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Philippines' central bank says Binance and its local partner lack licenses to operate
Binance and its local partner do not hold the necessary license required to operate in the country, the Philippine ce…
Singapore bank DBS to offer tokenized gold to retail customers
Each token is backed by one gram of physical gold held by DBS in a dedicated vault in Singapore.
Figure to acquire Kiavi for $717 million to expand RWA tokenization network
Figure said moving Kiavi assets onchain could reduce costs while maintaining a capital-light, high-margin business mo…
Japan set to cut Bitcoin tax rate to 20% as parliament passes landmark crypto legislation
Japan's crypto tax reform could boost mainstream adoption and investment, but may challenge smaller exchanges with in…
UK mutual funds may soon be allowed to hold crypto ETNs, but only with a 10% leash
The proposal opens a route into UCITS and most NURS while keeping direct crypto holdings outside authorized funds. Th…
Bitcoin takes back seat to stablecoins and tokenization among financial advisors: Bitwise CIO
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan said financial advisors are now showing more interest in stablecoins and tokenization than bi…
Privacy returns to focus as Ethereum developers explore new token standards
In this week's edition of The Protocol Newsletter, we're looking at where privacy is headed in the Ethereum ecosystem.
UK crypto advocates push back on exchange transfer restrictions, say banks are ‘choking off’ adoption
Industry groups say roughly 40% of UK crypto transactions are blocked or restricted by banks, as they push to ease re…
Mastercard unveils Agent Pay for Machines to support autonomous AI transactions, including stablecoins
Mastercard's Agent Pay for Machines infrastructure will support high-volume, low-value payments by autonomous AI agents.
MegaETH-based MNX raises $6.4 million pre-seed at $40 million valuation to build AI-focused futures exchange
MNX, a decentralized futures exchange focused on the AI economy, has raised $6.4 million in a pre-seed funding round.
Prediction markets get first U.S. rule proposal as CFTC pursues contract reviews
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission opened a proposed rule for public comment that sets an approach to determine…
Benchmark says Securitize ‘poised to be a positive outlier,’ sets $16 target as NYSE listing nears
Benchmark reiterates Buy on Securitize with $16 target as the company's planned NYSE listing moves into final stages.
CFTC unveils sweeping rule proposal for fast-growing prediction markets
The CFTC proposed new rules for burgeoning prediction markets that delineate what bets would be allowed under federal…
Ripple launches toolkit for agentic payments on XRPL
A growing number of companies, including Ripple, want to create payment rails which would AI agents to execute transa…
Pyth launches 24/7 proprietary indices for US equities, oil and metals
Pyth is aggregating data from onchain and offchain sources to provide continuous price discovery for major equities a…
World Series of Poker adds Solana payments for tournament buy-ins
The move marks an integration of blockchain-based payments into a major live sporting and gaming event.
A 'Bitcoin DeFi' project just shut down with a brutal post-mortem: Users just didn't care
"It did not work," Botanix said. "At lest not in this market and not in this timeline."
EU consults on bringing DeFi, prediction markets, and crypto perps under MiCA
The EU's MiCA expansion could reshape DeFi and crypto markets, impacting innovation, regulatory compliance, and marke…
Crypto’s killer app may be selling stocks after its own tokens failed retail
A Delphi Consulting analysis of 652 CEX listings from January 2025 onward found that a user buying every new token ac…
Humanity Protocol Reveals Cause of $31M Exploit
Humanity Protocol has confirmed that the June 8 attack resulted from a compromised developer machine infected with m…
CLARITY Act momentum slows to a crawl as lawmakers clash over crypto ethics rules
Bipartisan Senate talks over crypto ethics turned rocky this week after a Democratic source described an “about-fac…
EU proposes expanded sanctions on Russia-linked crypto platforms
The European Commission may introduce a full ban on crypto services from non-EU countries that host platforms helping…
House crypto tax hearing reveals divide over urgency in advancing legislation
A House committee hearing on the taxation of digital assets offered a glimpse into lawmakers' views, highlighting rif…
XRP Sees Intense Capitulation As Realized Profit-To-Loss Ratio Plunges
As the XRP price attempts to rebound from its recent lows, Glassnode has shared key on-chain metrics pointing to weak…
Crypto tax bills a work-in-progress as U.S. House lawmakers pose concerns
The effort to push several tax bills is meant to be bipartisan, but the parties may not be comfortable with all detai…
Securitize CEO says tokenized stocks could unlock a $5 trillion crypto market
At a panel at ETHConf, Carlos Domingo argued that bringing stocks and exchange-traded funds onchain could unlock a ma…
Hyperliquid advocate and Paradigm urge US to revise proposed anti-money laundering rule
The Hyperliquid-backed lobby group and Paradigm seek to prevent rules that would limit decentralized stablecoin usage…
‘Third leg of the stool:’ House lawmakers set to debate crypto tax bills as questions still loom
Lawmakers are set to debate several cryptocurrency tax bills amid growing questions over how tax rules should apply t…
5 corruption gaps Congress must close in the Clarity Act
The most consequential crypto legislation in the world is moving forward in the U.S. Senate. As written, it leaves th…
Backpack US appoints former SEC Acting Chairman Piwowar to board amid push for crypto perps
Michael S. Piwowar was appointed by President Barack Obama and served as an SEC commissioner from 2013 to 2018.