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Former Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chris Giancarlo stated in an interview with Bitcoin Magazine that the Democratic Party has taken control of both houses of Congress, and the direction of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency regulation will face new challenges. He pointed out that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and CFTC have clarified their respective regulatory scopes, and currently, both sides are cooperating smoothly.Giancarlo believes that the upcoming debate over regulatory jurisdiction "is less about good regulation and more about territory." He also mentioned that the progress made by the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) in tokenized collateral indicates that regardless of how Washington's policies change, Wall Street is moving towards digital network finance.Giancarlo, known as "Crypto Dad" for his long-standing support of the cryptocurrency industry, also discussed topics such as stablecoin regulation, the regulatory status of prediction markets and perpetual contracts, as well as central bank digital currencies in this interview.

According to CryptoBriefing, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Court released a white paper on "Dispute Resolution Oracles" (DRO) on November 5, proposing a scheme that allows off-chain court or arbitration decisions to directly trigger the enforcement of on-chain tokenized assets. This mechanism is entirely based on the principle of voluntariness, requiring parties to designate a dispute resolution forum in advance, with the DIFC Court serving as the first qualified provider.The DRO itself does not actively change assets but is responsible for verifying execution instructions and generating auditable execution records on the participating blockchain; actual dispute resolutions, arbitration, and mediation will still proceed in the traditional manner. The white paper positions this framework as an open technology and legal standard and outlines five core elements: jurisdictions with enforcement capabilities, adoptable open standards, a qualified provider registry, a controlled pilot program, and international dialogue on mutual recognition.The proposal was announced at the Dubai Future Tokenization Forum and is part of the DIFC Court's growth strategy from 2026 to 2030.

According to Bloomberg, due to ongoing labor disputes with employee unions, Micron Technology has essentially suspended its plans to build a new storage chip factory in Taoyuan, Taiwan, with a project investment budget of $3 billion to $4.5 billion, originally scheduled to start production in 2028. Sources indicate that Micron is concerned that the agreement reached with the union may be overturned, and currently only a small amount of site safety maintenance work is being retained, after which construction will be frozen.The dispute arises from employees' demands to share the profit growth brought by the AI boom. The Taoyuan union is requesting that Micron distribute 15% of its operating profits to global employees and hopes to receive a full cash bonus rather than a portion in stock. Although Micron reached an agreement with the larger Taichung union in October, some employees are dissatisfied with the terms of the agreement, and the Taoyuan union is attempting to expand its organization to push for renegotiation.The project was originally planned to produce high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and DRAM using ASML's advanced equipment. Taiwan currently contributes about 60% of Micron's DRAM output and is also an important production base for HBM, employing approximately 15,000 people. Micron responded that the company's existing operations in Taiwan are normal and will ensure business continuity for customers, but did not directly comment on the suspension of the Taoyuan project. Taiwan's economic department stated that the government will assist Micron in resolving differences with the union and promote the implementation of the investment plan.

The dispute resolution protocol Internet Court, supported by GenLayer, allows AI agents to enter into contracts with humans, with funds held in escrow and released once the terms are determined to be fulfilled. This protocol has been in a testing phase for the past year and currently processes about 12,000 rulings daily. It has been used to verify user-uploaded photos for Collective Memory and to handle disputes on argue.fun, with the mainnet expected to launch next month.Disputes are submitted to a jury composed of 5 randomly selected GenLayer validators, each running different AI models, including a series of Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, and DeepSeek. Initial rulings are completed within minutes by a simple majority, after which appeals can be made to a broader jury of 11, 23, or even up to 1,500 AIs; finality is usually reached within 30 minutes, with a maximum of about 3 hours. This mechanism draws on philosopher Condorcet's jury theorem to reduce single model bias through multiple independent evaluators.The Internet Court open alliance currently has 35 members, including ZKsync, NEAR, Consensys, and UMA. GenLayer has also launched intelligent contracts that support subjective judgments, capable of processing code, natural language, accessing the internet, and understanding images. GenLayer co-founder and CEO Albert Castellana believes this technology can be used to expedite dispute resolutions in prediction markets but also states that AI judgment is still insufficiently reliable to identify deepfakes or resolve neighborhood boundary disputes, with model bias and "representation convergence" potentially leading to groupthink issues.

