Senator Introduces ‘DEATH BETS’ Act Against War-Linked Prediction Markets
US Democratic Party Senator Adam Schiff introduced legislation Tuesday that would explicitly bar federally regulated prediction-market platforms from listing contracts...
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Wells Fargo files “WFUSD” trademark, signaling launch of dollar-backed stablecoin
Wells Fargo has filed a trademark application for “WFUSD,” signaling the bank’s plans to enter the growing stablecoin market, according...
DOJ Investigates Iran’s Use of Binance to Evade US sanctions: WSJ
The Department of Justice is investigating Iran’s use of Binance for alleged sanctions evasion after the exchange repeatedly denied wrongdoing.The...
Brera to Wind Down Soccer Teams as it Pivots to Solana Infrastructure
Brera Holdings’ board has approved a plan to shift the Nasdaq-listed company toward Solana infrastructure and treasury operations, while shutting...
Aave Founder Says DAOs Must Evolve
Stani Kulechov, the founder of decentralized lending platform Aave, says decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) need a rethink, namely, how much...
Crypto Bill Can Advance, but Lobbyists Will Be Unhappy: Senator
A US Senate Democrat says crypto and banking lobbies will both have to accept compromises amid a new proposal to...
Crypto is Just Finance on Different Infrastructure: ASIC
Blockchain and crypto are technologies performing the same functions as existing financial infrastructure, so they shouldn’t be treated as separate...
Ripple to acquire BC Payments to accelerate growth in APAC region
Ripple has announced plans to secure an Australian Financial Services License (AFSL) through the proposed acquisition of BC Payments, the...
SEC Chair Pushes SEC-CFTC Regulatory Harmonization
U.S. regulators are moving to align oversight of securities and derivatives markets as SEC Chairman Paul Atkins pushes a coordinated...
Kalshi Suffers Court Loss in Ohio over Sports Betting Lawsuit
The prediction markets platform argued for an injunction against Ohio authorities, claiming that federal commodities laws superseded state laws on...
CFTC Chair Backs Blockchain-Powered Prediction Markets Despite Pushback
US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Michael Selig has voiced support for prediction markets paired with blockchain technology, claiming...
Republicans Could Hold Up Housing Bill Over CBDC Ban
Republicans in the US Congress want to ban any possibility of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). To do so,...
SEC Chair Calls for ‘Coordinated Oversight‘ Between US Financial Agencies
Paul Atkins, chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), said that an agreement with the Commodity Futures Trading...
UK Government‘s Long-Term Fraud Strategy Labels Crypto as ‘Growing Risk‘
A policy paper from the UK government's Home Office said that “vulnerabilities remain” in authorities' attempts to fight fraud in...
DeFi Needs Shock Absorbers, Not Sacred Pegs
Opinion by: Jean Rausis, co-founder of EverythingStablecoins are supposed to be the bedrock of decentralized finance (DeFi), but that axiom...
The Sports IP Industry Can’t Defend Itself Against AI Without Blockchain
Opinion by: Tom Mizzone, founder and CEO of SweetThe video is perfect. A moment of magic indelibly captured as an...
Bitcoin Exposes The Structural Weaknesses That Banks Refuse To Admit
Opinion by: Emir J. Phillips, Associate Professor of Finance, Economics and Business Law at Lincoln University of MissouriBitcoin is not...
Crypto’s Real Test Isn’t Price Hype It’s Daily Use As A Habit
Opinion by: Maksym Sakharov, group CEO and co-founder of WeFiFor more than 10 years, crypto markets have rewarded speculation while...
Meta expands AI agent push with Moltbook acquisition
Meta has acquired Moltbook, a viral social network designed for autonomous AI agents, bringing its founders into the company’s Meta...
Stablecoins Will Stay, But Only If Built Right
Opinion by: Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzki, CEO of ConcordiumStablecoins have been hailed as the connective tissue linking the crypto world to traditional...
Strategy Posts Record STRC Sales After ATM Rule Change
Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest public holder of Bitcoin, sold a record amount of its perpetual preferred equity, Stretch...
Belgian giant KBC taps Taurus to support country’s first regulated Bitcoin, Ether trading
Major Belgian bank-insurer KBC Group has teamed up with Swiss fintech firm Taurus SA to provide institutional custody services for...
