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According to The Block, the New York State Department of Financial Services has issued new guidelines for advertising and marketing requirements for licensed cryptocurrency entities in the state, which include avoiding misleading or deceptive content. Acting Superintendent Kaitlin Asrow stated in a press release that today's guidelines reinforce the commitment to protecting New York residents and ensure that advertising and marketing practices in the virtual currency space are clear, comprehensive, and accessible.The New York State Department of Financial Services announced on the same day that these guidelines apply to virtual currency entities licensed or chartered by the department, requiring them to establish and implement policies and procedures for advertising and marketing materials related to virtual currency products, services, and activities, with a focus on content accuracy, clear disclosures, and governance and review processes. Relevant entities must update their policies and procedures according to the guidelines by May 10, 2027, review them at least once a year, and maintain records for regulatory inspection. The Department of Financial Services will assess the implementation and effectiveness of these policies and procedures through examinations and ongoing supervision.Common practices listed in the guidelines include: reviewing marketing claims to ensure they fairly present products, services, or activities, are supported by evidence and verifiable, and do not contain exaggerated or false statements about performance or regulatory status; customer disclosures should be clear, prominent, easily understandable to the general audience, and clearly identify the entity providing the products, services, or activities; establishing governance review processes for advertising and marketing materials, designating responsible parties, conducting due diligence on third-party promoters, and promptly monitoring and addressing instances of fraudulent or improper use of their name or brand by others.

According to Cointelegraph, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Thailand has released a draft proposing that regulated cryptocurrency operators set a daily deposit and withdrawal limit of 5 million Thai Baht (approximately 148,000 USD) for each customer regarding stablecoins. This limit will be calculated separately for each operator, applying to both deposits and withdrawals. The regulatory body stated that this move aims to curb money laundering, cybercrime, and the evasion of cross-border fund transfer regulations.The draft also prohibits the transfer of stablecoins in and out of third-party wallets, requiring operators to verify that customers own the accounts or wallets used for deposits and withdrawals. Operators must also comply with the Travel Rule, which involves collecting and sharing information related to transfers and using blockchain analysis tools to identify wallet addresses associated with suspicious activities.Additionally, the draft requires cryptocurrency exchanges to disclose their list of market makers and specify the assets that these market makers provide liquidity for; cryptocurrency brokers are not allowed to use liquidity providers for trading pairs of stablecoins with Thai Baht; a minimum threshold of 3 million Thai Baht will apply to certain over-the-counter transactions. This draft continues the consultation initiated by the Thai SEC in September, during which it had already proposed limits on stablecoin transfers and recommendations for strengthening the regulation of cryptocurrency operators.

According to Brazilian media Portal do Bitcoin, Ailton de Aquino Santos, the Director of Regulation at the Central Bank of Brazil, stated that about 30% of the applications for licenses from cryptocurrency service providers have issues with registered capital not meeting regulatory requirements, and many applying institutions have not submitted audited financial statements.The Central Bank of Brazil previously announced 120 cryptocurrency license applications, of which 119 are still under review, and 1 has been rejected. According to the new regulations, the minimum capital requirement for cryptocurrency trading and intermediary service providers can reach 37.2 million reais (approximately 7 million USD). Currently, the regulatory authority has not disclosed the list of non-compliant companies, and the 30% non-compliance ratio does not mean that the same proportion of applications will ultimately be rejected.

tZERO Group, a financial market infrastructure provider, announced that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved its wholly-owned subsidiary tZERO DCM, LLC to register as a designated contract market (DCM), allowing it to operate a regulated derivatives exchange. Previously, on October 16, the CFTC approved tZERO DCO, LLC to register as a derivatives clearing organization (DCO). Currently, tZERO can support derivatives trading and clearing through its regulated entities.The two registrations will be incorporated into tZERO's infrastructure as a service (IaaS) business, developing trading and clearing services for financial institutions and other market participants. According to the merger agreement signed between tZERO and FG Imperii Acquisition Corp. on October 31, both DCM and DCO have been approved to constitute the first contingent milestone condition, which has now been met. tZERO's existing regulated securities infrastructure includes broker-dealers, alternative trading systems, digital asset securities custody, transfer agents, as well as clearing and settlement services.

