ESMA Prioritizes MiCA and Crypto Oversight in 2027 Work Program
The institution has placed crypto-assets and distributed ledger technology as a pillar of its 2027…
Month: September 2026
Tether says it helped freeze $550M in Iran-linked USDT this year
The disclosure came as Senate Democratic investigators alleged USDT had become a key part of…
Coinbase gets CFTC approval for US derivatives clearinghouse
Coinbase joins Kraken in bringing US derivatives infrastructure in-house, after Kraken’s parent acquired Bitnomial and…
Walmart Is Offering Gen Z a Path to Six Figures Without a College Degree
As Gen Z weighs the $108,584 average cost of a four-year degree, Walmart has been…
Brazil Bans Online Betting Before Election, Keeps $492M in Licensing Fees
Brazil banned sports betting and online casino games on Sept. 25, nine days before the…
Spanish Banking Giant Cecabank Takes Crypto Custody Push to Luxembourg
Spanish institutional custodian Cecabank is expanding its regulated crypto-asset custody services to Luxembourg via the…
Chinese State Security Declares Crypto Anonymity an Illusion
China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) stressed that while criminals have promoted cryptocurrency as a…
Why Dogecoin Is Back in the Spotlight as Crypto Markets Shift
Dogecoin has remained in the spotlight as the cryptocurrency market has become more active, with…
Nvidia unveils AI safety platform to rein in ‘rogue’ AI agents
The launch comes after several AI agents breached their testing environments this year, adding to…
NEAR Intents says it blocked $50M tied to Bitget hackers
The cross-chain protocol said it actively prevents stolen funds from being laundered, drawing a contrast…
Near Intents Slams Door on $50M in Bitget Hack Laundering Flows
Following Bitget’s $387.5 million hack, attackers attempted to move more than $50 million through Near…
Tokenized Stocks Hit $20.9 Billion DEX Volume as Uniswap Leads
Tokenized stocks generated $20.9 billion in decentralized exchange (DEX) volume over the past 30 days,…
Tether and Senate Democrats Clash Over Iran’s Shadow Crypto Network
On Monday, stablecoin heavyweight Tether disclosed that it had assisted in freezing nearly $550 million…
Does Oil Move Bitcoin Price? No and Yes
While you keep reading headlines that bitcoin crashed as oil spiked, this year has once…
Canadian ‘crypto king’ set to represent himself at fraud trial
Aiden Pleterski was allegedly behind a crypto Ponzi scheme between 2021 and 2022 that resulted…