Regulation
House of Lords committee urges UK regulators to ease stablecoin rules that could stifle market growth
A UK House of Lords committee warned that Britain lags the U.S. and the EU on stablecoins, calling on the BoE and FCA to revise rules.
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Market
Ripple said to lead $1 billion XRP treasury raise: Report
Ripple is reportedly spearheading a $1 billion treasury raise involving its native XRP token, according to a new report from CoinDesk. The blockchain payments company is said to be leading this significant fundraising effort, though specific details about the structure and timeline of the raise remain limited. The move represents
Market
Stellar’s DTCC partnership sparks 44% XLM rally — What’s next?
Rally extension could only be confirmed if XLM stays above $0.21.
Market
Crypto Giant Dethroned: Bitcoin Drops Out Of Top 10 Amid Market Shift
More than 172,000 traders were liquidated in a single day as Bitcoin’s losses piled up, pushing the cryptocurrency out of the world’s top 10 largest assets by market cap. Bitcoin now sits at 13th place, trailing gold, NVIDIA, Apple, Microsoft, and silver, among others. Related Reading: Unknown Walle
Regulation
‘Extraordinarily unusual’ for CFTC to reverse Gemini settlement deal: Ex-chair
As the CFTC and Gemini work together to seek a court's reversal of a 2025 settlement, one of the agency’s former chairs said the public “deserves a better explanation.”
Regulation
US has seized nearly $1 billion in crypto from Iran, Bessent says
Earlier this year, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. had seized "nearly $500 million" in Iranian crypto assets.
Regulation
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon blasts Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong, plans to fight Clarity Act
Dimon said Coinbase's Armstrong is spending hundreds of millions of dollars trying to get Clarity Act passed.
Exchange
Coinbase brings global crypto derivatives markets to US institutional clients
The exchange's integration with Deribit gives eligible US institutional investors access to global crypto options and perpetual futures markets.
Regulation
U.S. CFTC opens crypto 'perp' door with first approvals at Kalshi, Coinbase
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has granted its first approvals for regulated cryptocurrency perpetual futures contracts, marking a significant regulatory milestone. Prediction market platform Kalshi and major exchange Coinbase received the initial approvals to offer these "perp" products under federal oversight, according to regulatory filings
Exchange
Hyperliquid bigger than NASDAQ, says ICE CEO Jeffrey Sprecher
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) CEO Jeffrey Sprecher declared that decentralized derivatives platform Hyperliquid has surpassed NASDAQ in trading volume during a recent industry conference. Sprecher, whose company operates the New York Stock Exchange, revealed he has personally met with Hyperliquid's founders and acknowledged the platform's rapid growth
Regulation
Aave Labs secures dual UK licenses for regulated crypto payments infrastructure through local subsidiary
Aave Labs has obtained FCA cryptoasset registration in the U.K. for its Push subsidiaries, unlocking zero-fee fiat on-ramps.
Security
DxSale drained for $7.3M in BNB Chain liquidity exploit
DxSale was drained for about $7.3 million from BNB Chain liquidity providers, raising fresh concerns over old DeFi locker contracts.