This week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) submitted a court brief (amicus brief) in support of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Previously, the CFTC was sued by the Capital Markets Alliance (CMA) last week, which sought to overturn the CFTC's approval of individual stock perpetual derivatives. CMA is an industry organization with members including Cboe and Citadel Securities.In the brief, the SEC rebutted CMA's claim that the CFTC has "gone rogue," stating that the CFTC's new rule changes are also subject to SEC review, and that the SEC and CFTC frequently collaborate, which is crucial for regulating stock perpetual contracts. The SEC indicated that its brief clarifies that the description of "CFTC out of control, SEC absent" is incorrect. CMA claimed in the lawsuit that the CFTC violated the Administrative Procedure Act because these perpetual derivatives should fall under SEC jurisdiction and requested the court to "overturn the approval."Subsequently, several cryptocurrency companies, including Coinbase, Kraken's parent company Payward, Kalshi, DRW Holdings, Paradigm, and Jump Trading, submitted a joint brief opposing CMA. Among them, Coinbase, Kalshi, and Payward have submitted applications to the CFTC for listing stock perpetual contracts linked to U.S. stocks, which were considered approved on November 2. The economic advocacy organization Better Markets and former SEC Commissioner Allison Herren Lee also submitted a brief, arguing that these new products should be regulated by the SEC. Better Markets stated that these products are essentially security swaps and should be regulated by the SEC to provide strong investor protection.

More than a week after the "blue wave" in the U.S. midterm elections allowed the Democratic Party to gain control of both the House and Senate, there are still 14 election results yet to be announced. According to Stand With Crypto, the results that have been announced have increased the number of crypto supporters in both chambers, and the remaining elections may bring in more supporters. In the undecided House races, three candidates have received support from the crypto political action committee (PAC), and all candidates in these districts are classified as "strongly support crypto" or "undecided."Specifically, Alaska Congressman Nick Begich is currently leading, with Fairshake's Republican affiliate Defend American Jobs investing $508,000 in him during the primary in early August; the same PAC invested $150,600 in North Carolina's 7th District Congressman David Rouzer, who is also leading. Louisiana State Senator Blake Miguez will enter the runoff on December 12 against the state's 6th District Democrat Chauna Banks, with Fellowship PAC investing $250,000 in him. On November 11, the Associated Press determined that South Carolina's 2nd District incumbent Congressman Joe Wilson won, and Stand With Crypto rated him as "strongly support crypto." His victory brings the total number of crypto supporters in the House to 246 and opponents to 107, while the Senate has 50 supporters and 33 opponents.Lindsay Fraser, Chief Policy Officer of the Blockchain Association, stated that the undecided new lawmakers "represent an opportunity." She noted that nearly a quarter of the new Congress members are newcomers, many of whom have not given much thought to blockchain technology, which is akin to "a blank slate." The association plans to organize outreach activities in January next year to engage newly elected lawmakers, aiming to get more lawmakers into Stand With Crypto's A and B ratings. She also mentioned that age influences lawmakers' crypto voting tendencies more than party affiliation, with lawmakers under 55 being significantly more likely to support the industry, and the new Congress overall being younger; she hopes the industry can face two candidates with in-depth thoughts on the industry in the 2028 election, avoiding the industry's fate being dependent on a single election outcome.

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 The Block, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) urged Turkey to strengthen regulation of crypto assets and stablecoins in four areas.In its second peer review of the country, the FSB called for the establishment of a dedicated stablecoin framework, enhanced financial stability monitoring, strengthened regulation and enforcement, and improved cross-border cooperation and information sharing.

According to CoinPost, the Financial Services Agency of Japan announced the key points of the first meeting of the "Research Meeting on Responses to Digital and Decentralized Finance" held on October 20. Regarding DEX (Decentralized Exchange) and DeFi (Decentralized Finance), committee members suggested that Japan should respond promptly to avoid becoming a "regulatory void or a place for regulatory arbitrage."

