 | Blog News, Crypto News | 0 comments

On 5 September 2025, the High Court of Australia granted the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) special leave to appeal a Full Federal Court decision in the Block Earner case. The lower court had ruled that Block Earner, a digital asset service...

United States SEC and US CFTC Announce Joint Roundtable on Regulatory Harmonization

by Theresa Joy Lacatan | Sep 8, 2025 | Blog News, Crypto News | 0 comments

On 5 September 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a joint statement committing to harmonization of regulatory frameworks. The agencies announced a public roundtable to be held...

United States CFTC Issues No-Action Relief for QCX Event Contracts

by Theresa Joy Lacatan | Sep 4, 2025 | Blog News, Crypto News | 0 comments

On 02 September 2025, the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (US CFTC) issued CFTC Letter No. 25-28, granting no-action relief to QCX LLC, a designated contract market, and QC Clearing LLC, a registered derivatives clearing organization. The US CFTC’s...

United States SEC Institutes Administrative Proceedings Against Agri-Fintech Holdings for Filing Delinquencies

by Theresa Joy Lacatan | Sep 4, 2025 | Blog News, Crypto News | 0 comments

On 3 September 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) issued an order instituting public administrative proceedings against Agri-Fintech Holdings, Inc. The Nevada corporation, formerly known as Tingo, Inc., has failed to meet its reporting...

US CFTC and SEC Staff Clarify Rules on Trading of Spot Crypto Asset Products

by Theresa Joy Lacatan | Sep 2, 2025 | Blog News, Crypto News | 0 comments

On 2 September 2025, staff of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (US CFTC) and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) issued a joint statement confirming that exchanges registered with either regulator are not prohibited from...

United States SEC and CFTC Issue Joint Staff Statement on Spot Crypto Asset Trading

by Theresa Joy Lacatan | Sep 2, 2025 | Blog News, Crypto News | 0 comments

On 2 September 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) Division of Trading and Markets and the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (US CFTC) Divisions of Market Oversight and Clearing and Risk released a joint staff statement...