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Coinbase invests in ProShares IQMM, a Treasury-backed money market ETF designed to meet GENIUS Act reserve standards. The move pre-positions its stablecoin infrastructure for compliance before the law takes effect.
CLARITY Act reaches Senate calendar after 15-9 committee vote. Jamie Dimon opposes crypto provisions. Galaxy Digital places $10M prediction market bet on 2026 passage.
Senators Warren and Sanders urge DOL to scrap the 401(k) crypto rule. A rescission would block $14.2 trillion in retirement savings from Bitcoin and crypto ETFs.
Crypto.com now routes orders through TradingView's interface. The integration cuts platform switching, but fee parity and instrument support are unresolved.
CFTC Chair Selig said the agency is moving to vacate a $5 million penalty on Gemini. The court's ruling will decide if prior crypto enforcement can be undone.
CFTC Chairman Michael Selig calls Gemini enforcement a political mistake. Judge must approve removal of forward-looking order terms. Precedent risk for other crypto settlements.
PeckShieldAlert reports 14 bridge exploits in May, stealing $340.7M. Verus-Ethereum and THORChain among victims. Year-to-date losses near $770M.
BeInCrypto Institutional 100 Awards shortlists 20 firms across neobanks, fintech, brokers, onramps, and prediction markets bridging retail users to crypto.
Warren and Sanders attack DOL rule as benefiting Trump's WLFI token, citing volatility and $11B in fraud. Nine-week window decides fate of $7 trillion channel.
BeInCrypto Institutional 100 Awards 2026 shortlists 16 names across compliance, governance, legal, and regulatory frameworks. Winners announced June 2 in Paris.
12 enterprise blockchain firms are shortlisted for BeInCrypto's Institutional 100 awards. Winners announced June 2 in Paris. Production deployments at scale are the key metric.
CFTC chair claims Gemini enforcement was politically motivated, seeks to void $5M settlement. A vote on reversal could reshape regulatory finality for crypto firms.
Coinbase's IQMM investment signals early positioning for 2027 stablecoin reserve rules. The move extends its reach from distribution into the financial plumbing backing dollar-pegged tokens.
Galaxy Digital launched an institutional OTC prediction desk via Kalshi. The initial $10M trade by Arca reveals three structural risks for event-contract investors.
Institutional users can swap stablecoins for Franklin Templeton's BENJI fund via MoonPay Trade. The partnership creates a direct on-chain pipeline for liquidity and collateral.
Senators Warren and Sanders are pressing the Labor Department to scrap a proposal allowing crypto in 401(k) plans. The letter raises the political stakes for retail crypto access.
Movement drops its Ethereum L2 architecture to relaunch as a sovereign Layer 1 targeting $685B in stablecoin remittances. Licensed in the U.S., Canada, and the EU.
Galaxy Digital's $10M prediction market bet on CLARITY Act passage in 2026 via new OTC desk. Arca counterparty. Senate calendar entry this week. How the trade works, risks, and exposed assets.
Coinbase invests in ProShares' IQMM ETF, a money market fund designed for stablecoin reserves under the GENIUS Act. The move targets reserve infrastructure, not just payments or distribution.
Veda's vault stack powering Kraken DeFi Earn and EtherFi Liquid now accessible via self-serve API to 2,000+ Privy devs. Security concentration risk rises.
Standard Chartered's Zodia Markets reports Turkish lira stablecoins were the second-most used category in 2024. The finding signals institutional demand for non-dollar crypto settlement.
Georgia installs electricity meters in Mestia to stop illegal crypto mining after grid strain. The crackdown raises execution risk for unlicensed miners relying on cheap hydro power.
Kaiko's acquisition of Amberdata adds derivatives analytics and onchain tools to its institutional data platform. Clients face a narrower set of vendors with pricing and integration risk ahead.
Brazil's central bank now requires independent audits for crypto licenses, adding cost and delay risk for exchanges in a $318B market. Full compliance deadline: October 2026.
Schwab's Jalina Kerr confirmed the mid-2027 target for bringing spot crypto trading and custody into the advisor platform, a move that could pressure Fidelity and Coinbase.
Bitcoin accounted for 98% of May's digital asset treasury inflows. The $180 million total is down 95% from April's $3.8 billion. A June vote on the CLARITY Act could determine the next move.
The BENJI fund, a regulated on-chain money market fund, is now available to MoonPay's users, offering a yield-bearing alternative to stablecoins and signaling deeper ties between traditional asset managers and crypto platforms.
Institutions can now move stablecoins into Franklin Templeton's tokenized money market fund around the clock via MoonPay Trade. Redemption speed and stablecoin stability remain key risks.
CLARITY Act faces June vote; failure could push crypto regulation to 2027, leaving SEC enforcement as primary rule for exchanges and slowing institutional adoption.
Galaxy Digital's OTC desk executed a $10M block trade on Kalshi with Arca, opening institutional access to event contracts. The Clarity Act vote in June will test the model.