According to Bloomberg, Meta Platforms (META.O) is facing an investigation by UK regulators. Regulators are concerned that the company's commercial terms may impose "exploitative" conditions on publishers and advertisers.The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) stated on Friday that it will investigate whether Meta has abused its market dominance by "unfairly harming" the interests of businesses using its platform through its commercial terms.The CMA noted that Meta originally planned to revise the relevant terms starting November 20, but has now postponed the implementation. Under these terms, Meta could collect content from its website without obtaining consent from publishers.Subsequently, Meta could use this content to develop and provide its own products and services, including artificial intelligence features. In response to the investigation, Meta stated, "There is no reason to initiate a competition investigation. We have committed not to modify the relevant terms without consulting publishers and other stakeholders."

According to market news, a U.S. court has officially approved the settlement between Movement Labs, the original founders, and the Movement Foundation, further resolving the previous legal disputes.In 2025, Movement faced controversy due to the market-making arrangements for the MOVE token, which subsequently led to personnel changes and disputes within the team.

According to The Block, Chicago Mercantile Exchange CEO Terrence Duffy stated that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is facing an issue of "overreach" in its attempt to expand regulatory authority over prediction markets, and the related regulatory disputes may ultimately reach the U.S. Supreme Court.Duffy mentioned during the DC Fintech Week event on Tuesday that the struggle for regulatory authority over prediction markets could evolve into a legal battle between state governments, tribal governments, and the federal government, stating, "This will go to the Supreme Court, and I believe state governments and tribal governments will have the advantage."

According to a report by Reuters, reprinted by Nikkei Asia, the union representing employees at Micron Technology's Taoyuan plant in Taiwan announced on Wednesday that it has obtained authorization for a strike, with the focus of the dispute being the company's bonus plan. The union stated that 1,994 members voted in favor of the strike, accounting for 99% of the voters, while details such as the timing of the strike are still under discussion. Micron has approximately 15,000 employees in Taiwan, with independent unions in Taoyuan and Taichung, and the two unions together represent over 80% of Micron's employees in Taiwan. Micron Taiwan is the company's largest manufacturing base.Taiwan is a key production site for Micron's DRAM and high-bandwidth memory, with related chips being important components for AI servers. Mediation with the Taoyuan union did not reach an agreement in September, and the Taichung union is still in negotiations. In September, Micron announced that it would distribute bonuses for the fiscal year 2026 to over 60,000 employees worldwide, stating that the company had experienced an "extraordinary year," with Taiwanese employees receiving a cash bonus of 1 million New Taiwan Dollars, approximately 31,400 US dollars. The Taoyuan union stated that the plan did not address the request for a permanent profit-sharing mechanism and criticized Micron for announcing the bonuses without first reaching an agreement with the union during the mediation period.

Solv Protocol recently released a statement regarding the controversy over single redemptions of BTC+, stating that the subscription and redemption mechanism for BTC+ is currently operating normally, and the related incident was triggered by a single transaction that activated risk control review.Solv indicated that the assets related to the involved BTC+ are still fully retained within the protocol and have not been transferred, destroyed, or disposed of, and are undergoing review according to established risk control procedures. The official emphasized that the handling of the case will be based on verifiable information and evidence, and judgments will not be made based on social media identities or unilateral public statements. If necessary, they will cooperate with legal and judicial procedures while continuing to ensure the normal operation of BTC+ with asset security and unified risk control standards.

According to Bitcoin.com, Hive Digital Technologies has filed a complaint with the European Commission regarding the Swedish VAT dispute. The Swedish Tax Agency reclassified the data center services of its two Swedish subsidiaries as self-mining and retroactively applied this classification to relevant operations since 2022.This classification excludes the relevant operations from VAT collection, and the input VAT that the subsidiaries have received may need to be returned. Hive believes that its subsidiaries provide computing power services to specific clients under contract, which should be considered taxable operations. The Swedish court refused to submit the issue to the Court of Justice of the European Union. Hive stated that the court did not provide a reason for the refusal and has submitted the dispute to the European Commission.

