Crypto Policy Didn’t Occupy the Spotlight in Elections in Austria, Georgia Elections in Georgia were more focused on whether or not the country should align further with the European Union.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing to Launch Crypto Index in November HKEX said the index will provide investors with transparent and reliable benchmarks for Bitcoin and Ether pricing in the Asian time zone.

Crypto Rally Foiled by Report of DOJ Probe of Tether Bitcoin appeared poised to make another run at $70,000, but a WSJ story of a criminal probe into the stablecoin issuer sent prices tumbling Friday afternoon.

Netherlands Starts Consulting on Crypto Tax Reporting Bill The Netherlands launched a consultation on Thursday on a bill that would require crypto services to share their users’ data with tax authorities.

Election Odds Swing in Trump’s Favor on Polymarket, a Crypto Betting Site Donald Trump, Elon Musk and CNN have cited election predictions from Polymarket, a betting site where crypto enthusiasts have wagered more than $100 million on who will win the presidency.

How Two Allies Wrestled Over a Crypto Giant and a Prisoner The United States and Nigeria often collaborate. But the arrest of an American worker strained their diplomatic relations.

FCA-Regulated Crypto Trading Firm Portofino Technologies Sees Staff Exodus The firing of the firm’s co-founder and its CFO in July triggered a wave of departures.

Tokenized Treasuries: A Game-Changer for Collateral in Crypto Markets Tokenizing U.S. Treasuries and using them as collateral in crypto markets presents a significant opportunity to merge the best aspects of traditional finance with the innovation of DeFi, says Carlos Domingo.

How a Small Crypto Investment Can Improve Your Portfolio A well-balanced portfolio that includes cryptocurrencies like bitcoin or ether has the potential to offer superior returns and a higher Sharpe ratio compared to traditional portfolios made up solely of equities, bonds, or other assets, says Timothy Burgess.

Crypto firm Circle expects the UK to introduce stablecoin laws in ‘months, not years’ “I think we’re within months, not years” of formal U.K. stablecoin laws being introduced, crypto firm Circle’s top policy executive told CNBC.

DOGE, XRP Lead Crypto Majors Decline as Bitcoin ETFs Bleed $80M The broad-based CoinDesk 20 (CD20), a liquid index tracking the largest tokens by market capitalization, fell nearly 2% while bitcoin lost 1%

As Japan Election Looms, Political Parties Emphasize Need to Reform Crypto Tax Regulations Japan’s Democratic Party for the People is trying to attract crypto-conscious voters with tax system reforms. But it’s not alone.

Indonesia Extends Deadline for Crypto Exchange License Requirements Following Regulatory Updates Exchanges will now have until the last week of November to meet new requirements.

Top crypto PAC targets close House races as 2024 election hits final stages The pro-crypto PAC Fairshake disbursed nearly $29 million in September, with a big chunk targeting close House races.

Trump Says Democrats Winning Election Will Be Disaster for Crypto: ‘Every One of You Will Be Bone’

Democratic Crypto Supporters Call for Crypto-Friendly Party Platform More than a dozen Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives and a long list of candidates for congressional seats are pushing their national committee to adopt a pro-crypto stance, according to a letter they sent on Saturday.

Democrats Pushing Harris Campaign for ‘Reset’ on Crypto Stance, House Rep Says Democratic members of Congress wrote a letter to the Democratic National Committee asking for it to embrace pro-crypto policy.

Key U.S. Senate Republican Tim Scott Makes Crypto-Fan Debut U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), the top Republican on the Senate Banking Committee who may be in position to be its next chairman, argued at a Bitcoin 2024 appearance on Friday that the government should “make it easy” for the crypto industry to innovate in the U.S.

Crypto firm Ledger hikes prices of iPod-inspired wallet by 40% and launches new mid-tier option Crypto firm Ledger is increasing the price of Ledger Stax, its iPod-inspired hardware wallet, and releasing a similar, cheaper device, called Flex.

Crypto Use in Terror Financing Rises, but Is Still Relatively Small: Singapore Singapore’s government noted an increasing use of cryptocurrencies in terror financing, even though it acknowledges that cash and other informal value transfer systems remain the predominant means for financial transactions.