The ruling asserts that participants in Lido DAO, including its key investors, can be held liable for the organization’s actions, fundamentally challenging the decentralized governance model on which it is built.

Gensler appears to be preparing for his exit ahead of Trump's presidency, as Republican attorney generals sue over his cryptocurrency enforcement.

Major European economies are implementing sweeping changes to cryptocurrency regulation and taxation.

Five major venture capital firms, including Andreessen Horowitz (A16z), Multicoin Capital, and Paradigm, are challenging the regulator's stance on digital asset airdrops, supporting a Texas apparel company's argument that free token distributions should not be classified as securities transactions.

Russia is taking the lead in developing a common financial infrastructure for the BRICS intergovernmental organization. Russia's initiatives feature distributed ledger technology.

Telegram's founder was arrested in August in France. While the reason given was his connection to criminal activity on the platform, Telegram's activities in Web3 could be the real cause. Like Facebook's Libra/Diem, authorities can be sensitive to private money initiatives by large social networks.

Coinbase plans to delist Tether's stablecoins in the EU, giving a strong push to its related party Circle. Meanwhile, Tether is developing a new technology solution tailored for the EU market that mitigates the risks of non-compliance with the EU MiCA regulation.

While Ripple pushes forward with its ambitious expansion plans in Dubai and Brazil, and prepares for the launch of its RLUSD stablecoin, the blockchain giant now must prepare to counter the U.S. agency's appeal.