Bank of England Warns Weak Stablecoin Rules Could Trigger a ‘Credit Crunch’
The Bank of England warns that easing stablecoin rules too far could weaken bank lending in the UK’s heavily bank-dependent credit...
Kraken Co-CEO Says UK Crypto Promotion Rules May Harm Retail Investors: FT
Arjun Sethi said questionnaires and warnings about potential financial loss slow down transaction times while asset prices are mov...
a16z Pushes Treasury for Privacy-First Digital Identity in GENIUS Act
TLDR a16z recommends privacy-preserving digital ID to strengthen AML compliance. Zero-knowledge proofs and multi-party computation...
First U.S. Bank to Trade Crypto: SoFi Enables Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana Access
TLDR: SoFi becomes the first nationally‑chartered U.S. bank to enable retail crypto trading. Launch covers major tokens including...
Chinese National Sentenced to Over 11 Years for Largest Bitcoin Seizure in UK
TLDR Zhimin Qian sentenced to over 11 years for laundering Bitcoin worth $6.2 billion in the UK. Qian’s fraudulent investment sche...
Selig to Face Senate Hearing for CFTC Chair After Trump’s Pick Pulled
TLDR Michael Selig will face a Senate hearing for his nomination as the new CFTC chair. President Trump withdrew Brian Quintenz’s...
Transak Expands Stablecoin Payments with 6 New US State Licenses Amid Fragmented...
Transak has secured six new U.S. MTLs, bringing its total to 10 and supporting stablecoin transactions and fiat-to-crypto conversi...
Senate’s New Crypto Market Structure Bill Supercharges CFTC — But Major Gaps Rem...
A new bipartisan crypto market structure bill in the U.S. Senate could dramatically expand the powers of the Commodity Futures Tra...
Brazil’s Central Bank Sets Crypto Rules, Establishes up to $7M Capital Bar for F...
The rules classify crypto activities as subject to foreign exchange and capital market rules, and require reporting of internation...
LIBRA Memecoin Fraud: Argentine Judge Blocks Assets Linked to Investor Losses
TLDR Argentine judge freezes assets linked to LIBRA memecoin, including those of Hayden Davis and associates. Federal investigatio...