The European Union is weighing whether DeFi, prediction markets, and crypto perpetual futures should fall under MiCA, its main crypto rulebook. Translation: Brussels is trying to decide how far its grip on onchain markets should reach before the lawyers, traders, and protocol builders all start yelling at once. EU crypto regulation: MiCA may expand into […]
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Bitcoin is moving from speculative side quest to strategic institutional asset, but the big players want serious plumbing before they commit real capital. Institutional Bitcoin adoption is now driven more by infrastructure, custody, and compliance than by hype. Xapo Bank’s Joey Garcia says Bitcoin is increasingly viewed as a “credible strategic allocation.” Regulatory clarity matters, […]
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Maelstrom’s Bitcoin Grant Program just hit a useful milestone: 20 months in, five developers funded, four still active, and a stack of real Bitcoin work to show for it. No token nonsense, no marketing fog machine — just people grinding on Bitcoin Core, privacy tooling, and the infrastructure that keeps the network alive. 5 developers […]
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Ethereum is still getting hammered on the charts, but Tom Lee’s Bitmine is buying ETH like it thinks the market is handing out free money. Bitmine bought another $213.57 million in Ethereum Its ETH holdings now equal 4.59% of circulating supply ETH remains below key support and major weekly moving averages About $819.86 million more […]
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Kristin Smith pushes Senate to protect crypto developers in CLARITY Act is pressing U.S. senators to keep crypto developer protections intact in the CLARITY Act, warning that lawmakers should not slap broker-and-custodian rules onto people who simply build software and maintain blockchain infrastructure. Developer protections are the key fight in the CLARITY Act Open-source developers, […]
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CME Group has launched Nasdaq CME Crypto Index Futures, a new regulated basket product that gives traders exposure to Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and four additional tokens without forcing them to buy each asset directly. Translation: Wall Street now has another tidy little wrapper for crypto exposure, because apparently every rebellious asset eventually gets turned into […]
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Japan’s three megabanks plan to jointly issue a stablecoin in 2026, a sign that traditional finance is getting serious about blockchain payments and settlement. The pitch is simple: faster money movement, lower friction, and more programmable finance. The catch? It’s still bank-controlled money with a shinier wrapper. Japan’s three megabanks plan to jointly issue a […]
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BitGo opens Aave, Spark and Tesseract DeFi access to institutions BitGo has expanded institutional DeFi access by integrating Narval, giving eligible clients access to Aave, Spark, and Tesseract while keeping assets inside BitGo’s custody framework. In plain English: institutions can chase onchain yield and lending without handing over the keys to some random external wallet […]
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Japan’s three megabanks are moving from pilot mode to a real yen stablecoin push, and this one looks like serious financial infrastructure rather than the usual crypto sideshow. MUFG, SMBC, and Mizuho are preparing a jointly issued yen stablecoin Live transactions are targeted for fiscal year 2026, ending in March 2027 The plan follows an […]
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Bitcoin took a sharp hit after Donald Trump announced a military response to Iran, triggering a broad risk-off move that slammed crypto, rattled equities, and sent leveraged traders straight into the meat grinder. BTC dropped to $60,892 intraday before stabilizing near $61,813 More than $664 million in crypto liquidations hit leveraged positions ETF outflows, weak […]
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