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CFTC Takes Unilateral Approach to Crypto Derivatives, Sidelining Stalled Congress
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed a preliminary rulemaking on crypto asset transactions and markets with the White House, cementing i...
CFTC Pushes Aggressive Crypto Regulation Plan to White House as Congressional Push Stalls
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has formally submitted a comprehensive crypto market regulatory framework to the White House for review, mark...
Bitcoin Breaks $80K Again as Solana Momentum Builds Through Regulatory Uncertainty
Bitcoin's reclaimed its $80,000 level while Solana and Hyperliquid are rallying hard—and here's what's striking: the crypto market is barely flinching...
Grayscale's Zcash Bet Gets Real: $233M Surge Triggers Historic 3-for-1 Split
Grayscale Investments is executing a 3-for-1 stock split on its Zcash ETF (ZCSH), capitalizing on explosive momentum that's pushed the fund toward $89...
Traditional Banks Surge on EU's Crypto Regulation Registry, Doubling Their Market Footprint
Banks are making a decisive move into regulated crypto markets, now commanding nearly a quarter of all providers listed on ESMA's Markets in Crypto-as...
NYSE's Year-Long Avalanche Testing Signals Major Push Into Blockchain Tokenization
Ava Labs President Erika Cooper has revealed that the New York Stock Exchange's parent company, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), spent an entire year ...
CFTC Bypasses Congress, Takes Crypto Regulation Fight Directly to White House
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission isn't waiting around. The agency has formally submitted its crypto asset rulemaking proposal to the White Ho...
SEC's 'Innovation Exemption' Opens Door for Tokenized Equities—Here's What Changes
The SEC just greenlighted an "Innovation Exemption" that clears regulatory hurdles for tokenized stocks. The timing matters: this came mere hours aft...
Global Law Enforcement Dismantles $7.1M Crypto Laundering Operation Behind Contract Killings
The coordinated takedown reveals how digital assets are weaponized to finance serious criminal enterprises—and how blockchain trails ultimately expose...
Japanese Banking Giant SBI Bets $25M on Crypto Payments Infrastructure Through dtcpay
Stablecoin payments platform dtcpay just secured a major validation from one of Asia's heavyweight financial institutions. SBI Group led the company'...
US Treasury Targets Crypto Exchange Allegedly Funneling Bitcoin to Iran's Military Operations
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Binance Doubles Down on Europe Expansion Despite ECB Pressure Allegations
Binance isn't getting drawn into the noise around alleged ECB interference in its Greek banking license application. The crypto exchange has firmly r...
Stablecoin Payments Platform dtcpay Raises $25M Series A Led by SBI Group to Accelerate Enterprise Adoption
dtcpay, a stablecoin-focused payments platform, just closed a $25 million Series A funding round with Japanese financial heavyweight SBI Group leading...
Treasury Targets Iran's BitBank Over Illicit Crypto Payments Through Hormuz Strait Scheme
The US Treasury has sanctioned Iran's BitBank exchange, accusing it of processing Bitcoin payments tied to Iran's controversial "Hormuz Safe" maritime...
North Korea and Iran Lead Global Onchain Malware Campaigns as CoinEx Faces Operational Pressures
North Korea and Iran are driving a significant surge in onchain malware activity, accounting for the majority of detected threats targeting crypto ass...
Why AI-Controlled Nuclear Weapons Are the Next Geopolitical Flashpoint
Brookings Institution researchers spanning both the US and China are pushing for an unprecedented agreement: a binding commitment that humans—not arti...
When Startups Die, Their Data Becomes Fire Sale Currency—And Elon's Grok Is Buying
SpaceX's AI division has quietly explored acquiring customer datasets from defunct startups, viewing the dormant data as a bargain-bin resource for tr...
CFTC Greenlights Crypto App Integrations With Regulated Derivatives—No Broker Registration Required
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission just handed crypto software providers a significant regulatory win. Through a no-action letter, the CFTC car...
US Targets Iranian Crypto Exchange BitBank for Alleged IRGC Bitcoin Transfers
The US Treasury Department has sanctioned Iranian cryptocurrency exchange BitBank, alleging it facilitated bitcoin transfers to Iran's Islamic Revolut...
CFTC Loosens Rules for Passive Trading Software, Opening Door for Wallet Integration
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission just handed crypto app developers a meaningful regulatory win. The agency announced expanded relief for pass...