Vietnam Crypto Licences Draw Five Firms as Overseas Platform Ban Looms
Five Vietnamese companies are reportedly competing to launch the country’s first licensed crypto exchanges as authorities move to bring trading...
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Mastercard to acquire stablecoin firm BVNK for up to $1.8B
Global financial services giant Mastercard announced Tuesday it has reached a deal to buy BVNK, a stablecoin payment infrastructure provider,...
PayPal expanding PYUSD stablecoin access to 70 countries: Report
PayPal is expanding access to its stablecoin PYUSD to 70 countries, including regions across South America, Africa, and Asia, whereas...
Polymarket Faces Nationwide Block Ordered by Argentina Court
A court in Argentina has ordered a nationwide block of the major crypto-based prediction market platform Polymarket over unauthorized gambling.Argentina’s...
DeFi Education Fund Drops SEC Lawsuit as Crypto Stance Softens
Texas-based apparel company Beba and crypto lobby group DeFi Education Fund have withdrawn a 2024 lawsuit against the US Securities...
SEC has Proposed Narrowing Rule 15c2-11 to Equity Securities Only
The US Securities and Exchange Commission is pushing to clear up years of confusion over a key broker-dealer reporting rule...
SEC Proposal Limiting OTC Rules to Equities Raises New Questions for Crypto Assets
SEC moves to narrow a decades-old OTC market rule to equity securities, signaling possible limits on regulatory reach while opening...
Ironlight raises $21M to expand regulated infrastructure for tokenized securities
Ironlight Group has raised $21 million in a Series A round to expand infrastructure for tokenized securities, joining a rapidly...
US, UK, and Canada Launch Joint Operation to Disrupt Crypto Fraud
The US Secret Service, UK National Crime Agency, and Canadian authorities have partnered to disrupt fraudulent schemes related to crypto,...
Crypto wealth manager Abra to list on Nasdaq in blockbuster $750 million merger
Abra, a digital asset wealth management platform, will transition into a publicly traded company through a merger with New Providence...
South Korea Hits Bithumb With $24.5M Fine Over AML Violations
South Korea has fined crypto exchange Bithumb 36.8 billion won (about $24.5 million) and imposed a six-month partial business suspension...
Strategy Buys 22,337 Bitcoin, Holdings Rise to 761,068 BTC
Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest public holder of Bitcoin, continued aggressively stacking Bitcoin last week, bringing the company’s total...
Australian Senate Committee Backs Digital Assets Framework Bill
Australia’s Senate Economics Legislation Committee has backed a bill that would require crypto exchanges and tokenization platforms to comply with...
ASIC has Warned Against Listening to Finfluencers and AI Financial advice
Australia’s financial regulator has urged young investors not to rely on social media influencers and artificial intelligence chatbots to make...
WLFI Passes Staking Governance With 180 Day Lock-Up Requirement
World Liberty Financial (WLFI) holders who want a chance to steer the protocol’s future will now need to lock up...
BlockFills files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after suspending withdrawals and deposits
Crypto trading platform BlockFills announced today that it has entered Chapter 11 after the company suspended trading and withdrawals amid...
US Stablecoin Yield Ban May See Others Step Up: Ledger Exec
A block on stablecoin yield payments in the US will likely prompt other countries to step up and offer the...
CLARITY Bill Takes the Decentralization out of Crypto — Crypto Exec
The regulatory provisions outlined in the US Digital Asset Market Structure Clarity Act, otherwise known as the CLARITY Act, threaten...
Stablecoin Regulatory Uncertainty Could Put Banks at a Disadvantage: Expert
Regulatory uncertainty around stablecoins could place traditional banks at a greater disadvantage than crypto companies, according to Colin Butler, executive...
US CLARITY Act 2026 Odds ‘Extremely Low’ If Not Passed Before April: Exec
The US CLARITY Act, which aims to bring greater regulatory clarity to the crypto industry, may have little chance of...
SEC Signals Crypto Markets Shift as Tokenized Equity Framework Debate Intensifies
U.S. regulators are weighing how blockchain-based equities could reshape markets, as SEC leaders signal potential pilot programs and exemptions that...
Crypto Can Fight Money Laundering Without Stifling Financial Freedom
Opinion by: Ana Carolina Oliveira, chief compliance officer at VengaCrypto doesn’t have a money laundering problem on its own. At...
