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Regulation
Ripple MiCA license opens 30-country EU crypto market
Ripple MiCA license gives the crypto payments group a regulated route across 30 EEA countries, turning compliance into a scale edge under MiCA.
Evergreen Marine insider trading probe hits office search
Evergreen Marine insider trading probe intensified after Taipei prosecutors searched company premises over a 2023 related-party transaction.
Alibaba wins temporary reprieve from Pentagon lobbying ban
Alibaba wins a temporary reprieve from a Pentagon-linked lobbying ban, giving the company up to 60 days to press its court challenge.
SpaceX stock buys by US lawmakers surface after IPO
SpaceX stock buys by two U.S. lawmakers, disclosed days after the IPO, have added a governance question to the summer's hottest listing.
Anthropic tightens China access to Claude after workarounds
Anthropic tightened China access to Claude after users kept bypassing controls, raising the stakes for AI compliance and model distribution.
Trump allies widen fight over Federal Reserve independence
Federal Reserve independence is in focus again as Trump allies widen their push beyond Lisa Cook to Powell, board seats and the Atlanta Fed.
SEC probes $100 million options windfall tied to Futu, Tiger
SEC probes a $100 million options windfall tied to China's crackdown on Futu and Tiger Brokers after Susquehanna said it lost more than $70 million.
Anthropic export controls lifted on Fable 5, Mythos 5
Anthropic export controls were lifted on Fable 5 and Mythos 5, restoring broad access after Washington said new safeguards addressed security risks.
Taiwan passes crypto law, forcing platforms into licensing
Taiwan crypto law passed with a licensing regime for exchanges and stablecoin issuers, raising compliance costs but giving the market clarity.
China offshore debt clampdown hits higher-yield LGFV bonds
China offshore debt clampdown is tightening refinancing for local-government financing vehicles, with offshore yield caps biting before 2027 maturities.
BoE's Breeden says agentic AI may need new guardrails
Bank of England Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden said increasingly autonomous AI systems in payments and trading may need bespoke rules because existing financial frameworks were not built for agents that can act without a human in the loop.
Merrill Lynch SEC fine: BofA (BAC) unit fined $7.5M
Merrill Lynch SEC fine totals $7.5 million after the regulator said the Bank of America unit failed to file required suspicious-activity reports.
ASIC warning puts Australia's A$4.5tn super sector on notice
ASIC warning on Australia's super sector says trustees overseeing A$300 billion failed to catch fee leakage, unusual flows and risky switching.
Australia property AML rules widen to real-estate agents
Australia property AML rules will force real-estate agents, lawyers and conveyancers to report suspicious transactions from July 1.
BIS stablecoins warning: tokens raise emerging-market risks
BIS stablecoins warning says dollar-backed tokens fail key money tests and could deepen dollarisation and capital-flow stress in emerging markets.
Austria urges EU to host Anthropic after US curbs
Austria urged the EU to consider hosting Anthropic after US restrictions limited foreign access to the company's most advanced AI models.
Anthropic Mythos 5 cleared for wider US use, with limits
Anthropic Mythos 5 was cleared for wider US use after a two-week block, but only for more than 100 trusted organizations and agencies.
Apple seeks waiver to buy memory from blacklisted China supplier
Apple is seeking a waiver to buy memory chips from blacklisted Chinese supplier CXMT as AI-driven component costs push up Mac and iPad prices.
Binance MiCA miss forces EU service halt by July 1
Binance MiCA miss will force some EU users off the exchange from July 1, giving licensed rivals a live test of Europe’s crypto rulebook.
SEC probes private equity continuation vehicles as exits stall
Private equity continuation vehicles are under SEC scrutiny as managers lean on them to extend exits, raising fresh questions on valuations and conflicts.
China bondholder lawsuits: Beijing pushes G20 debt reset
China bondholder lawsuits are becoming a G20 debt-relief flashpoint as Beijing pushes tougher rules on holdouts in sovereign workouts.
Alibaba stock falls 4.9% after Anthropic AI accusation
Alibaba stock fell as much as 4.9% to a 16-month low after Anthropic accused the Chinese group of using fake accounts to probe Claude.
Digital euro clears EU Parliament hurdle for 2029 rollout
Digital euro talks moved ahead after EU lawmakers backed the legal framework, keeping the ECB pointed at a 2029 launch and payments autonomy.
Alibaba blacklist lawsuit tests Chinese ADR risk
Alibaba blacklist lawsuit has opened a court fight over Pentagon process, investor disclosure and the pricing of Chinese ADR risk.
Abaxx probe request tests Canada's market oversight
Abaxx probe request asks Canadian regulators to examine trading in its shares after Viceroy's short attack, widening the fight into an oversight test.
