OpenPayd secures MiCA license for crypto services across Europe
Financial infrastructure provider OpenPayd has obtained authorization under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), letting it offer crypto services…
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South Korea ties token securities to broader capital market reforms
South Korea’s financial regulator is weaving token securities into a larger overhaul of the country’s capital markets. The Financial Services…
US nears ban on CBDCs until 2030 as housing bill heads to Trump
The US House has passed a sweeping housing bill that includes a ban on central bank digital currencies through 2030,…
Senate Democrats Push for Hearings on Trump Family’s $500M UAE Crypto Deal
A group of Senate Democrats is calling for immediate hearings into a reported $500 million deal between the Trump family’s…
Bitcoin Drops Below $63,000 as ETF Outflows and $10.6 Billion Options Expiry Loom
Bitcoin is trading under $63,000 ahead of Thursday’s PCE data release, which analysts say is the market’s next major test….
CFTC Sues Kentucky After State’s Prediction Market Lawsuits
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is suing Kentucky, now the ninth state the regulator has taken to court in…
DCG-Backed Zcash Miner Proposes NASDAQ Merger Despite Rough Month for ZEC
Fortitude Mining, a Digital Currency Group subsidiary focused on Zcash mining, wants to merge with HeartSciences Inc., a small-cap NASDAQ-listed…
What Andy Burnham as UK Prime Minister Could Mean for Crypto
Keir Starmer has stepped down as UK Prime Minister, and Andy Burnham — former Mayor of Manchester — is the…
$170M in Ether Longs Wiped Out as Crypto Market Tumbles
Ether price took a 5% hit on Tuesday, erasing the last 12 days of gains and triggering $170 million in…
Ethereum’s Staking Tax Debate May Already Be Obsolete
Ethereum’s latest funding drama has split the community: should the network tax staking rewards to pay for development, or let…