Financial Markets
Historic Selloff Hits Brazil's Markets After Lula Re-election
Brazil's Ibovespa plunged 13.88% after Lula's re-election; B3 halted trading, the real tumbled and authorities intervened to steady markets.
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SEC’s Fiscal 2027 Exam Priorities Spotlight ‘Super Intelligence,’ Tokenization and Treasury Reforms
The SEC’s fiscal 2027 exam roadmap flags advisers’ duties and broker-dealer controls — and adds scrutiny on “super intelligence,” tokenization and Treasury clearing reforms.
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FCA warns private-market firms over patchy conflict controls after Oct. 23 review
The FCA warns private-market firms show uneven conflict-of-interest controls as the sector grows, urging stronger governance after a multi-firm review.
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Basel Committee Tightens G‑SIB Measurements to Curb 'Window Dressing', Raises Disclosure Cutoff
Basel finalizes anti‑‘window dressing’ changes to G‑SIB scoring, raises disclosure threshold to €350bn and phases in higher‑frequency reporting through 2030.
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More than 30 central banks express interest as ECB begins EUREP onboarding
The ECB has started onboarding non-euro central banks to its enhanced EUREP repo backstop; more than 30 have shown interest as access is set for Q4 2026.
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FINMA approves Switzerland’s first retail fund to invest directly in Bitcoin
FINMA approved Switzerland’s first retail fund to invest directly in Bitcoin, allowing regulated retail exposure while stressing high market and custody risks.
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Judge Orders Eddy Alexandre and EminiFX to Pay $288 Million, Permanently Banned From Commodity Markets
A federal court ordered Eddy Alexandre and EminiFX to pay $288M and barred them from commodity trading after finding their investment operation was a Ponzi scheme.
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Nasdaq Notifies Canopy Growth of $1 Minimum Bid Deficiency; Compliance Clock Runs to April 12, 2027
Nasdaq notified Canopy its shares have closed under $1 for 30 straight business days. Canopy has until April 12, 2027 to regain compliance or act.
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Trackers Flag $1B Bitcoin Transfer Linked to Addresses Associated With 2016 Bitfinex Hack
Blockchain trackers spotted a transfer of 12,267 BTC (~$1.01B) between unattributed wallets labeled linked to the 2016 Bitfinex hack; no public evidence the coins were sold.
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ESMA tells EU regulators to stop services tied to non‑MiCA stablecoins, sets Jan. 8, 2027 remediation deadline
ESMA told EU regulators to push MiCA‑authorized crypto firms to stop servicing non‑MiCA stablecoins and remediate legacy exposures by Jan. 8, 2027.
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Financial Markets
76,764 ETH Transferred Into Coinbase Institutional‑Labeled Wallet, Then Routed to Coinbase
On-chain data shows two inbound transfers totaling 76,764 ETH into a Coinbase Institutional‑labeled wallet, largely routed onward to another Coinbase address.
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Treasury escalates crackdown on Russia-linked A7 crypto network with sanctions and FinCEN rule proposal
U.S. Treasury sanctions the Russia-linked A7 Network as a transnational criminal organization; FinCEN proposes AML rules to block its crypto and banking channels.
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SEC Proposes Crypto Custody Framework for Investment Advisers and Funds
The SEC proposed a tailored crypto custody framework for registered advisers and funds, allowing limited self-custody and state trust company custodians.
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Financial Markets
277.2 million USDT moved from Binance-labeled wallet to unknown address on Solana
A 277.16 million USDT transfer left a Binance-labeled wallet for an unlabeled address on Solana; similar large movements occurred earlier this year.
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Financial Markets
SEC Accuses Meyer Global of Defrauding Retail Investors in Pre-IPO SpaceX Funds
The SEC charged Meyer Global and CEO Owen Meyer with misusing client funds, inflating statements and mishandling pre-IPO SpaceX investments.
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Financial Markets
CFTC sues Cash FX Group, executives in alleged $950 million forex Ponzi scheme
The CFTC sued Cash FX Group, its CEO and three others, accusing them of a multilevel‑marketing forex Ponzi that raised $950M+ and caused at least $406M in losses.
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U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETFs Take In About $1.7 Billion Over Two Days as Bitcoin Tops ETF Cost Basis
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs drew about $1.7B in net inflows Sept. 21–22 as bitcoin rose above Bloomberg Intelligence’s estimated $81,722 ETF cost basis.
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Financial Markets
Eurosystem launches Pontes to settle tokenised-asset trades in central bank money
The Eurosystem has launched Pontes, a live settlement service letting wholesale tokenised-asset trades settle in euro central bank money.
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U.S. Treasury Sanctions Tehran-Based BitBank, Says It Helped Move ‘Hundreds of Millions’ in Bitcoin to IRGC
Treasury adds Tehran-based exchange BitBank to SDN list, alleging it moved 'hundreds of millions' in Bitcoin to Iran's IRGC and warns global firms.
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Bank of Canada staff paper finds hedge funds did not worsen government bond illiquidity during onset of 2026 Middle East conflict
Bank of Canada staff find no evidence hedge funds amplified illiquidity in Canada’s government bond market during the Feb–March 2026 onset of the Middle East conflict.