BIS says stablecoins fail as money, calls for strict limits on their role
BIS says stablecoins fall short on key monetary principles, warning of financial crime risks and threats to monetary sovereignty.
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Ethereum whales open $100M of leveraged bets after US strikes Iran
Whales are betting hundreds of millions on Ether’s price recovery despite the industry’s most successful traders being net short amid...
Hacken token plunges 99% after hacker mints and dumps $250K
Cybersecurity firm Hacken CEO Dyma Budorin said the biggest damage has been to its reputation, though the incident had nothing...
The SEC’s staking guidance pivot is what tech-savvy regulation looks like
The SEC’s new approach to staking is a turning point for US crypto regulation, showing that genuine, tech-savvy engagement can...
Bitcoin sentiment at ‘peak FUD’ with divide between bears and bulls — Santiment
Santiment’s social media analysis found 1 bullish comment for every 1 bearish comment, which hasn’t happened since Donald Trump’s tariffs...
There’s more to crypto crime than meets the eye: What you need to know
Crypto crime isn’t all FTX and fraud. Jennie Levin helps unpack the deeper, more technical threats facing blockchain today, including...
Binance’s CZ suggests ‘will function’ to distribute crypto in case of death
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao said crypto platforms must prepare for the inevitable by enabling users to pass on digital assets...
Bitget secures Georgia license as part of Europe expansion
Bitget picks Georgia for the next step of its expansion in Eastern Europe, attracted by clear regulations, tax benefits and...
Iran orders crypto exchange curfew after $100M Nobitex hack
Chainalysis’s head of national security intelligence told Cointelegraph the curfew is likely an attempt to prevent people from transferring capital...
ZisK spins off from Polygon with ‘core minds behind Polygon zkEVM’
Polygon co-founder Jordi Baylini continues to serve Polygon in an advisory capacity.
The empire strikes out: Institutionalists failed to kill the stablecoin bill
Despite a relentless campaign from institutional powerbrokers like Senator Elizabeth Warren, the US Senate advanced the GENIUS Act, marking a...
China’s JD.com enters stablecoin race as US passes GENIUS Act
JD.com plans to apply for stablecoin licenses in major countries, aiming to slash cross-border payment costs by 90% and settle...
Meta Pool hit with $27M exploit, but attacker flees with only $132K
Meta Pool says an early detection system discovered the exploit, allowing it to pause the affected smart contract and prevent...
JPMorgan, SEC meet to discuss capital markets moving onchain
Three JPMorgan executives met with the SEC’s Crypto Task Force to discuss which capital markets instruments could move onchain and...
The crypto fund domicile decision: EU or the UK?
As the EU’s MiCA regulation and the UK’s evolving crypto laws diverge, fund managers face a key choice: to opt...
