Franklin Templeton Retrofits Money Market Funds for US Stablecoin Regime
Franklin Templeton has amended two Western Asset institutional money market funds (MMFs) to plug directly into the emerging US stablecoin...
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BlackRock moves $303M in Bitcoin to Coinbase Prime
Key Takeaways BlackRock transfers significant Bitcoin and Ethereum holdings to Coinbase Prime. The transfer included 3,290 Bitcoin and 5,692 Ethereum....
SEC Leadership Bullish That Key Crypto Bill Will Reach Trump’s desk In 2026
US Securities and Exchange Commission chair Paul Atkins says he is confident that the crypto market structure bill will make...
Ukraine Blocks Polymarket, Labels Platform for Offering Unlicensed Gambling
Ukraine has blocked access to the prediction market platform Polymarket, classifying its activities as unlicensed gambling under national law. The...
Thailand Targets ‘Gray Money’ With Unified Gold and Crypto Oversight
Thailand has launched a campaign against so-called “gray money,” tightening oversight across physical gold markets and digital assets as part...
Nigeria Uses Tax IDs to Trace Crypto Activity Without Onchain Monitoring
Nigeria is rolling out a new approach to cryptocurrency oversight that relies on tax and identity systems rather than blockchain...
Kraken Backs SPAC Filing For US Crypto Infrastructure IPO
Major US cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is backing a new special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) that plans to go public through...
New Senate Crypto Draft Allows Activity-Based Stablecoin Rewards
A new US Senate CLARITY Act draft allows crypto companies to offer activity-based rewards to stablecoin users.The proposal, titled the...
UK Lawmakers Push Starmer to Ban Crypto Donations Amid Foreign Interference Fears
Senior Labour backbenchers are pressuring U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer to ban cryptocurrency donations to political parties, warning that digital...
Gate Founder Dr. Han’s 2025 Year-End Open Letter
Dear Gate users, partners, and media friends, As 2025 comes to a close, I would like to take a moment...
Bitwise CIO Argues for Bitcoin in 401(k)s, as Senator Warren Questions SEC
Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan has slammed the idea that Bitcoin shouldn’t be used for investment and 401(k)s because...
Court Blocks Tennessee From Taking Action on Kalshi
A Tennessee federal judge has temporarily stopped state regulators from taking action against the prediction markets platform Kalshi, which had...
Senators Propose Bill to Protect Developers from Money Transmitter Rules
US Senators Cynthia Lummis and Ron Wyden have introduced standalone legislation to ensure that blockchain developers and service providers who...
Senate AG Delays Crypto Bill Markup to Late January
The US Senate Agriculture Committee has pushed its markup of the crypto market structure bill to the end of January,...
‘Remains to be seen‘ Whether US will Seize Venezuela‘s Bitcoin
Paul Atkins, chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), didn’t rule out the possibility of authorities seizing Venezuela’s...
OG Whales Sell $286M, But BTC Bulls Still Aim For $100K
Bitcoin (BTC) onchain data shows BTC whales are active as the price attempts to extend its breakout from the $90,000...
Mitsui to offer retail access to digital securities tied to aircraft and ships
Key Takeaways Mitsui will offer Japan’s first digital securities for fractional ownership of aircraft and ships via its Alterna platform....
Bakkt to acquire stablecoin payments company DTR, stock rises 10%
Key Takeaways Bakkt, a digital asset infrastructure company, plans to acquire Distributed Technologies Research. The acquisition will proceed via an...
Dubai DIFC Shifts Crypto Token Vetting to Licensed Firms
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) made a major update to its Crypto Token Regulatory Framework, shifting responsibility for crypto...
Why Europe’s SMEs Are Turning to Online Capital Markets
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are a foundational element of the European Union’s economy. As formally recognized by the European...
‘American Crypto’ Doesn’t Exist, Cardano Founder Says
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson said he doubts the US Digital Asset Market Clarity Act will pass this quarter and called...
Coinbase and Sharps Technology launch institutional-grade validator on Solana network
Key Takeaways Sharps Technology and Coinbase Institutional have expanded their partnership, resulting in the launch of an institutional-grade validator on...
