The prediction market platform Polymarket will undergo a full rebuild, launching a new collateral token, “Polymarket USD,” to replace the existing USDC.e, in order to enhance its control over the settlement layer and comply with regulatory requirements. The upgrade will affect users’ trading workflows: ordinary users can complete the conversion automatically, while advanced users must do it manually. This move is intended to strengthen management of market manipulation and to promote a shift toward compliance.

In brief The CFTC has finalized a $3.7 million disgorgement order against former FTX engineering head Nishad Singh, with no civil penalty imposed. Three individual cases in the agency's FTX enforcement docket remain unresolved. The full FTX enforcement docket may not close until around mi

Nishad Singh, the former head of engineering at FTX, will pay $3.7 million to resolve his case with the US commodities regulator over his alleged role in the collapse of the crypto exchange and the misappropriation of user funds. As part of the supplemental consent order, Singh will be required to

OpenAI CEO Greg Brockman introduced the super app initiative in an interview, integrating ChatGPT, Codex, and Atlas into a unified assistant system with the goal of deeply understanding user needs. The plan will move forward step by step, focusing on expanding Codex’s application scope, and shutting down the Sora project due to insufficient compute power in order to concentrate resources on developing the core products.

As geopolitical tensions in the Middle East intensify, global financial markets are showing a pattern of “gains at the start of the week and declines by the weekend.” Investors tend to reduce their positions before the weekend due to uncertainty. Experts say that long-term investors should, before holidays, consider whether to trim holdings based on their risk tolerance and asset allocation, in order to avoid sudden events affecting asset prices, but they also need to be careful about the risks of frequent trading.

The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed loosening investment restrictions for 401(k) retirement accounts, allowing investments in alternative assets such as cryptocurrencies, real estate, and private equity. It could open up a $10.1 trillion retirement savings market. The move is intended to carry out President Trump’s executive order, but it has also sparked questions about the safety of people’s retirement funds.

The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed allowing 401(k) retirement plans to invest in cryptocurrencies, a regulatory tug-of-war over tens of trillions of dollars in retirement savings—from the “extremely cautious” stance in 2022 to the safe harbor rules in 2026. This article is sourced from Lulukku Betchi Cao and compiled by BlockTempo. (Recap: Can Trump’s “White House review” pave the way for 401(k) retirement funds to buy crypto—will Bitcoin be pushed up by $12 trillion in capital?) (Background: SEC Chair Atkins: The time has come to include cryptocurrencies in 401(k) retirement accounts) Table of Contents Toggle From “Extremely Cautious” to Safe Harbor A Four-Year Standoff Trump’s Executive Order The Gate of Tens of Trillions The Risk of a Pregnancy Lasting Ten Months The Real Stakes $14.2 trillion. This is the amount the United States has determined for defined-contribution retirement—

In brief The proposal implements President Trump's order last year to expand 401(k) access to alternative assets. Few retirement plans offer alternatives, and even fewer hold them, the Labor Department said. The rule clears a legal path but leaves operational hurdles and unresolved

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a new order allowing broker-dealers to use diversified stock baskets from the S&P 500 and the Russell 1000 indexes as eligible collateral for securities lending, expanding the range of eligible collateral and improving market liquidity. The new rule sets strict risk management standards and applies only to qualified institutional investors.

The US Department of Labor proposed a rule on March 30, 2026 that would make it easier for 401(k) plans to include alternative assets including cryptocurrencies, private equity, and real estate, responding to President Donald Trump’s August 2025 executive order directing regulators to expand access to digital assets in retirement portfolios.