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Industry newsThe FCA has detailed three escalation tools under the UK’s new short-selling regime: enhanced reporting, conditional restrictions and instrument-specific action after significant price falls.
Industry newsSKALE says infrastructure providers running validator nodes were compromised and ERC-20 assets were drained from affected Ethereum-linked IMA Bridge infrastructure. The bridge is paused while impact and attack vector remain under review.
Industry newsKraken said transfers from addresses labelled as HTX-linked appeared intended to trigger compliance restrictions; HTX denied that official accounts initiated them.
Industry newsA CFTC settlement requires a former White House teleprompter operator to disgorge $107,539.02, pay a $65,000 penalty and accept a three-year trading ban.
Industry newsThe SEC alleges that 38 entities used materially false Form ADV filings to appear legitimate, while warning that an exempt reporting adviser is not an SEC-registered adviser.
Industry newsThirty financial institutions and 27 technology partners will test agentic AI across onboarding, payments and customer interactions in the first GenA.I. Sandbox++ cohort.
Industry newsThe FCA added multiple FX-, gold- and trading-themed social accounts to its unauthorised-firm warnings while publishing research on investors’ misplaced assumptions about AI protection.
Industry newsTwo former Dolfin executives settled and received final bans and fines, while a prohibition decision against a third has been referred to the Upper Tribunal and is not yet effective.
Industry newsEGR Wealth has entered administration. The FCA says it did not hold client money or custody assets, while FSCS has opened claim registration subject to investigation.
Industry newsAfter the SBCFX liquidation complaints and police follow-up, Hong Kong’s SFC added Star Bridge, SBCFX and related entities to its unlicensed-entity alert list. The alert is not a criminal judgment but clarifies Hong Kong licensing status.
Industry newsThe UK FCA added ACRUXE GLOBAL LIMITED to its unauthorised-firm warning list; its website promotes forex, CFD and digital-asset investments.
Industry newsThe UK FCA says choicefinanceuk.co.uk is an unauthorised clone of a registered firm and has no connection to the genuine company.
Industry newsThe Hong Kong SFC revoked former Keptain responsible officer Ernest Chan’s licence over window dressing in 15 liquid-capital returns and banned him for 10 years.
Industry newsThe FCA says an entity called Sygnum Global using sygnumglobal.co may be providing or promoting financial services without permission, highlighting the need to verify exact legal names, domains and official contacts.
Industry newsASIC says it received reports from investors unable to withdraw from Yepbit and rejects claims that it froze the funds. The regulator also says the platform has no AFS licence and is not registered with AUSTRAC as a VASP.
Industry newsASIC reviewed nine online brokers offering short-dated options, futures and fractional shares to retail investors, identifying thematic concerns in target markets, onboarding and disclosure.
Industry newsASIC says generative AI is helping scammers combine deepfake endorsements, fabricated news, false reviews and fake trading platforms into coordinated deception networks.
Industry newsInteractive Brokers has integrated Paysafe’s SafetyPay, allowing eligible Latin American clients to fund IBKR accounts from personal bank accounts in local currencies.
Industry newsThe UK FCA has renewed its warning on unregulated loan notes and mini-bonds, stressing that high fixed returns and “asset-backed” claims do not create regulatory protection.
Industry newsThe UK FCA has fined former SVS Securities CEO Demetrios Hadjigeorgiou £56,400 and barred him from senior management and significant-influence roles.
