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Australian Senate committee backs crypto bill requiring platforms to get licensed
Under the legislation, crypto platforms and tokenized custody platforms would be treated similarly to other financial…
The SEC and CFTC join hands: State of Crypto
The SEC and CFTC signed a memorandum of understanding to do a better job providing a combined regulatory approach to …
Venus Protocol left with roughly $2M in bad debt after exploit manipulates Thena’s THE token price
The attack used a donation mechanism to bypass Venus's supply cap, a similar mechanism to the infamous Mango Markets …
Visa is ready for AI agents. So is Coinbase. They're building very different internets
The next trillion-dollar payments network won't have a checkout page. No card number, no CVV, no human at the keyboar…
AI agents are quietly rewriting prediction market trading
Valory co-founder David Minarsch says autonomous agents running on the Olas protocol are giving retail traders a 24/7…
Custodia’s five-year fight for a Fed master account effectively ends in 7-3 appeals court loss
The decision arrives days after the Kansas City Fed granted Kraken the first-ever crypto master account, a landmark f…
SEC dismisses civil fraud case against BitClout, DeSo founder Nader Al-Naji with prejudice
The SEC in 2024 had accused Al-Naji of allegedly spending more than $7 million of investor funds on personal expenses.
IRS crypto reporting rules set stage for confusing tax season: Here’s what you need to know
Traders involved in DeFi and have transactions and transfers between multiple wallets and exchanges will face more ch…
Court closes Custodia fight with Federal Reserve just as Fed opens master-account door
Just days after the Federal Reserve granted a limited master account to Kraken, crypto bank Custodia's years-long cou…
Ethereum Foundation publishes mandate outlining its role as ‘one of many stewards’ of the network
The Ethereum Foundation mandate codifies Ethereum’s core “CROPS” principles: censorship resistance, open source…
The Daily: Crypto whale loses almost $50M in DeFi swap, BlackRock’s staked Ethereum ETF sees ‘very solid’ debut, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
MoonPay introduces Ledger-secured AI crypto agents to address wallet key risks
The feature allows users to verify and sign every transaction generated by an AI agent using a Ledger hardware device…
Ethereum Foundation publishes new mandate defining its role, core principles
The document comes at a point of transition for the organization, following shifts in the blockchain's technical road…
TRUMP memecoin jumps 50% overnight after gala promotion as whales scoop up tokens
One trader who previously lost about $15.7M on MELANIA is sitting on a multi-million-dollar unrealized gain from a re…
Iran war oil shock more likely to affect Bitcoin miners through BTC price than energy costs, analysts say
Hashrate Index found that about 90% of global Bitcoin hashrate operates in electricity markets largely insulated from…
US sanctions DPRK IT facilitators over crypto transactions in $800 million scheme
U.S Treasury sanctioned DPRK IT facilitators linked to crypto laundering networks that generated nearly $800 million …
HSBC, Standard Chartered to be first recipients of Hong Kong stablecoin licenses: reports
HKMA Chief Executive Eddie Yue said last month that the regulator had received 36 applications under the new framework.
Senate leader says Clarity Act unlikely to advance before April: report
US Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he does not expect the bill to clear the Senate Banking Committee before Ap…
SEC working on ‘narrower’ exemption for tokenized securities: Hester Peirce
The IAC said exemptions for tokenized securities should be applied on a 'rule-by-rule' basis rather than through a 'b…
Stricter MiCA rules could thin crypto industry across the EU, says Swiss wealth manager
Crypto wealth manager Swissborg gets MiCA approval and prepares to move its European operations to France while targe…
SEC's advisory group backs tokenized securities push, outlines how to keep it safe
The committee that steers the U.S. securities regulator on investor issues voted to support a new effort to regulate …
Donald Trump memecoin team launches second gala promotion as TRUMP token hits all-time low
The promotion follows a similar memecoin-holder dinner last year that drew criticism from lawmakers and watchdog groups.
Donald Trump to hold another Mar-a-Lago lunch for his token holders
The U.S. President will be the keynote speaker at a "gala luncheon" for the top 297 holders of the $TRUMP token.
CFTC to set ‘rules of the road’ for prediction markets, Chair Selig says
Prediction markets platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket are seeing record trading volumes and valuations near $20 bil…
The Daily: SEC and CFTC sign crypto coordination pact, Ripple launches $750 million share buyback program, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
U.S. Senate votes to ban CBDCs in housing bill that may face trouble in the House
A bipartisan housing bill was approved in the Senate, carrying an unrelated ban on U.S. central bank digital currenci…
Federal judge dismisses Binance terrorism financing lawsuit in Alabama but allows amended complaint
The court ordered plaintiffs to file a revised complaint that clearly links defendants’ conduct to the injuries cla…
Cathie Wood's Ark Invest says quantum computing is a long-term risk for bitcoin, not an imminent threat
Today’s quantum computers are far from breaking Bitcoin’s cryptography and any real threat would likely emerge gr…
Prediction markets get tailored U.S. guidance from former foe CFTC
The agency that once fought the events contracts platforms in court has now issued a new policy stance and is proposi…
Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum should be used as a simple digital bulletin board
Ethereum’s co-founder wants developers to stop forcing blockchain into every problem and start treating it as a rel…