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CFTC Rallies to Defend Prediction Markets From State Attacks
CFTC Chair Michael Selig has intensified a federal–state showdown over prediction markets, directing his agency to intervene in court battles and publicly asserting that the US derivatives watchdog, not state authorities, holds jurisdiction over event contracts.
In a video posted Tuesday on X, Selig said the agency has filed an amicus brief to defend what he called its “exclusive
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Kraken Brings Crypto OTC Trading Into ICE Chat as Institutions Step Up Interest
Kraken has integrated its over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk with ICE Chat, bringing crypto spot and options liquidity into a messaging platform widely used by institutional traders.
The move places the crypto exchange’s OTC services directly inside an existing communications tool for trading desks across major financial centers, aiming to streamline access to crypto within
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77% of Crypto Users Would Open a Stablecoin Wallet With Their Bank, Survey Finds
While traditional banks and brokers have often treated stablecoins as a high-risk niche, new research indicates that crypto adopters are using them for practical financial needs rather than solely for speculation.
The Stablecoin Utility Report 2026 by BVNK and YouGov finds that stablecoins play a growing role in cross-border payments and savings, highlighting new opportunities for
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Binance Disappears from Google Play in Philippines After Years of Local SEC Warnings
The Binance app has disappeared from the Philippine version of the Google Play Store as the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission intensifies scrutiny of the cryptocurrency exchange.
In 2023, the SEC
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Nexo Returns to U.S. With Crypto Platform, Yield Programs, and Lending
Nexo has re-entered the United States market three years after its exit, launching a new suite of digital asset services built around the infrastructure support from U.S.-based Bakkt.
In a Monday announcement, the firm presented the move as a fresh start in a market it once left. This time it emphasized compliance, risk management, and long-term growth instead of aggressive product
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Mirae Asset’s $92M Korbit Takeover Signals Strategic Push Into Korea’s Tokenized Market
Mirae Asset, South Korea’s largest securities firm, has agreed to acquire crypto exchange Korbit for $92 million. This positions the firm in the country’s emerging tokenized securities market.
The deal, conducted through a subsidiary to comply with regulatory constraints on direct ownership, reflects the company’s effort to connect traditional brokerage, digital bonds, tokenized
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OKX Secures Malta Payment License After MiCA Approval and €1 Million AML Penalty
Cryptocurrency exchange OKX has secured a Payment Institution license in Malta. The authorization falls under the European Union’s payments framework and aligns OKX’s payment services with the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation and the Second Payment Services Directive.
The
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Moving from CFDs to Spot Crypto Is Not Just a Tooling Exercise
“Some of the hurdles have been tackling the challenge of the need to move at pace while we have a legacy business,” says Tamas Szabo, the Group CEO of Pepperstone. Those hurdles sat at the heart of the retail broker’s expansion from traditional CFD into physical crypto. This was once a niche transition, but has since started to edge into the mainstream.
As of today,
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Same Stablecoin, Different Bill: Why Africa's Cash-Out Costs Climb to Nearly 20%
Stablecoins promise cheaper, faster money transfers into Africa, but new data shows that the real cost of turning digital dollars into local cash often remains high and depends heavily on who controls each corridor.
A January review of 66 African stablecoin routes by payments firm Borderless.xyz shows that users on the continent face the widest conversion spreads in the world, even as
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European Bloc Seeks to Impose Blanket Ban on Russia-Related Crypto Transactions: FT
The European Union is preparing to impose a blanket ban on all cryptocurrency-related activities involving Russia in an attempt to ramp up sanctions on the country, the Financial Times reported. The goal appears to be to limit Russian purchases of goods used in the war in Ukraine.
A Blanket Ban to Prevent Leaks
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SafeMoon's Former CEO Sentenced to Over Eight Years in Prison
A federal judge has sentenced former SafeMoon US LLC CEO Braden Karony to 100 months in prison over a multi-million dollar fraud tied to the SafeMoon token. He must forfeit about 7.5 million dollars, with restitution to be decided later, and a jury also ordered the forfeiture of two residential properties.
Sentence and Prosecutors’ Statements
The U.S. District Court for the
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Blockchain.com Secures FCA Registration Nearly Four Years After Pulling Earlier Bid
Blockchain.com has obtained regulatory registration in the UK, nearly four years after it withdrew an earlier application to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The move brings the London-based crypto firm back under UK oversight as the country prepares tighter rules for digital assets.
FCA Registration Granted
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RWA Tokenisation in the UAE: What Asset Owners and Issuers Need to Know in 2026
Real-world asset (RWA) tokenisation is no longer a conceptual framework. For asset owners and issuers, it has become a practical question of structure, governance, and regulatory recognition, one increasingly addressed at the board and shareholder level rather than in innovation labs.
Nowhere is this shift more visible than in the UAE, where regulatory regimes (rules and frameworks for
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Kraken-Backed xStocks Debut on Deutsche Börse’s 360X
Kraken-backed xStocks have gone live on 360X, giving Deutsche Börse Group clients access to tokenized versions of major equities on a regulated secondary trading venue. The move is the first major product milestone under the partnership that Kraken and Deutsche Börse Group announced in December.
According to the company, participants on 360X can trade five xStocks instruments, CRCLx,
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China Replaces Crypto Ban with Stricter Regime, Carves Out Narrow Path for State-Controlled RWA
China has replaced its landmark 2021 crypto ban with a new, more comprehensive regulatory framework that tightens oversight across the digital asset sector.
While the updated rules formally acknowledge real-world asset (RWA) tokenization for the first time, they do so within a narrowly defined, state-approved structure, while restrictions on all other crypto-related activities are
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