A British man named Chris has recovered 61 bitcoins, currently worth about 4.4 million dollars, after a 12-year legal dispute following the closure of the UK cryptocurrency exchange Intersango in 2014. Chris purchased the bitcoins in 2011 and subsequently left the assets in the exchange's custody, without transferring them to a self-custody wallet.Intersango, formerly known as Britcoin, was one of the first exchanges in the UK to offer bitcoin trading in pounds. Ryan Sweetnam, the financial litigation director at CEL Solicitors, assisted in recovering the assets. The law firm took 4 months to submit the necessary documents to a US court, ultimately completing the return through negotiation. Chris stated that he now opens the wallet where the bitcoins are stored about 20 times a day.

According to a report from Xinhua News Agency, the Supreme People's Court issued opinions on September 7 regarding the legal handling of disputes involving artificial intelligence. The opinions consist of 5 parts and 24 articles, focusing on issues such as "AI face-swapping and voice imitation," "AI hallucinations" infringement, "online unpacking," "big data price discrimination," autonomous driving, AI model training, open-source software, and intellectual property protection.The opinions clearly address the substantive judgments and litigation procedural rules for cases involving artificial intelligence, aiming to strengthen the judicial protection of civil rights in the digital age and promote the healthy and orderly development of artificial intelligence.

According to The Defiant, the dispute between AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron and Robinhood over tokenized AMC stock has escalated into a debate among tokenized stock issuers about which model should become the industry standard.Gabriel Otte, co-founder of Dinari, criticized Robinhood's synthetic tokens with Ondo as "worse for end investors than regular stocks," while Uniswap founder Hayden Adams compared it to early stablecoins, stating that it meets users' demands for programmability and 24/7 trading.Currently, three models are competing in the $2.91 billion tokenized stock market: Robinhood's stock tokens are debt securities issued by a Jersey entity, available only to non-U.S. persons; Ondo, xStocks, and Dinari hold the underlying stocks through regulated intermediaries and pass on economic benefits; Securitize and Superstate directly put company-registered stocks on-chain. The U.S. SEC's Division of Corporation Finance has legally defined the three models as of January 28. Data from rwa.xyz shows that the total scale of tokenized stocks reaches $2.91 billion, with a 14.4% growth over 30 days, and Ondo leads with $869.6 million.Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo also supports Aron's position, stating that he does not wish for others to create offshore derivatives of company stocks. Brian Huang, co-founder of Glider, believes that the trading venue is more important than the packaging format, as AMMs cannot guarantee users the best execution.

Sun Yuchen posted a response regarding recent related disputes, stating that it is an ordinary civil property dispute between both parties, which has now entered the judicial process. He respects the court, the judicial process, and all rights of the other party, and will accept the final outcome regardless of what it may be.Sun Yuchen also stated, "This matter ends with me," and expressed hope that Jing Tian's future life will no longer be affected by this issue.

Zhao Changpeng recently commented on the emotional and property disputes related to Sun Yuchen, stating that while aggressive marketing can be acceptable, there is no need to use the incident for personal attacks or to affect others' future career development. Instead of disclosing unnecessary details, it is better to resolve the matter directly through legal means. He hopes both parties can handle it properly and respect each other.Zhao Changpeng then added that the cryptocurrency industry should set higher standards for itself. In response, Sun Yuchen expressed agreement, stating, "Mutual respect, proper resolution, and leave the rest to the court; I won't say more."

Stablecoin issuer Tether entered Uruguay in May 2023, planning to engage in sustainable Bitcoin mining and invest in energy production with local licensed companies. The project has two mining sites in the Florida province, with an estimated investment of 60 million USD each, totaling approximately 120 million USD.Uruguay's state-owned electricity company UTE had a disagreement with Tether regarding the electricity supply contract amount. Tether's Uruguayan entity Microfin stopped paying electricity bills in May 2025 and notified of its intention to terminate the contract in June; on July 25, UTE cut off power to the mining site, with Microfin owing nearly 5 million USD and monthly electricity costs of about 2 million USD.On November 25, 2025, Tether notified the Uruguayan labor department of its cessation of operations, with 30 out of 38 local positions being eliminated. UTE stated that Microfin had settled its debts by December; in 2025, 98% of Uruguay's electricity generation came from renewable energy.