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South Korea's legislative committee has approved a bill to regulate crypto FX flows. The move signals tighter compliance for cross-border transactions.
The legal battle between Justin Sun and World Liberty Financial intensifies, with $35.59M in WLFI tokens at risk and the token price down 34% this month.
Kraken has completed 80% of its IPO preparations and submitted a confidential SEC filing. The firm is now waiting for optimal market conditions to go public.
Kraken has completed 80% of its IPO preparations and filed confidentially with the SEC. The firm is now waiting for optimal market conditions to go public.
Defend American Jobs has deployed $514,000 to support Rep. James Baird in Indiana, signaling a broader push to influence 2026 digital asset legislation.
Arthur Hayes projects HYPE could reach $150 by August, citing a 97% revenue buyback model and the growing demand for privacy-focused assets like Zcash.
Andreessen Horowitz's new $2.2B fund signals a shift from speculative narratives to infrastructure. Investors are now prioritizing execution over hype.
LBank is pivoting from cycle-dependent growth to a culture-first model, using viral IP to drive 500,000 registrations. The next hurdle: converting the curious.
Equity perpetuals are migrating to blockchain rails, signaling a shift where traditional assets may soon dominate crypto-native trading volumes.
The CFTC is moving to codify its March 17 no-action relief for Phantom Technologies into formal rules, creating a permanent safe harbor for wallet builders.
A 150M Ponzi scheme has collapsed, with 41.5M in assets frozen on the DSJ exchange. Investors should track upcoming forensic audits for potential fund recovery.
An anonymous investor is suing Coinbase over frozen funds linked to a 2024 theft, testing the legal boundaries of exchange liability and asset recovery rights.
Zano's Q2 2026 Hard Fork 6 will replace its custodial bridge with a trustless, threshold-signed system, aiming to unlock tier-1 exchange access for wZANO.
Senator Bernie Moreno expects the CLARITY Act to be signed into law before July 4, with markets pricing a 67% chance of passage as Senate markups begin in May.
Tennessee banks are partnering with Stablecore to offer digital asset services to 175 members, aiming to retain deposits amid broader industry competition.
With $103M in combined spending, crypto and AI PACs face a public where 45% see crypto as too risky and 66% demand strict AI oversight. Voter backlash is rising.
Sabadell joins the Qivalis consortium to launch a euro-pegged stablecoin, aiming to challenge the $189B dominance of USDT and secure European digital assets.
XBTO’s new institutional allocator tool enables portfolio modeling for Bitcoin and digital assets, signaling a shift toward strategic, multi-asset integration.
Banking groups are pushing back against the Clarity Act, citing yield loopholes that threaten deposit stability. Circle shares closed up 20% at $119.53.
Senator Bernie Moreno confirms the Clarity Act will reach the President’s desk by July 4th, as industry support shifts and stablecoin yield disputes resolve.
SBI Holdings is in talks to acquire Bitbank, aiming to consolidate its Japanese crypto operations. The move follows an April 2026 merger of its subsidiaries.
Bullish is acquiring Equiniti for $4.2B to create a global transfer agent for tokenized securities, aiming for a January 2027 close and 20% segment growth.
With 45% of Americans viewing crypto as too risky, the industry's $100M midterm spend faces a major hurdle. Regulatory clarity is the goal, but trust is the gap.
Bullish is acquiring Equiniti for $4.2B to integrate blockchain with traditional equity records, targeting a 20% growth rate in tokenized services by 2029.
Kraken is 80% ready for an IPO, leveraging a 500,000-location partnership with MoneyGram to solve crypto's last-mile cash onboarding problem globally.
The Korean won now accounts for 30% of global spot crypto volume. With $26B in weekly turnover, the market's reliance on AI-linked equities is the next risk.
Senator Bernie Moreno projects the CLARITY Act could reach the President by July 4. Senate markup begins in May, with approval odds currently near 60%.
Industry leaders at Consensus 2026 identify user experience and transparency as the primary bottlenecks preventing mainstream cryptocurrency adoption.
The crypto industry is narrowing its focus to speculative trading and stablecoin payments. This shift prioritizes infrastructure over experimental projects.
Citi's Ryan Rugg warns that isolated, bank-specific tokenized money risks fragmenting finance, as corporations demand interoperable, multi-bank solutions.