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Wall Street tests SEC with bids for 3x Tesla and Bitcoin ETFs
A trio of issuers – Defiance ETFs, Themes and Direxion – have lodged filings for exchange‑traded funds (ETFs) designed to deliver three times the daily return of popular trades, including single stocks such as Tesla and crypto exposures like Bitcoin. If approved, they would mark a rare step‑up in risk for U.S. ETFs and another test of regulators’ tolerance for complex products. 
Sixteen crypto ETFs hit final SEC deadlines in October
October is shaping up as “ETF month” for crypto in the U.S., with the Securities and Exchange Commission facing final deadlines on a wave of spot funds tied to major altcoins. Industry watchers say it’s an unusually crowded slate — and note that the SEC can decide any time before each cutoff. 
White House weighs new CFTC chair picks as Quintenz stalls
The White House is weighing additional candidates to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as Brian Quintenz’s confirmation stalls. Names discussed include Michael Selig, chief counsel to the SEC’s crypto task force, and Tyler Williams, a Treasury counselor on digital asset policy. 
Crypto execs meet U.S. senators as market structure bill stalls
Executives from firms such as Coinbase Global Inc. and Chainlink Labs joined senators, including Tim Scott, Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer, to explore how the U.S. should classify digital assets, regulate DeFi platforms and divide oversight between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). 
SEC staff clears path for DePIN in DoubleZero no-action
In a rare no‑action letter, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance said it will not recommend enforcement action against DoubleZero for distributing its 2Z token to network participants, provided the program runs as described. Commissioner Hester Peirce welcomed the move, saying DePIN tokens differ “fundamentally” from the capital‑raising deals Congress asked the SEC to police. 
Justin Sun launches TRON perps as lawmakers question Trump ties
Tron founder Justin Sun launched a website for trading perpetual futures tied to USDT, rolling out “SunPerp” in public beta on Friday, even as two Democratic lawmakers asked the SEC to examine his ties to the Trump family and TRON’s listing on Nasdaq via a reverse merger. 
