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South Korea's Shinhan Bank Embraces Solana Ecosystem for Tokenized Asset Issuance
Shinhan Bank, one of South Korea's largest financial institutions, has inked a strategic partnership with the Solana Foundation, alongside blockchain ...
South Korea Pushes for Tougher Crypto Regulation: FIU Gets New Enforcement Teeth
South Korean lawmakers are moving to expand the Financial Intelligence Unit's authority over the country's sprawling unregistered crypto sector—a shif...
CME Chief and CFTC Lock Horns Over Who Controls the Prediction Market Wild West
## The Regulatory Clash Nobody Saw Coming We watched a fascinating power struggle unfold at a CFTC committee meeting—one that perfectly captures the ...
Regulatory Showdown: CME and Kalshi Spar Over Prediction Markets as CFTC Weighs Rules
The crypto and derivatives markets just witnessed a high-stakes regulatory battle in Washington, with two major players directly challenging each othe...
CFTC Ready to Act Unilaterally on Crypto Rules if Congress Stalls on CLARITY
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission isn't waiting around. CFTC Chair Michael Selig made it clear at an Innovation Advisory Committee meeting tha...
Payward Eyes Full Banking Empire Beyond US Borders
Kraken's parent company Payward is making a calculated move to transcend its crypto exchange roots and evolve into a comprehensive financial instituti...
CFTC Poised to Fill Regulatory Vacuum If Congress Stalls on Crypto Legislation
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission isn't waiting around. If Congress can't get its act together on crypto regulation, the CFTC chair made clear...
Alibaba's AI Cloud Boom Masks Deepening Profit Crisis as Earnings Tank 75%
Alibaba delivered mixed signals in its latest earnings report, with cloud and AI momentum masking a troubling profit collapse that's now stretched int...
Tokenization's Road Map Mirrors ETF's Early Adoption Playbook, Says Ondo Leader
Ondo Finance is betting that U. S.
Trump Signals Strong Support for Clarity Act During Exclusive CEO Meeting at White House
President Trump sat down with a group of crypto and finance executives in the Oval Office, and the takeaway was unmistakable: he's behind the Clarity ...
Iranian Cyber Ring Behind $6M Bitcoin Extortion Scheme Faces US Charges
Seventeen individuals affiliated with Iran's Mabna Institute have been indicted by US authorities for orchestrating a sprawling hacking and extortion ...
Bitcoin Miners Are Betting Billions on AI—But the Math Doesn't Add Up Yet
Nine publicly traded bitcoin miners collectively deployed over $5 billion in capital expenditure during the first half of 2026, yet their AI and high-...
Most Americans Question Trump Family's Crypto Moves, Poll Reveals Deep Political Divide
A fresh survey just dropped revealing significant skepticism about the Trump family's crypto investments—but the numbers tell a story split straight d...
Trump's Crypto Push Could Bring Hyperliquid to US Markets—And Traders Are Betting on It
The possibility of Hyperliquid launching stateside just moved from speculation to plausibility. With Trump back in the White House and signals from t...
Europe's Regulatory Squeeze on USDT: A Cautionary Tale That's Not Moving Markets
Tether's USDT is quietly vanishing from regulated European crypto platforms—a direct result of MiCA's stablecoin enforcement mechanisms. But here's w...
Bitdeer Locks $400M Malaysia Deal to Become Major AI Infrastructure Player
Bitdeer is making a serious bet on AI infrastructure. The crypto mining company just inked a $400 million agreement that fundamentally reshapes its b...
AI Agents Need Wallets: Why Agentic Payments Could Be Crypto's Breakthrough Moment
OpenLedger core contributor Ram Kumar is positioning agentic payments as crypto's first genuinely transformative AI application—and he's onto somethin...
SEC Stalled Crypto Trading Exemption Over Political Pressure, Securitize Claims
Securitize's leadership is pointing fingers at the SEC, alleging the regulator deliberately postponed a much-needed crypto trading exemption to sidest...
OCC Sprints to Complete Stablecoin Framework Before January Deadline Looms
The banking regulator's push to finalize stablecoin rules is heating up. OCC Comptroller Jonathan Gould made it clear at the Wyoming Blockchain Sympo...
BitGo Korea Officially Clears Regulatory Hurdle, Secures VASP Registration Ahead of Stricter Compliance Rules
BitGo Korea has officially secured its VASP (Virtual Asset Service Provider) registration with South Korean regulators, marking a significant win for ...