FATF Expands Travel Rule Mandate Including Fraud Prevention and Proliferation Controls
        
        
        
        
          
        
        
      
        
    
        
        Virtual Asset Service Providers must immediately upgrade compliance frameworks to support Confirmation of Payee verification for all cross-border transfers.
        
        FATF Revises Travel Rule Mandating Global Fraud and Proliferation Controls
        
        
        
        
          
        
        
      
        
    
        
        VASPs must immediately integrate Confirmation of Payee and ISO 20022 standards to meet the Travel Rule's expanded fraud and proliferation financing objectives.
        
        DOJ and CFTC Shift Digital Asset Enforcement Focus to Criminal Fraud
        
        
        
        
          
        
        
      
        
    
        
        The new policy re-calibrates the risk model, shifting primary federal enforcement exposure from entity-level registration violations to individual-level criminal fraud and illicit finance.
        
        Nextech3D.ai Expands Blockchain Ticketing with Strategic Domain Acquisitions
        
        
        
        
          
        
        
      
        
    
        
        This strategic acquisition fortifies Nextech3D.ai's event technology stack, enabling tokenized ticketing and enhanced fan engagement for scalable revenue generation.
        
        EU Regulators Issue Joint Warning on Crypto-Asset Risks under MiCA
        
        
        
        
          
        
        
      
        
    
        
        Firms must navigate varied MiCA protections and consumer awareness gaps amid escalating supervisory scrutiny of digital asset risks.
        
        V-ZOR: Securing Cross-Chain Communication with Verifiable Oracle Relays
        
        
        
        
          
        
        
      
        
    
        
        V-ZOR introduces a verifiable oracle relay, integrating zero-knowledge proofs and quantum-driven randomness, to fundamentally secure cross-chain data transfer and mitigate billions in risk.
        
        UK Banks Pilot Tokenized Sterling Deposits for Payment Efficiency
        
        
        
        
          
        
        
      
        
    
        
        A consortium of UK banks, in partnership with UK Finance, initiates a pilot for tokenized sterling deposits to enhance payment control and settlement efficiency across critical financial workflows.
        
        MYEG and MyDigital ID Launch Blockchain-Powered National Digital Identity Superapp
        
        
        
        
          
        
        
      
        
    
        
        This initiative establishes a decentralized digital identity framework, streamlining citizen verification and mitigating systemic fraud across Malaysia's public and private sectors.
        
        Supervised Subgraph Analysis Precisely Detects Blockchain Sybil Attacks in Airdrops.
        
        
        
        
          
        
        
      
        
    
        
        A novel subgraph-based machine learning model precisely identifies Sybil addresses in blockchain airdrops, safeguarding fair token distribution and system integrity.
        
        Illinois Enacts Dual Digital Asset Laws Expanding State Regulatory Oversight
        
        
        
        
          
        
        
      
        
    
        
        Illinois mandates comprehensive state-level licensing and consumer protections for digital asset businesses, establishing a new compliance paradigm.
        
        Commodity Trading Integrates Blockchain for Enhanced Supply Chain Efficiency
        
        
        
        
          
        
        
      
        
    
        
        Enterprises leverage distributed ledger technology to optimize commodity supply chains, driving transparency and reducing operational friction across global markets.
