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CFTC Advisory Committee Meets on August 20: 43 Members and 50 Minutes for Prediction Markets
For the first time the US derivatives regulator sits down with 43 industry representatives, among them the chief executives of Coinbase, Ripple, Kraken and Gemini. A third of the meeting belongs to prediction markets, precisely the subject on which the same authority issued an emergency order nine days earlier.
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Compulsory Redemption of the Valour Crypto ETP: What Holders Should Know Now the September Deadlines Have Passed
Recap as of September 27, 2026: Valour had announced the compulsory redemption of the 1Valour STOXX Bitcoin Suisse Digital Asset Blue Chip ETP (WKN A3G96Z). The choice had to be made by September 1, the last trading day was September 11, and holders who did nothing were due a cash payment on September 16, 2026. This article describes the situation before those dates.
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Crypto Trading Bots: How They Work, What They Cost and When They Pay Off
A crypto trading bot trades around the clock to fixed rules, and every one of those rules costs a fee. This guide works the costs through over twelve months, sets out the German tax position under Section 23 EStG and shows when a provider needs a BaFin licence.
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Kraken Liquidates Rain (RAIN): What Holders Should Know Now the September 15 Withdrawal Deadline Has Passed
Recap as of September 27, 2026: Kraken had announced it would switch off withdrawals for Rain (RAIN) on September 15, 2026 at 14:00 UTC and then sell any remaining balances itself. This article describes the situation before the deadline and our own measurement of the trading venues, which shows how narrow the alternative route was.
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Coinbase International Exchange merges into Deribit: what happens to open positions and collateral
Coinbase merges its derivatives venue International Exchange into Deribit on 9 September 2026. Anyone unwilling to come along has to exit as early as the end of August, because the move cancels orders and forcibly settles positions.
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Ethereum Staking Queue: 2.23 Million ETH Wait Around 39 Days for Activation
On 17 August 2026, 2,229,411 ETH sat in Ethereum's entry queue while exactly two validators stood in the exit queue. We measured both queues directly against the chain and worked out what the waiting time means for the first year's reward.
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Swap ICX for SODA: Two Deadlines Before the ICON Blockchain Shuts Down
The ICON blockchain will be switched off on 31 December 2026, and from 30 September 2026 the swap from ICX into SODA runs in one direction only. What holders have to do by when, where the holding sits, and what hangs on it for tax.
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Crypto Exchange Self-Certification: No Answer by 1 January 2027 and Trading Stops
The German Crypto Asset Tax Transparency Act obliges crypto providers to obtain a tax self-certification from every existing customer by 1 January 2027. Anyone who ignores the request, the reminder and the formal notice is barred from trading after 60 to 90 days.
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Hyperliquid Pushes Into the US: Pre-IPO Futures Filed With the SEC – and HYPE Runs Hot
While Bitcoin grabs the headlines, Hyperliquid posts the biggest daily jump among top-100 coins. The trigger is a letter to the SEC: Hyperliquid's policy arm wants pre-IPO futures regulated, and it brings remarkable data to the table.
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Euro Trading Pairs at Crypto Exchanges: At Coinbase Exchange 34 of 399 Assets Have a Euro Order Book
On August 17, 2026 we counted the market directories of four crypto exchanges: 2,629 active trading pairs, 821 base assets. Where the euro pair is missing, one purchase turns into a chain of two trades, and the intermediate step is a separate transaction for tax.
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