The new version of the "Supported Regional Policy" from the artificial intelligence company Anthropic will take effect on November 12. The new document specifies three categories of prohibited use of Claude, covering individuals, businesses, and users utilizing the model through overseas companies and third-party cloud platforms. As long as a person is in a non-supported region, they cannot use Claude; Americans using it during business trips in mainland China also violate the regulations. Even if a company is registered in the United States, if it is directly or indirectly controlled by individuals or businesses from non-supported regions, employees are similarly restricted, and it is not only those holding more than 50% of shares that will trigger this.The policy covers Claude.ai, Claude Code, Cowork, the official API, as well as Claude models provided by cloud platforms and authorized distributors. Calling the model through cloud platforms like AWS Bedrock does not mean that regional usage restrictions can be bypassed.As early as September 2025, Anthropic had already prohibited overseas companies controlled by businesses from non-supported regions like China from using Claude. This time, the policy clarifies the locations of individuals, the registration locations of businesses, and control relationships more explicitly. The official disclosure indicates that in the first half of 2026, a total of 11.4 million accounts were banned, with 398,000 appeals received, of which 42,000 successfully overturned the original decisions. The data covers various types of violations, not all of which involve regional restrictions. The system will identify risk signals from non-supported regions, unauthorized resale of Claude, and other issues, requiring relevant users to verify their identity; failure to verify will result in account suspension.

According to a ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the operator of the sports prediction market Novig, Ludlow Exchange, had its application to block a preliminary injunction regarding the applicability of betting laws in New York State denied.The court determined at the preliminary injunction stage that Novig's sports event contracts do not fall under the definition of swap contracts as defined by the Commodity Exchange Act, allowing New York State to require it to obtain a state betting license or prohibit the relevant contracts from being listed and traded in its market. The ruling document shows that Novig was designated as a contract market by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission in June 2026 and began offering sports event contracts to New York customers in August.

Texas State Representative Ron Reynolds submitted HB 815, a bill that allows each city and county in the state to invest up to 10 million dollars of public funds in Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies. The bill was submitted on the first day of the pre-filing period for the 90th Texas Legislature and will amend the Public Funds Investment Act by adding Section 2256.0165 "Authorized Investment: Cryptocurrency." If it becomes law, this authorization will take effect on September 1, 2027.The 10 million dollars is a cap for each city or county, not a statewide pooled fund, and school districts and other local governments subject to the investment law are not included. The bill adopts the definition of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency from last year's SB 21, which established the Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, so cities or counties are not limited to Bitcoin. The bill does not introduce a requirement for the purchased tokens to have an average market value of at least 50 billion dollars over the past 24 months, nor does it include provisions for cold storage and qualified custodians, and it does not specify regulations for custody, digital asset audits, or loss handling.This bill is a narrowed version of last year's proposal. Reynolds previously submitted HB 4258 with Mihaela Plesa on March 10, 2025, allowing the state auditor to invest up to 250 million dollars from the Economic Stabilization Fund in Bitcoin or cryptocurrencies, and set the same 10 million dollar cap for cities and counties, but it did not become law. Texas's own reserve was established separately through SB 21, signed by Governor Greg Abbott in June 2025. The Texas State Auditor's Office purchased 5 million dollars of BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust on November 20, 2025, as a transition, and the second purchase brought the reserve's IBIT exposure to about 10 million dollars. The regular session of the 90th Legislature will convene on January 12, 2027, and the bill has not yet been submitted to committee.

According to a report by crypto.news, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) suggested in a technical assistance report released on November 6 that Kenya should require cryptocurrency platforms to collect, verify, and transmit the identity information of senders and recipients in regulated transfers, including names, account information, addresses, identification numbers, and wallet information, thereby introducing the "Travel Rule."The IMF stated that Kenya has a "significant gap" in international information sharing requirements for cryptocurrency transactions and recommended that relevant obligations be incorporated into its Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) regulations or other appropriate legal documents as soon as possible. The Kenya Virtual Asset Service Provider Act came into effect in November 2025 and is regulated by the Central Bank of Kenya and the Capital Markets Authority in their respective sectors.

According to a report by the Korean News Agency, Kim Hyung-nyeon, Vice Chairman of Dunamu, the operator of South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, stated at the digital asset policy conference "DICON" held in Yeouido, Seoul, that South Korea's representative stocks, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, can only be tokenized and traded on overseas exchanges, "This matter itself is very painful."The report noted that as one of the co-founders of Dunamu, Kim Hyung-nyeon rarely speaks in public. He mentioned that there are many issues that need to be considered recently, and as long as the regulatory system is designed properly, Dunamu will do its best to become a global player representing South Korea. On the same day, Dunamu CEO Oh Kyung-sik stated in his opening speech that the digital asset industry is at a critical juncture where opportunities and challenges intertwine, and major countries have begun to view digital assets as important factors for financial innovation and national competitiveness.During the discussion, ruling party member Min Byung-deok stated that the postponement of virtual asset taxation has made all parties clearly recognize the necessity of the "Basic Law on Digital Assets," which must be passed in this regular National Assembly session, no later than January 18 of next year. He also advocated for allowing institutions and legal entities to invest in virtual assets comprehensively, arguing that according to the spirit of the South Korean Constitution, individuals and legal entities should not be treated differently.

