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Kraken is pursuing a full banking license in Lithuania, which would make it the only crypto exchange with such a designation. The move follows Revolut's 2018 regulatory route.
Binance added 10 bStocks for margin, including a 3x semiconductor token. The $193M product line now faces volatility and regulatory uncertainty.
The Capital Markets Authority issued a tender for real-time monitoring of Bitcoin, Ethereum and 20+ networks as it prepares to enforce the VASP Act.
EDX Markets, backed by Schwab and Citadel, raises $76M from Japan's SBI Holdings as it pursues a national trust bank charter to ease institutional onboarding. The deal closed July 7.
Securitize shares fell on their NYSE debut after completing a SPAC merger. The tokenization platform is the first public company focused on real-world asset tokenization.
Galaxy Digital's Helios campus delivers 133 MW to CoreWeave under a 15-year lease. Phase I done. Focus shifts to Phase II. The pivot from bitcoin mining to AI infrastructure is real.
EIA projects US electricity demand will reach 4,244-4,271 billion kWh in 2026 and 4,381-4,397 billion kWh in 2027, with data centers and crypto mining fueling growth.
Vanguard, a longtime crypto skeptic, is hiring a head of digital assets to develop a long-term strategy. The role could shape how the $12 trillion manager approaches tokenization and custody.
Summer.fi's post-mortem reveals a $6.04M exploit was planned for months. The attacker exploited an offboarding accounting gap, not a flash loan or code bug.
Silvio Busonero argues onchain tranching, under 1% of DeFi lending today, represents a path to a $15 trillion structured finance market. Here's how it works.
A $1,000 USDT-to-ETH swap lost $160 to execution time when the provider took 45 minutes. Swapzone compares rates and speed from 18+ providers before you commit.
TAC Protocol's token crashed 90% within 15 minutes of its Binance Alpha listing as airdrop recipients sold into thin order books. The $11.5M-funded project aims to bridge Ethereum dApps to Telegram.
Crypto card top-ups hit $245 million in the final week of June, a single-week record. Cumulative spending passed $10 billion. The record broke the pattern of card activity tracking exchange volumes.
The SEC's 2026 agenda includes three crypto rulemakings covering asset issuance, broker-dealer capital rules, and exchange trading. The CLARITY Act waits.
Han says unlicensed exchanges serving EU clients undercut compliant firms. Tether's exit from MiCA could push traders to shadow platforms, creating a two-tier market the regulation was designed to prevent.
The Treasury's $52B 52-week bill auction cleared at 3.86-3.94% with a 3.14 bid-to-cover ratio. For crypto holders, a near-4% risk-free rate changes the opportunity cost math. Tokenized Treasury products are the bridge.
SEC's 'Regulation Crypto' would exempt developers from registration, allow limited fundraising. Stablecoin market cap fell to $312B in June, while tokenized equity volumes hit $3.86B.
SEC Chair Paul Atkins outlined plans for crypto custody rules and tokenized securities rules for 2026, along with IPO reforms aimed at reviving public markets.
Kucoin inked exclusive crypto exchange deal with UAE Team Emirates for Tour de France. Pogačar's team carries logo for three weeks.
The original stablecoin was cash-like and boring. Now tokens are backed by Treasury yields, basis trades, and tranched risk. Here's how to spot the difference between a glitch and a collapse.
Stablecoin transaction volume hit a record $1.79 trillion in June, but combined market cap of USDT and USDC fell $11 billion. The divergence suggests velocity, not new inflows.
EU lawmakers want the Commission to examine DeFi, staking, lending, and NFTs for regulation after MiCA's July 1 deadline. Euro stablecoin market cap rose 128%.
Samsung's 19x profit jump triggered a 10% selloff and a Kospi trading halt. The same 'buy the rumor, sell the news' pattern drives Bitcoin and crypto. Here is the positioning lesson.
Berlin aims to raise €1bn from crypto investors by scrapping the one-year exemption. The draft budget faces political hurdles. First reading in September.
The EU's new A-to-G energy label for data centers, effective by August 2027, will apply to proof-of-work mining and proof-of-stake validator clusters above 500 kW.
Vanguard hired its first head of digital assets to build a crypto roadmap for wealth clients. The $12 trillion manager still has no spot Bitcoin ETF plans.
Vanguard posted a job for a head of digital assets, covering tokenization, stablecoins and custody. The $10T firm has resisted crypto for years.
One week into MiCA full enforcement, 21 stablecoin issuers and 270+ crypto service providers hold EU authorizations. The count establishes a baseline as regulators process remaining applications.
KuCoin branding will appear on UAE Team Emirates–XRG at the 2026 Tour de France. The exchange becomes the team's exclusive crypto partner.
Arcus, a dYdX Labs-incubated DEX, began zero-fee stock token trading on Robinhood's L2 chain. DYDX dropped as much as 23% on the news. An Arcus token airdrop for the dYdX community is planned.