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Nomura's Laser Digital Japan won Japan's first new crypto exchange license since 2022, following a $65M loss that tightened risk limits. Institutional trading launch timeline remains unclear.
FASB proposal defines three criteria for stablecoins as cash equivalents: demand redemption, direct claim on issuer, segregated liquid reserves. MiCA already requires this in the EU.
The CLARITY Act's passage odds collapsed from 82% to 16% after the Senate postponed a cloture vote to September 15 over ethics provisions tied to public officials' crypto holdings.
Galaxy Research says the SEC's proposed Reg Crypto framework could give hundreds of tokens a formal exit from investment contract status, ending years of legal ambiguity.
Justin Sun's $45M investment in WLFI tokens leads to legal battle over smart contract freeze powers. Judge rules personal claims stay in open court; defamation case in Florida continues.
Eight alleged crypto theft victims can sue Binance in federal court after the Eleventh Circuit ruled they never agreed to arbitration. The procedural win does not address liability.
UAE police detained two Binance staff over third-party fund flows tied to an ADCB account. The case tests the exchange's position in a key market.
The Aug. 19 inflow, the largest since April, came as the basis trade widened. MSTR now holds $4.8B cash; CME futures expiry on Aug. 30 is next.
The SEC's Regulation Crypto Assets proposal opens a 60-day comment window through October 20, with $5M startup and $75M fundraising exemptions on the table.
Token Terminal now tracks $345B in tokenized assets across 45 chains, up 15x since November, including stablecoins and RWAs.
A Crypto.com user has been locked out of his exchange account for over a week with no explanation, highlighting customer-support and custody risks on centralized platforms.
Ray Dalio warns Treasury Secretary Bessent's debt buyback plan signals a looming debt crisis, recommends allocating 10-15% to gold and 'a bit' of bitcoin as U.S. deficits balloon.
Sandmark opened verified accounts from EU countries including Austria and France without MiCA warning. Binance says it's still pursuing a license.
The US Senate faces a September 15 cloture vote on the CLARITY Act. Twelve G20 nations have already legalized digital assets. Cloture requires 60 senators.
Anchorage Digital opens first bank accounts for AI agents with KYA verification, real-time compliance, and spending limits. The $4.2B bank partnered with Google Cloud.
Binance's Agent OS standardizes access for AI developers building trading, wallet and compliance agents on the exchange. The platform opened for early access August 20.
Sun said a federal judge blocked WLF's arbitration bid. WLF said no order was issued. The public docket shows nothing from the hearing. The dispute goes to the core of stablecoin freeze power.
More than 100,000 merchants now accept stablecoin payments without realizing it, as Rain, Kraken and Deel embed digital dollars behind familiar checkout experiences.
Trump pushes Clarity Act as SEC proposes first crypto fundraising rules and CFTC warns it will act if Congress stalls. The agencies are not waiting.
UAE regulators cleared Binance staff after a compliance review of third-party fund flows through a client account, signaling the exchange passed local scrutiny.
A criminal group used nearly 2,000 WordPress sites to distribute malware that steals crypto wallet seeds. Check Point researchers traced the campaign back to mid-May.
Bitcoin ETF inflows hit $1.61B in four days as Treasury's 30-year TIPS yield cleared 2.973%. The $183B note auction cycle starting Aug. 25 will test the rally's durability.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll found 63% of Americans believe Donald Trump and his family improperly benefited from crypto. Half of Republicans agreed his business interests shape government decisions. A Senate vote on the Clarity Act is expected in September.
Tether and Circle minted $3B in two days, pushing combined stablecoin supply past $256B. But large mints don't automatically mean Bitcoin buying—here's what to track instead.
Pakistan invites foreign crypto firms to apply for licenses under its new Virtual Assets Act, ending a decade-long ban and offering clear rules, banking access, and regulatory oversight.
The RISE program will use the Canton Network to consolidate welfare payments across three US states, marking one of the most ambitious government blockchain deployments to date.
Nomura's crypto arm wins Japan's first new exchange license since 2022 as the FSA shifts crypto to financial instrument rules, adding insider trading oversight.
Etherscan now shows ENS names and Farcaster profiles on address pages, tying once-anonymous Ethereum wallets to a single identity card via Web3.bio.
Pepcoin jumps 22% as crypto markets rebound and an S-1 filing for a PEPE ETF draws attention. Token outflows hit 4.54 trillion, the highest since 2024.
The Treasury doubled long-duration bond buybacks, injecting liquidity and weakening the dollar. Bitcoin surged 23.6% to $77K, ETFs pulled $1.6B, and the Fear & Greed Index swung from 29 to 72.