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South Korea is folding its token securities work into a broader government push to modernize capital markets, as regulators plan faster settlement, longer trading hours and additional technol
Europe just took a decisive step toward a central bank digital currency. With the European Parliament’s ECON committee backing the digital euro package, the question for builders, exchanges,
@StarkWareLtd has unveiled a zero-knowledge identity system designed to let users pass a KYC check without surrendering their personal data to a central verifier. The prototype, called Privat
The clock has run out. July 1, 2026 marks the hard expiry of MiCA's transitional period across the European Union, and the European Securities and Markets Authority (@ESMAComms) has been unam
@Cboe Global Markets has revived a type of S&P 500 contract after a hiatus of more than a decade, bringing Wall Street squarely into a business that prediction market platforms Kalshi and Pol
The Bank for International Settlements (@BIS_org), often described as the central bank for central banks, has delivered its bluntest verdict yet on stablecoins. In its 2026 Annual Economic Re
@oobit, the crypto payments app backed by @tether, has wired Brazil's PIX instant payment network directly into its platform. The feature connects Oobit's tap-to-pay app with PIX, a system us
A Deliberate Restructuring, Not a Market Panic The Ethereum Foundation (@ethereumfndn) has laid off 54 employees, cutting roughly one fifth of its total workforce. The reductions conclude a m
A group of Senate Democrats, including Elizabeth Warren, Chris Murphy, Andy Kim, and Jeff Merkley, are pressing Republican leadership to hold formal hearings into a reported $500 million deal
Carbone Takes the Case to Capitol Hill Digital Chamber CEO Cody Carbone appeared before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday, arguing that the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act would meanin
Four Groups Raise Alarm Over Section 604 Four law enforcement organizations have sent a letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and White House digital assets adviser Patrick Witt, war
Ripple executive Reece Merrick said crypto payments are moving through the same early stage that e-commerce faced more than two decades ago. Summary Merrick says crypto payments resemble earl
