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24/7 trading, instant settlement, and fractional ownership are driving the push to put stocks on blockchain rails. The first tokenized equity products could launch before year-end, reshaping market structure.
CoinList's Passage platform bundles tokenized asset distribution, leveraging $1.2B in raises, targeting the fragmentation that keeps tokenized stocks from circulating.
Celsius's ex-CRO avoids additional prison time. The CEL manipulation guilty plea yields a rare criminal conviction. Alex Mashinsky's trial now becomes the critical enforcement test.
CertiK's CEO warns DeFi attackers are using AI to outspend defenders, shifting focus to operational and supply-chain weaknesses over smart contract bugs.
A pre-funded stablecoin pool absorbs redemptions for BlackRock’s BUIDL and Janus Henderson’s JTRSY, settling on-chain instantly while off-chain settlement catches up.
Senate Banking Committee voted 15-9 to advance CLARITY Act, stripping DeFi protections from Section 301. Legal risk for decentralized finance now depends on full Senate negotiations.
Binance removed 20 tokens from its Alpha platform after an internal review. Affected tokens include PRAI, COMMON, PINGPONG, TAKER, and WHY. The move may trigger liquidity crunches.
The Clarity Act, first comprehensive crypto bill, passes Senate Banking Committee with bipartisan support. Next: full Senate vote and token classification.
The facility promises instant stablecoin payouts for tokenized fund investors, shifting liquidity dynamics. The next stress test is whether Basin’s reserves hold during a coordinated redemption spike.
Launch of CME Nasdaq-linked crypto index futures on June 8 would bring institutional access to a basket of seven digital assets, from Bitcoin to Solana and XRP. CME crypto ADV is up 43% YTD.
Crypto platforms lost 51% more to North Korean hackers in 2025. The jump raises exchange counterparty risk and sell pressure on Ethereum tokens.
Euro stablecoin volumes surged 1,200% after MiCA took effect. Market capitalisation remains near €620 million. Circle’s EURC holds over 50% share, and the €16 trillion addressable market is largely untapped.
The $70 billion crypto-backed lending market gets a new entrant as Blockchain.com offers BTC, ETH, and USDC loans globally. Here’s what changes for liquidity and collateral risk.
The Tether-TRON-TRM Financial Crime Unit freezes over $450M across 23 nations, spotlighting USDT on TRON as the enforcement priority. Next: compliance pressure on exchanges.
Fasset's lending push tests whether stablecoin neobanks can outrun fee compression as the global supply passes $273 billion and new entrants crowd the rails.
The Clarity Act advances 15-9, splitting crypto oversight between SEC and CFTC. Includes DeFi safe harbor, exchange rules. Rejected amendments on stablecoin flows. Next: full Senate after merger.
The CLARITY Act, a digital asset market structure bill, cleared the Senate Banking Committee after debate on ethics amendments. The vote sets up a full Senate floor decision that could define crypto's regulatory perimeter.
MoonPay replaces hosted widget with embedded API for Apple Pay, Google Pay, and cards in 100+ countries. Partners can now offer one-tap purchases with sub-$150 KYC-free SOL buys.
CertiK's Skynet report finds North Korea-linked groups accounted for 60% of all crypto losses in 2025, as tactics evolve from phishing to embedding operatives inside target organizations. The shift forces DeFi teams to treat hiring as a security control equal to code audits.
In 2026, teams assemble their own stack with independent execution and data availability layers, abandoning the one-chain-fits-all model. The next decision point: which modular components win.
Binance added Earn, Buy, Margin, and Lending for Gensyn (AIGENSYN). Leveraged positions on developing liquidity profile raise liquidation risk - verify margin tiers
The Senate Banking Committee approved the crypto market-structure bill after debate on DeFi, AML, and ethics. A floor vote requires 60 votes; unresolved ethics provisions could delay or reshape the legislation.
Kazakhstan’s new crypto law took effect this month, legalizing transactions. The operational rules remain undefined; the next catalyst is the regulatory framework.
CEO Fredrik Haga says the firm is well capitalized and refocusing on Dune MCP, an AI agent that builds dashboards without SQL, amid a wave of AI-led layoffs.
A 15-9 markup vote sends the CLARITY Act to the full Senate. The floor decision, expected before month-end, will test whether the BRCA framework and 60-vote threshold can hold.
The 15-9 bipartisan vote sends the bill to a full Senate floor vote, where a 60-vote threshold and unresolved ethics dispute pose the next hurdles. Custody provisions would reshape exchange economics.
Bipartisan 15-9 vote with Democrats Gallego and Alsobrooks backing the bill. BTC rose 2.8% to $82,000. Full Senate needs 60 votes; Republican majority is 53.
The bill now faces a 60-vote cloture hurdle in the full Senate, with a crowded calendar threatening to push a floor vote into 2024.
Senate Banking voted 15-9 to advance CLARITY Act, with two Democrats. The bill faces a 60-vote cloture after merger with DCIA. Coinbase master account ban failed in committee; floor fight looms.
The Senate Banking Committee advanced the Clarity Act to a full vote, with some Democrats joining Republicans. The bill now needs 60 votes to overcome a filibuster, making every Democratic senator’s stance a potential swing factor.