E-commerce Giant Coupang Moves to Build Stablecoin Legal Team
Coupang Pay, the fintech arm of South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang, is actively recruiting in-house legal counsel specializing in stablecoins....
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UK Authorities Consider Crypto Payments for Regulated Gambling Operators
The UK Gambling Commission is examining whether licensed gambling operators across the UK could accept cryptocurrency payments, launching what officials...
Trump Sends Pro-Bitcoin Fed Chair Nomination to the Senate
The US Senate will soon vote on Donald Trump’s nomination to head the US Federal Reserve after the president picked...
Trump Met Coinbase CEO before Slamming Banks over Crypto Bill: Report
US President Donald Trump reportedly met with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong just hours before issuing a statement criticizing banks for...
Tradeweb Leads $31M Investment in Crypto Trading Platform Crossover Markets
Electronic trading company Tradeweb has led a $31 million Series B funding round in institutional crypto trading platform Crossover Markets,...
Trump Presses Congress to Pass Clarity Act, Warns Banks Not to Undermine US Crypto Agenda
Trump is pushing an aggressive pro- crypto agenda, pressing Congress to fast-track market structure legislation and warning banks not to...
Kraken Bank Secures Federal Reserve Master Account, Marking Historic Crypto Entry Into US Payment Rails
Kraken Financial gained direct access to the Federal Reserve’s payment system, with the Fed confirming approval while imposing initial restrictions,...
UK Lords Press Coinbase on Stablecoins, KYC and Bank‑Run Risks
The United Kingdom House of Lords grilled Coinbase’s top international policy executive on Wednesday over whether stablecoins would drain bank...
South Korea Plans 20% Cap on Crypto Exchange Shareholder Stakes: Report
South Korea’s government and ruling party have reportedly agreed on a plan to cap the ownership stakes of major shareholders...
Kraken Secures Federal Reserve Master Account: WSJ
Kraken Financial has gained direct access to US Federal Reserve’s payment systems via a Kansas City Fed approval, though without...
ARK Invest loads up Robinhood stock ahead of its “Take Flight” event
ARK Invest, Cathie Wood’s investment firm focused on disruptive technology sectors, acquired 158,587 shares of Robinhood (HOOD) on Tuesday ahead...
Trump Hits Out at Banks Over Stalled Crypto Bill
US President Donald Trump has taken a shot at banks for stalling the crypto market structure bill from advancing in...
CFTC Chair Teases Crypto Perpetual Futures in ‘the Next Month or so‘
SEC Chair Paul Atkins and CFTC Chair Michael Selig addressed market structure, prediction markets and perpetual futures at a Tuesday...
What’s at Stake for Crypto as Three US States Kick off Party Primaries?
Voters in North Carolina, Texas and Arkansas will decide on some of the first candidates for the 2026 midterm elections...
Crypto.com introduces IRA accounts supporting both crypto and stocks
Crypto.com, a prominent digital asset exchange and trading platform, has introduced Crypto.com IRAs, its first retirement accounts that combine crypto...
Visa and Bridge expand stablecoin-linked Visa card program to 100+ countries
Visa and Bridge, the stablecoin infrastructure firm acquired by Stripe last year, are expanding their jointly developed card program to...
MARA Holdings expects continued Bitcoin sales in 2026 to support financial flexibility
Leading Bitcoin miner MARA Holdings (MARA) expects to continue monetizing its Bitcoin holdings in 2026 as part of its capital...
ECB Flags Stablecoins as a Growing Risk to Bank Lending
The European Central Bank said increasing stablecoin use may pull money out of bank deposits and weaken the way monetary...
Prediction Markets Risk Trading Block in Nevada After Court Ruling
A US federal court ruling has increased the risk that Nevada regulators may seek to halt prediction-market trading in the...
Proposal to Regulate Prediction Markets Gains Steam After Insider Trading Allegations Involving Iran War
Senator Chris Murphy has proposed regulating prediction markets after allegations of insider trading by people close to the Trump Administration....
Billionaire Peter Thiel files to sell $280 million in Palantir shares
Palantir’s billionaire co-founder Peter Thiel on Monday filed with the SEC to offload 2 million shares in the data analytics...
US Senate Bill Seeks to Ban the Fed From Issuing a CBDC
An amendment has been proposed to the Federal Reserve Act to ban the US central bank from issuing a central...
