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CFTC Moves to Build Federal Rulebook for Crypto Exchanges After Clarity Act Fails

October 06, 2026
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NYC Lawmakers Aim to Lead Nation in Establishing AI Safety Rules
Artificial Intelligence // October 05, 2026

New York City is positioning itself as a leader in an effort to slow down the development of artificial intelligence (AI), the Wall Street Journal reported Monday (Oct. 5). The New York City Council held a hearing Monday in which lawmakers heard from, and in some cases...

OpenAI Rolls Out Text Watermarks to Meet EU AI Act Mandates
Artificial Intelligence // October 05, 2026

OpenAI has begun a limited rollout of text watermarking and detection technologies, the company said in an article released Monday (Oct. 5). OpenAI built the technologies in response to the European Union’s AI Act, which requires generative artificial intelligence providers to make AI-generated text identifiable...

CFTC Proposes New Rule for Regulating Crypto Transactions
Cryptocurrency // October 05, 2026

Federal regulators have introduced a new proposal designed to regulate digital asset markets and transactions. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) introduced a proposal Monday (Oct. 5) for a regulatory framework governing retail transactions involving crypto assets (CTXs), and said it is seeking public comment on the proposed...

FinCEN Kills Proposed Crypto Rules After Commenters Warn of Chilling Effect
Cryptocurrency // October 05, 2026

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has withdrawn two rules proposed years ago that would have imposed certain regulatory requirements on financial institutions’ handling of convertible digital assets. FinCEN said in a Monday (Oct. 5) press release that it withdrew the proposals after considering public...

Interviews & Exclusives
HHS Wants a Paper Trail for AI in Federally Funded Research

September 24, 2026
A researcher uses generative artificial intelligence (AI) to process data, draft a grant application or assemble a literature review. If the work is later challenged, investigators may need to reconstruct what the tool produced, what the researcher checked and whether the underlying records still exist. That is the practical challenge in new guidance from the […]

Nuvei Case Turns Chargebacks Into an FTC Warning Sign

September 22, 2026
Before a merchant can accept card payments, a processor or acquiring bank must decide whether to take on the business and its payment risk. Two September Federal Trade Commission (FTC)...

Clarity Act Stalls, but Will Wall Street Wait to Move On-Chain?

September 15, 2026
Crypto spent years begging Washington for clear rules. On Tuesday (Sept. 15), Washington blinked. The Senate failed to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, dealing a major setback to...

House Cuts Voting Days as Crypto Bill Faces Senate Test

September 07, 2026
Washington just sped up the clock on crypto regulation. And it could make the prospect of getting anything signed into law this year a ticking time bomb. House Republican leaders...

Quick Reads
NYC Lawmakers Aim to Lead Nation in Establishing AI Safety Rules

October 05, 2026
New York City is positioning itself as a leader in an effort to slow down the development of artificial intelligence (AI), the Wall Street Journal reported Monday (Oct. 5). The New York City Council held a hearing Monday in which lawmakers heard from, and in some cases grilled, representatives of OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta and Google as well as former employees of AI […]

OpenAI Rolls Out Text Watermarks to Meet EU AI Act Mandates

October 05, 2026
OpenAI has begun a limited rollout of text watermarking and detection technologies, the company said in an article released Monday (Oct. 5). OpenAI built the technologies in response to the...

CFTC Proposes New Rule for Regulating Crypto Transactions

October 05, 2026
Federal regulators have introduced a new proposal designed to regulate digital asset markets and transactions. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) introduced a proposal Monday (Oct. 5) for a regulatory framework governing retail...

FinCEN Kills Proposed Crypto Rules After Commenters Warn of Chilling Effect

October 05, 2026
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has withdrawn two rules proposed years ago that would have imposed certain regulatory requirements on financial institutions’ handling of convertible digital assets. FinCEN said...