Crypto News
Filter by User Type
Russia creates crypto sanctions loophole, but cash-out routes remain ringfenced
The ELR gives selected firms a legal route, but wallets, exchanges, counterparties, and issuers still face pressure. …
Aave founder Stani Kulechov says AAVE isn’t for sale ‘at a 70% discount’ following report of Payward bid
The Aave Will Win proposal redirected 100% of protocol and Aave-branded product revenue to the DAO and AAVE token hol…
CFTC Sues Kentucky To Shield Kalshi And Polymarket Event Contracts
The CFTC has sued Kentucky regulators in federal court as the battle over prediction markets and state gambling laws …
Coinbase-incubated Base blockchain suffers ‘Unsafe Head Stall’ interrupting block production
Deposits and withdrawals have also been affected, while transactions are delayed or stalled, according to Base's stat…
Why Europe is struggling to give Binance the MiCA license it needs
Binance withdrew its MiCA application in Greece after reported resistance and told users the absence of a formal deci…
Kraken expands OTC lending through an onchain warehouse facility with Maple
Maple’s lenders will provide a revolving line of funding to supply USDC liquidity for Kraken's over-the-counter bor…
Bitcoin miners face deepening margin squeeze as revenue falls below production costs
An estimated 20% of miners are now unprofitable at current prices, and the stress shows up at the network level, too.
Prediction market polls find US voters prefer federal rules over state patchwork
The CFTC has been locked in a tug-of-war with states over who has the ultimate authority over event contracts.
Binance co-CEO remains ‘committed’ to securing EU license after exchange withdraws Greece bid
The world's largest crypto exchange only has one week to secure a license in legally operate in the European Union.
Kalshi sues Illinois, Pritzker over state bill implementing prediction markets regulatory regime
Kalshi is taking the state of Illinois to court over its new law that establishes a regulatory regime for prediction …
Kraken-incubated Ink upgrades to Optimism’s OP Enterprise Fully Managed in multi-year infrastructure deal
Optimism will run Ink's production infrastructure while the Ink Foundation focuses on ecosystem growth and new financ…
CZ called Hyperliquid’s no KYC model “awesome” – Then mentioned lawyers
CZ praised the product, but his Galaxy remarks put the access model at the center of the next regulatory fight. The p…
CFTC sues Kentucky after state’s prediction market lawsuits
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has sued Kentucky, now the ninth state the regulator is battling in its figh…
Kentucky becomes latest state sued by CFTC over prediction markets
Kentucky has become the latest battleground in the fight over prediction markets as the CFTC asserts jurisdiction.
Nearly 100 Catholic leaders oppose Clarity Act over weakened safeguards against illicit finance and trafficking
The Alliance to End Human Trafficking, which is supported by Catholic organizations, pushed back against the sweeping…
CFTC chair says perp trading not suitable for all assets it regulates
Michael Selig told US cotton producers that the agency’s regulatory approach to crypto perpetual futures may not be…
CBOE weighs converting BTC, ETH continuous futures into perpetual futures: Report
As US regulatory changes accelerate the adoption of crypto perpetual futures and rivals Coinbase and Kalshi expand th…
OKX Europe chief says 80% of crypto exchanges won’t survive MiCA as deadline nears
OKX Europe CEO Ghoos said 80% of exchanges won't survive MiCA as ESMA forces unlicensed firms to cease EU operations …
Hut 8 agrees to $2.35 million settlement in investor suit tied to US Bitcoin merger
Hut 8 agreed to pay $2.35M to settle a securities class action over disclosure claims from its 2023 merger with U.S. …
Crypto lobby urges Congress pass staking and mining tax bill as is
A trio of crypto lobby groups says a bill allowing staking and mining rewards to be taxed when they’re sold should …
Intercontinental Exchange, OKX expand access to tokenized equities via joint venture co-chaired by former Gov. Cuomo
The new joint venture will enable OKX customers in the U.S. and internationally to access ICE futures and NYSE tokeni…
Crypto's second U.S. lobbying front — tax policy — sees industry push on mining, staking
The crypto sector's leading U.S. advocacy groups asked the U.S. House's tax committee to advance a bill to clarify tr…
Crypto industry groups urge Congress to pass tax staking and mining bill unchanged
Crypto advocacy groups are urging Congress to pass a tax bill, saying the measure would provide clarity on mining and…
Kraken adds 2,500 unapproved Solana tokens to its app – says risk stays on-chain
The exchange wraps DEX access in a familiar interface and warns users the tokens sit outside Kraken review. The post …
Bitget enables direct US stock purchases using crypto
Bitget launched Stock+, enabling crypto-funded purchases of full and fractional US stocks through regulated brokers.
Kraken Fed account fight could shape how crypto firms get direct payment access
ICBA is pressing the Kansas City Fed to reassess the limited account before its first-year term expires. The post Kra…
MiCA deadline likely to shift smaller crypto apps into licensed custody rails
BitGo's Bielik deal shows how customer access can survive while regulated infrastructure concentrates underneath. The…
Crypto perps’ US future will now be defined by what regulators decide to call them
The agencies' request turns product definitions into a public contest over perps, event contracts, and alternative co…
CME Group Sues CFTC Over Competitor Crypto Perpetual Futures Approval
CME Group has sued the CFTC in federal court, challenging the approval of competitor crypto perpetual futures contrac…