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CFTC Fights to Block CME Challenge of Kalshi's Bitcoin Futures Product
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is pushing back hard against the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's legal challenge to Kalshi's newly approved Bit...
Crypto Heavyweight Funnels Millions Into UK Politics: BitMEX Co-Founder's Reform UK Donations Spark Influence Concerns
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes has become a dominant financial force behind Reform UK, contributing 75% of the party's total donations in Q2 2026. Th...
Kraken and SoFi Join Forces on Stablecoin Infrastructure, Unlocking Round-the-Clock Settlement
Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, has inked a strategic partnership with fintech giant SoFi that reshapes how digital assets and ...
Stablecoin Payment Platform Diameter Pay Closes $10M Series A Round From Top-Tier Crypto VCs
Diameter Pay, a blockchain-focused stablecoin payments infrastructure startup, has secured $10 million in Series A funding co-led by CMT Digital and L...
Billion-Dollar Wallet Cracked: Recovery Team Discovers the Harsh Truth Behind Lost Crypto Assets
Recovery specialists just demonstrated something that cuts to the heart of crypto's promise and peril: they successfully unlocked a $1B wallet, only t...
Dubai's Regulatory Framework Moves to Embrace Tokenization Through VARA-Securitize Partnership
VARA and Securitize have officially inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at accelerating tokenization innovation across Dubai's financial e...
Standard Chartered Breaks Ground with Institutional Crypto Trading Platform in UAE
Standard Chartered has become the first major global bank to offer institutional clients direct access to spot Bitcoin and Ether trading in the UAE re...
Ukrainian Police Dismantle $1M/Month Crypto Draining Scam Targeting European Investors
Law enforcement in Kyiv has taken down a sophisticated cryptocurrency fraud operation that was systematically draining European victims through a slic...
Michigan Court Shuts Down Kalshi's Sports Betting Plays, Threatens Half-Million Daily Penalties
A Michigan judge has issued a sweeping order blocking Kalshi from operating its prediction market platform in the state, characterizing the crypto-adj...
Australia's Crypto Crackdown: Unlicensed Operators Face Massive Penalties as Regulator Tightens Grip
Australia's financial watchdog is getting serious about enforcement. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has now flagged that...
Federal Judge Locks Kalshi Out of Sports Betting Markets—$500K Daily Fine if They Disobey
A Michigan federal court just made it official: Kalshi, the crypto derivatives platform betting big on prediction markets, needs to stay off the sport...
CFTC Moves to Kill CME's Lawsuit, Says Exchange Already Has the Power to Launch Perpetual Futures
The regulatory battle over crypto perpetual futures just got messier. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a motion to dismiss the C...
Ex-Musk Finance Chief Brings Enterprise Crypto Credibility to Coinbase's Board
Anthony Armstrong — no relation to Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong — has joined Coinbase's board of directors, bringing heavyweight experience from the E...
Major Banks Plotting Synchronized Stablecoin Push: 21-Institution Alliance Targets 2027 Launch
A coalition of 21 global banks—including Goldman Sachs and Bank of America—is moving aggressively on a unified dollar stablecoin initiative, aiming to...
New Jersey Takes Prediction Markets Battle to Supreme Court Over Kalshi's Sports Contracts
New Jersey officials aren't backing down in their fight against crypto prediction markets. The state's Attorney General, along with the Division of G...
New Jersey Escalates to Supreme Court: Who Really Controls Prediction Markets?
New Jersey is taking the regulatory fight to the highest court in the land. The state just filed a petition with the U.
Crypto Heavyweights Demand SEC Flexibility on Next-Gen ETF Approvals
The crypto industry's biggest players are directly challenging the SEC to modernize its approach to digital asset ETFs. Groups including The Crypto C...
Securitize and Socios Partner to Bring Tokenized Sports Equity to EU Markets
Securitize and Socios have joined forces to launch what marks the first tokenized equity offering for professional sports teams through Securitize's n...
Ondo Makes Case for Domestic Stock Perpetuals as US Regulators Weigh Crypto Derivatives Framework
Ondo Finance is pushing US regulators to embrace a framework that would allow perpetual futures contracts tied to individual stocks to operate domesti...
Tether Faces Legal Challenge Over $42.4M USDT Freeze—Questions Emerge on Freezing Powers
Two Thai businessmen are suing Tether, claiming the stablecoin issuer unlawfully froze their $42. 4 million in USDT holdings.