The EU's Regulatory Overhaul, Thodex Founder's Prison Tragedy, the Royal Family's Mining Mess & the SEC's Accidental Gift | November 3, 2025
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Brussels eyes a turbocharged single market as ESMA readies a power-up over exchanges and post-trade pipes (1:14 ). Türkiye reels after Thodex founder Faruk Fatih Ozer is found dead, closing a scandal that reshaped a region's risk radar (3:14 ). New questions surround the British royals and their connections to a failed American crypto mining project (4:57 ), and a pushed deadline by the SEC hands crypto exchanges fresh legal ammo (6:51 ).
This is your essential update on the forces shaping what's next in money.
More on stories and articles discussed or referenced in this episode:
Abrams, Zack. "CEO of Collapsed Thodex Exchange Found Dead in Turkish Prison While Serving 11,196-Year Sentence: Report." The Block, 1 November 2025, https://www.theblock.co/post/377170/ceo-of-collapsed-thodex-exchange-found-dead-in-turkish-prison-while-serving-11196-year-sentence-report.
Ayan, Amin. "Thodex Founder Faruk Fatih Ozer Found Dead in Turkish Prison While Serving 11,000-Year Sentence." Cryptonews, 2 November 2025, https://cryptonews.com/news/thodex-founder-faruk-fatih-ozer-found-dead-in-turkish-prison-while-serving-11000-year-sentence/.
Irene, Nellius. "EU Empowers ESMA to Oversee Stock and Crypto Exchanges." Cryptopolitan, 2 November 2025, https://www.cryptopolitan.com/eu-puts-crypto-exchanges-under-esma/.
Kenber, Billy and Phil Kemp. "Andrew Fixed Palace Visit for Firm with £1.4M Deal with Ex-Wife." BBC News, 2 November 2025, https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy5q05v0q1xo.
Matos, Gino. "SEC Just Gave Crypto Lawyers a New Way to Win in Court." CryptoSlate, 1 November 2025, https://cryptoslate.com/sec-just-gave-crypto-lawyers-a-new-way-to-win-in-court/.
Tamma, Paolo. "EU Set to Expand Supervision of Stock and Crypto Exchanges." The Financial Times, 2 November 2025, https://www.ft.com/content/0727d3da-d901-4074-bcde-8be675a0931f.
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