This Week in Crypto Law (October 11, 2026)
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Law and Ledger is a news segment focusing on crypto legal news, brought to you by Kelman Law – A law firm focused on digital asset commerce. This week brought meaningful developments on both sides of the Atlantic. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission began developing a federal framework for certain leveraged retail crypto transactions while proposing new boundaries between regulated event contracts and conventional gambling. In Europe, regulators addressed noncompliant stablecoins and advanced plans for direct supervision of significant crypto-asset service providers. A New York settlement with Celsius co-founder Alex Mashinsky also demonstrated the continuing importance of state enforcement.
Source: Bitcoin.com News