The CEO of the cryptocurrency trading platform MEXC, Vugar Usi, stated that after the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a restriction order against MEXC Global, the platform has established contact with FinCEN with the assistance of top law firms in the United States. FinCEN confirmed on Monday morning local time that it received MEXC's written request, and the platform is prepared to fully cooperate with the relevant investigation.Usi emphasized that MEXC is currently operating normally, with deposit, withdrawal, and trading functions all running smoothly. Previously, on November 6, FinCEN issued an order prohibiting U.S. regulated financial institutions from processing fund transfers involving MEXC Global, accusing it of handling at least $16 billion related to sanctions evasion and cybercrime. The restriction order has not yet been lifted.

Coinbase legal advisor Molly Abraham stated that six institutions, including Coinbase, prediction market platform Kalshi, Kraken's parent company Payward, DRW Holdings, Jump Trading, and Paradigm, have applied to the U.S. court to submit amicus curiae briefs in support of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regarding its regulatory authority over individual perpetual contracts.The related institutions argue that, according to the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulatory framework for securities futures established by the U.S. Congress in 2000, such products should be classified as securities futures rather than securities swaps. The aforementioned institutions also believe that preventing innovative products from being compliant and listed in the U.S. will only drive trading activities offshore.

According to Caixin, on November 10, multiple media outlets saw the draft of the Digital Fairness Act, which shows that the European Commission plans to require companies to allow users to disable features that induce compulsive or excessive use, and to regulate AI systems that extend interactions through simulated interpersonal relationships. The draft is expected to be published on November 11, and companies that violate the rules may face fines of up to 6% of their global annual revenue. The draft requires that adult users be given the option to disable autoplay, notifications unrelated to their activities, and continuous reward systems; if an AI chatbot encourages ongoing interaction by simulating interpersonal relationships, users should also have the right to disable related features.The draft also proposes to list 10 types of manipulative designs that are considered unfair under any circumstances, including making it significantly harder to register for services, hiding prices or automatic renewal terms, falsely implying there are no other choices, making false or inadequately qualified claims about supply or popularity, repeatedly emphasizing scarcity at checkout, pre-selecting additional products or quantities, framing refusal as a wrong choice, repeatedly asking to change a decision already made, using confusing double negatives, and fabricating notifications that someone has contacted the user. The European Commission can add new manipulative practices to the list without restarting the legislative process.The draft also proposes to require online subscriptions to provide a clear contract termination button, that consumers must actively consent before a free trial converts to a paid service, and that reminders must be sent before automatic renewals; for minors, it proposes to ban paid loot boxes and paid win mechanisms in video games. Impact assessments estimate that the relevant regulations will help consumers avoid economic losses of 88.4 billion euros between 2025 and 2035; when accounting for time lost, the annual benefit is expected to be 13.7 billion euros, with total annual compliance costs for companies estimated at 678 million euros. The draft still needs to be reviewed by the European Parliament and member states, and according to the current text, it will apply 12 months after coming into effect. The German government expressed opposition in mid-last month, advocating for amendments to the existing consumer protection directive rather than creating a new law.

According to a report by the Korean News Agency, South Korean Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Lee Hae-joon stated at a plenary meeting of the National Assembly's Special Committee on Budget and Accounts that after the Democratic Party won the U.S. midterm elections, the market is concerned about stricter regulations on AI data centers, but "there are currently no special circumstances, and we need to observe for a while longer." He made this statement in response to a question from an opposition party member regarding whether the first project for investment in the U.S., a gas power plant, would be affected by political pressure.The First Secretary of the Ministry of Science and ICT of South Korea stated that if U.S. data center investments are hindered, large-scale data center operators may turn to South Korea, "the changes in the U.S. may present an opportunity for us," and the government is closely monitoring the situation and paying attention to its impact on the data center derivative industry and the reactions from the U.S. industry. Regarding the recent controversy surrounding NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and whether it would affect the already agreed GPU supply, Lee Hae-joon responded, "It will proceed smoothly, and there will be no issues."