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Stablecoin transaction volume hit $33 trillion in 2024 as real-economy payments double. The shift carries regulatory and concentration risks that could reshape crypto finance.
After conditional approval, Blockchain.com secured a definitive Cayman VASP licence covering custody, exchange, staking. The company also plans local hiring, perpetual futures, and a potential IPO.
ESMA's MiCA register shows just 21 trading platform licences among 329 authorisations. Germany leads with 72, but most are bank add-ons. The passport is underused. Data quirks matter.
Visa's stablecoin platform makes it easier to move value across borders, but each payment still needs local currency conversion. On-chain FX could solve the bottleneck, says KiiChain CEO.
Senate schedule shows no CLARITY Act vote this weekend after cloture filing missed. Bipartisan talks continue but 60-vote threshold uncertain. Odds of passage fall to 27%.
Luxembourg's FIU can now flag fraud accounts to licensed crypto exchanges under Bill 8722, a response to the €61 million Caritas CEO fraud in 2024.
Japan's FSA and police ordered crypto exchanges to curb withdrawals and flag stolen funds after the crypto scam reports hit 19,344 in 2023 alone.
The Senate faces a 24-hour deadline to pass the CLARITY Act, which would give CFTC oversight of digital commodities. Bitcoin and Ethereum are expected to benefit first, proponents say.
The SEC's innovation exemption would let tokenized stocks trade in a regulated sandbox. Ondo Finance holds 60% of the $1.4B market. The question: can instant settlement coexist with circuit breakers?
Conditional VASP license lets Blockchain.com offer institutional custody, adding to MiCA and FCA. It now has regulatory oversight in three jurisdictions.
Putin signed Russia's first digital asset law Aug 4, effective Sept 1. Licensed exchanges only after July 2027. Retail investors capped at 300,000 rubles annually.
Robinhood's revenue mix shifts to prediction markets as event contracts offset crypto volatility. UK FCA registration and Bernstein $160 target underscore the pivot.
Realized price, an on-chain cost basis metric, signals market stress when spot trades below it. Learn how it works, how it compares to market price, and what MVRV reveals about holder profitability.
bStocks added $565.9M in tokenized-equity value in seven weeks. The certificates' next test: sustained, compliant growth beyond the launch surge.
European watchdogs warn that scammers are impersonating crypto firms and regulators after the July 1 MiCA deadline. Only 323 firms have licenses; over 1,700 must shut down.
Multisig vs TSS custody models face a real-world test as Coldcard losses pass $100M. Which architecture holds up under stress?
Fraudsters are impersonating EU regulators and exchanges to steal from customers forced to move crypto after the MiCA deadline, watchdogs across the bloc warn.
Taj Tarsha charged with securities and wire fraud for allegedly misusing $10M raised for Few and Far NFT marketplace. FAR token lost 99% after launch. Next court date not set.
Grayscale sold Uniswap and NEAR in its DeFi and AI funds, and bought BNB in the Smart Contract fund. BNB now tops Smart Contract at 30.6%, Uniswap leads DeFi at 34.16%.
Real Jet CEO Kenny Dichter says Crypto.com Pay integration marks a shift from crypto speculation to real-world commerce, targeting $200M–$300M in annual bookings.
Partior and OpenAssets completed a proof-of-concept for atomic settlement of stablecoins and tokenized deposits. The trial showed delivery-versus-payment across three asset types, with tokenized deposits as the settlement medium.
A Louisiana firm wins a Gaza outpost contract while a USD-backed stablecoin for aid faces Senate investigations over governance and private actor enrichment.
EU regulators warn that impersonation scams have surged since MiCA's July 1 deadline forced unlicensed crypto firms to exit, with fraudsters posing as authorities to steal assets.
France accounts for 63% of 52 wrench attacks in H1 2026, with home invasions jumping from 1 to 20 cases. Average loss per incident surged to $2.4 million.
Seven liquidation cascades show critical slowing down fails in exogenous shocks; microstructure metric Slippage-at-Risk offers leading indicator, with 88% of forced selling within 30 minutes.
Chainalysis counts 46 violent crypto thefts through late June, with France recording 30 incidents. Home invasions now make up 37% of cases.
Robinhood's Ethereum layer-2 launched to trade tokenised US stocks. Five weeks in, cat memecoins like CASHCAT are doing 10x the volume. Here's what's actually happening.
Physical attacks on crypto holders stole over $30M in H1 2026; Chainalysis logged 46 wrench attacks, most in France, and 2026 is on pace to top 2025's $58M record.
T1's Aug. 6 sweep drew heavy trading on Polymarket and Crypto.com. Neither roster has team tokens, so prediction markets carry esports' crypto volume.
Senate staff from both parties held last-minute talks as Thune delayed cloture, giving the stalled crypto bill hours to bridge divisions before August recess.