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CFTC Starts Rulemaking for Retail Crypto Trading and Crypto Exchanges
The CFTC has published an advance notice on Regulation CTX and Regulation CAM, a planned US framework for retail crypto transactions and a new category of registered crypto asset markets. Comments are open for 60 days.
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Finland Grants First 12 Online Gambling Licences, Market Opens in July 2027
Finland's National Police Board has granted the first 12 online gambling licences out of 79 applications. Private operators can start no earlier than 1 July 2027.
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EMI or PI: Which Payment Licence Should a Startup Choose
This article is about choosing between a payment institution (PI) licence and an electronic money institution (EMI) licence for a startup in the EU. It covers how they differ under the PSD2 and EMD2 directives, whether you can hold a client balance, how much capital is needed, how client money is protected and how to…
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Payments and Banks for Gambling Projects: Why They Refuse and How to Build the Structure
Gambling companies lose payment partners more often than most businesses, and rarely because of one violation. Banks and card acquirers put the whole sector in a high-risk group, and a project that cannot explain its business and money flows gets declined. Thi...
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FATF Closes Consultation on Payment Transparency Guidance Under Revised Recommendation 16
FATF consulted on guidance for revised Recommendation 16 from 24 June to 21 August 2026. The final text has not been published yet.
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P2E Game Token: Security, Payment Instrument or In-Game Currency?
This article is about the tokens of play-to-earn (P2E) games, where players earn tokens and can withdraw them into money. It covers how US and EU regulators tell an in-game currency from a security and from a payment instrument, which features matter for that, and what a game studio should fix in its tokenomics and…