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France I-3898: stablecoin swap tax is not law yet
France adopted amendment I-3898 on 16 Oct 2026 by 38-37. Crypto-to-EMT swaps would lose 150 VH bis deferral from 1 Jan 2027, but this is first reading, not…
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Standard Chartered RLUSD custody is live. LMAX is not
Standard Chartered says XRPL RLUSD custody is live at its DFSA-regulated DIFC branch as of 12 October 2026. The LMAX collateral-mirror plan is still subject to approvals and…
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FSB stablecoin note is monitoring, not a live G20 rule
The Financial Stability Board's 12 October 2026 note is a G20 monitoring paper, not a live U.S. or EU stablecoin rule. The Board says the coins and national…
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ESMA tokenised collateral call is not a live CCP rule
ESMA’s 9 Oct 2026 Call for Evidence on tokenised CCP collateral is a request for facts, not a live EMIR margin change. Comments close 15 January 2027.
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ESMA opinion: non-MiCA stablecoin CASP rails should stop
ESMA's 8 October 2026 opinion tells EU watchdogs that authorised CASPs should stop services in non-MiCA-compliant stablecoins, with residual sell-down only and a three-month remediation clock.
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FinCEN A7 NPRM is not a live BSA funds ban
FinCEN 2026-20371 finds A7 Sub-Agent transmittals a Russian illicit-finance concern and proposes 31 CFR 1010.668. That funds ban, including crypto addresses, is not effective yet.
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Treasury SCRC IFR: state forms, not a live license
Treasury's Sep 30, 2026 SCRC interim final rule creates 12 CFR 1522 forms and clocks. Certifications wait on PRA approval. We treat the effective date as paperwork, not…
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Fed GENIUS drafts are comments, not a live USDC rule
The Federal Reserve asked comment on two GENIUS Act proposals on September 24, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. EDT. This is a Board-supervised issuer comment file, not a live…
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IBM Swift ledger hook is a beta, not a public crypto rail
IBM said on September 24, 2026 that Digital Asset Haven can connect to Swift's shared ledger in beta. Tokenized deposits still settle on existing bank rails, not public…
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Circle Arc mainnet is live, not permissionless PoS
Circle switched on public Arc mainnet on 16 September 2026 as a USDC-gas Layer 1 with a permissioned validator set. The ARC mint is not a public token…