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IMF says Nigeria’s stablecoin adoption is ‘testing the limits’ of monetary and regulatory frameworks
The IMF said stablecoin adoption in Nigeria is testing monetary and regulatory frameworks, while warning of digital d…
Congress moves to rebuild crypto crime task force after DOJ dismantled its dedicated crypto team
The bill avoids market regulation while trying to rebuild federal coordination for hacks, tracing, and victims. The p…
Kraken launches crypto perps trading in the US on Kraken Pro
Kraken completed its acquisition of the fully CFTC-licensed exchange, clearinghouse, and brokerage Bitnomial in May.
Asia’s top Bitcoin holder wants to turn its BTC pile into income, but the returns hide new risks
The Siiibo deal gives its BTC treasury regulated rails, but the product terms will decide whether investors get acces…
How the SEC’s five-year plan could accelerate tokenized capital markets
The agency that spent the better part of a decade defining crypto policy through enforcement has published a five-yea…
Millions of EU crypto users face exchange cutoff as MiCA deadline hits in days
On July 1, 2026, the temporary permission that lets crypto companies keep operating in Europe while they wait for a p…
SEC's big swing to clear tokenization path isn't likely to get resilience of full rule
Former SEC lawyers say that using its power to grant tokenization "innovation" efforts an exemption from securities l…
Hester Peirce Farewell Speech Highlights SEC Crypto Rulemaking Divide
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce delivered a farewell speech titled “Peirce Out.”
US export order removes Anthropic Mythos model access fueling crypto bets on AI that is beyond government reach
The US government has issued an emergency export control directive forcing artificial intelligence pioneer Anthropic …
CFTC sues New Mexico in latest bid to assert authority over sports betting markets
New Mexico is the next state in the CFTC's crosshairs as the fight continues over regulatory jurisdiction over sports…
Former SEC Chair Gensler rejects CFTC claim of authority over prediction market sports betting
Gary Gensler is calling malarkey the claim that the CFTC has jurisdiction over prediction markets, specifically sport…
Appeals court rejects Sam Bankman-Fried’s bid for new trial in FTX fraud case
Sam Bankman-Fried lost his appeal to overturn his 25-year sentence after accusing the original court of not giving hi…
Sam Bankman-Fried appeal denied as court backs 25-year sentence for FTX collapse
The upheld sentence underscores the judiciary's firm stance on financial misconduct, potentially deterring future cry…
Crypto exchanges are opening a two-front war for the stock market
Binance, Kraken, Bybit, and Gemini are moving to add US stocks and ETFs to their crypto trading apps, making a direct…
South Korea finance ministry says tokenized stocks are securities, not crypto assets, opening door to taxes: report
South Korea’s finance ministry said tokenized stocks are securities, opening potential taxation as early as H2 2026…
CLARITY Act moves to a fight between cops and coders
On June 10, administration officials hosted law enforcement groups at the White House to resolve the provision most l…
SEC’s proposal to scrap key NMS rules a major unlock for tokenized US stocks: analysts
Galaxy's Thorn said this would remove barriers that prevented DeFi automated market makers from trading tokenized US …
Man who spent 1,500 BTC on graphics card now helps insure bitcoin holders
Bitsurance, insures clients' bitcoin against "physical attacks" like fire, water, robbery and the "$5 Wrench Attack."
Americans secretly drove as much as $34 billion in offshore prediction market bets, new report claims
A new report from a boutique consulting firm claims that nearly a third of U.S. prediction market volume occurs on of…
Community bank group launches new ad campaign targeting Clarity Act stablecoin reward language
A key group representing small to mid-sized community banks plans to launch a new ad warning of risks in digital asse…
U.S. House bill would erect crypto-theft task force across law enforcement agencies
New legislation from a bipartisan duo would set up a multi-agency group under the U.S. attorney general to take a lea…
Hungary to scrap Orban-era crypto rules that carried jail terms: reports
Hungary will decriminalize crypto trading, reversing Orban-era rules that carried jail terms and led platforms like R…
Japan’s parliament advances bill to classify cryptocurrencies as financial instruments
The legislation is expected to take effect next year if approved by the upper house, the House of Councillors.
Japan’s parliament poised to pass sweeping bill to regulate crypto like stocks
The new rules, which are expected to come into effect in 2027, aim to foster innovation and crypto market growth to m…
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…
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…
Solana infrastructure firm Helius acquires Light Protocol to expand onchain privacy
The acquisition comes amid a moment of consolidation in the crypto industry and during a resurgent interest in onchai…
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…
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…