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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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
Kalshi requires traders to disclose employers to curb insider trading in sensitive markets
The prediction markets platform also introduced a risk-scoring system and whistleblower tools to ensure market integr…
Washington man gets 5 years for helping $100 million crypto money laundering scheme
Geoffrey K. Auyeung helped overseas fraudsters launder $100 million in scam proceeds through crypto and bank accounts…
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…
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…
‘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…
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.
Wall Street will run entirely on the blockchain by 2030, says Brickken CEO
Edwin Mata argues that EU regulations are choking local startups, leaving the U.S. and automated AI tools to run the …
Crypto’s CLARITY push heats up, but prediction markets aren’t buying the August deadline
A coalition of more than 200 companies and organizations sent a letter dated June 7 to Senate Majority Leader John Th…
What’s Going Wrong With XRP? Expert Points To 2 Major Bearish Flips In These Key Metrics
XRP and much of the broader crypto market managed a short-lived bounce on Monday after last week’s sharp drop to ar…
Brazen bitcoin kidnapping and carjacking co-conspirator pleads guilty, faces up to 20 years in prison: DOJ
Six men from Florida carjacked Sushil and Radhika Chetal's Lamborghini Urus, beat the couple and briefly detained them.
Tokenized equities reach $5.5 billion market cap, fueled by SpaceX IPO access and exchange expansion
The growth of the fourth-largest RWA category signals a structural demand trend as crypto users want access to equity…
FTX token (FTT) spikes 50% as Sam Bankman-Fried seeks Donald Trump’s pardon
Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the disgraced founder of the bankrupt FTX exchange, is serving a quarter-century in federal …
World Cup prediction markets hit $2B before kickoff as Spain and France go head to head
The FIFA World Cup has become a multibillion-dollar trading event before its June 11 kickoff, with prediction-market …
Coinbase strategist says institutions aren’t panicking about bitcoin, ‘love it even more’ at lower prices
Family offices and sovereign wealth funds continue accumulating bitcoin despite the recent selloff, according to Coin…
A $239B claim on dormant Bitcoin wallets faces a new obstacle after old address moves
A June 5 court stay and a June 2 spend turned the Noah Doe case into a test of legal title versus private-key control…
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried officially files for a presidential pardon from Trump
Sam Bankman-Fried is pressing ahead with his bid for a presidential pardon, even after President Trump said he has no…
MetaMask debuts Agent Wallet giving AI bots self-custody access to Ethereum
Consensys-backed MetaMask is rolling out a non-custodial wallet for AI agents for general availability this summer.
Coinbase, Ripple among over 200 crypto organizations urging Senate Clarity Act vote
More than 200 organizations, including Coinbase and Ripple, urged Senate leaders to advance the Clarity Act to a floo…
Big banks may have found their answer to the CLARITY Act’s stablecoin challenge
The Clearing House plan gives banks 24/7 tokenized settlement while keeping customer money inside regulated deposit a…