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Bank of England backs down on strict stablecoin holding limits, sets $50 billion issuance cap
The U.K. central bank abandons retail holding limits for a 40-billion-pound aggregate cap and sweetens yield terms fo…
Bank of England drops proposed holding caps for sterling stablecoins, sets £40 billion issuance guardrail
The Bank of England proposed a £40 billion systemic stablecoin issuance guardrail and revised backing assets, target…
Bank of Korea advances CBDC deposit token initiative to test real-world usage: report
South Korea's CBDC pilot project is entering its second phase, where deposit tokens will be integrated into existing …
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.
Europe’s Swedish krona stablecoin arrives with a warning: dollar liquidity may already be too far ahead
The Swedish krona token is compliant and live, but institutional usage will decide whether the rail matters. The post…
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…
Fentanyl-linked Chinese network tied to crypto fraud from Japan involving fake ‘Zksync.jp’ token: Nikkei
The linked criminal group allegedly distributed a scam token under the name "zksync.jp" to deceive crypto users world…
Are perps swaps? A quick look at that CME suit: State of Crypto
CME Group sued the CFTC on Thursday, alleging that the agency was wrong in how it approved Kalshi's first U.S. perpet…
TD Cowen says CME has the upper hand in lawsuit against CFTC over crypto perpetual futures
"We expect CME will seek a preliminary injunction to block perps as the case proceeds," said TD Cowen's Jaret Seiberg.
Two Texas brothers admit to $8 million crypto robbery after holding family at gunpoint, face up to 20 years in prison
Brothers Isiah and Raymond Garcia pleaded guilty to an armed $8 million crypto robbery and kidnapping in Minnesota.
Binance’s MiCA fight raises questions over ECB influence
Lawyers say MiCA rules do not bar the European Central Bank from communicating with national regulators during the ap…
Europe’s MiCA July deadline puts Binance access and USDT liquidity on the line
Europe’s crypto rulebook is squeezing much of the industry before it has even fully taken effect, with Binance and …
Algorand plans ‘broad quantum resilience’ by 2027
Algorand is planning new accounts and consensus mechanisms designed to be resistant to the cryptography-breaking thre…
CFTC, SEC request public comment to clarify definition of ‘swaps’ amid CME lawsuit
CME Group sued the CFTC on Thursday over the agency's decision to classify perpetual futures as futures contracts rat…
New Texas power grid allocation framework could lift bitcoin miners turned data center operators
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas says data centers account for nearly 90% of the 438 GW of large-load demand…
Sen. Gillibrand’s son is building a perps exchange that wants dual CFTC, SEC oversight: report
The American Perpetuals Exchange Corporation raised $30 million at a $300 million valuation, Fortune reported on Thur…
Rep. Steil introduces bill to block lawmakers from placing prediction markets bets on public policy issues
Rep. Bryan Steil introduced legislation aimed at preventing lawmakers and their families from profiting from bets on …
CFTC enters settlement with former Celsius CEO, imposes a permanent trading ban
The CFTC said it has settled its case against former Celsius CEO Alexander Mashinsky, who is currently serving a 12-y…
Ex-Celsius CEO Mashinsky gets U.S. CFTC ban in final resolution with regulator
Alexander Mashinsky, the founder of failed crypto lender Celsius, had earlier been imprisoned for fraud and is now fo…
CME Group sues CFTC over perpetual futures in US, accusing the agency of ‘suddenly’ changing course
The CME Group is officially taking the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to court over allowing perpetual futures …
U.S. agencies seek stablecoin customer-ID rules akin to banks in new GENIUS Act rule
The Federal Reserve, Treasury and other regulators have issued a proposed rule that would set identification standard…
Federal Reserve rolls out proposing rulemaking requiring stablecoin issuers to maintain customer identification program
The Fed rolled out a rule requiring stablecoin issuers to have a program in place to identify customers to combat ill…
Kraken integrates Solana DEX trading into core app, with support for additional networks planned
Kraken launches onchain DEX trading to give customers access to thousands of tokens across the Solana ecosystem.
Ledn adds Tether Gold as loan collateral, expanding Bitcoin-backed lending model
Ledn’s addition of Tether Gold lending comes as tokenized commodities expand, with the sector accounting for nearly…
Algorand unveils roadmap to achieve quantum resistance by 2028
The announcement reflects a crypto's growing recognition that adopting quantum-resistant cryptography could take year…
Tether’s Wallet Development Kit reaches 100K self-custodial wallets as developer site goes live
Tether's WDK milestone signals a strategic move to dominate digital wallet infrastructure, potentially centralizing i…
Malta's financial regulator explores bringing parts of DeFi under MiCA's orbit
The MFSA is seeking feedback on whether decentralization should be assessed as a spectrum rather than a binary concept.