FinCEN withdraws crypto mixing rule and proposed $10,000 self-custody wallet reporting rule
The Treasury unit dropped two long-pending proposals it said risked a chilling effect on legitimate activity, easing a multi-year regulatory overhang on self-cu
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CFTC proposes framework for leveraged retail crypto trading with new CTX and CAM rules
The derivatives regulator opened rulemaking covering leveraged and margined retail crypto, though a gap remains for direct spot-market trading.
Theblock · +14 outlets
OKX and NYSE parent ICE joint venture files with SEC for 24/7 tokenized US stock trading venue
OKXICE notified the SEC it intends to launch a tokenized securities venue under the innovation exemption, offering dozens of tokenized US stocks traded against
Coindesk · +14 outlets
Strategy buys 334 bitcoin for $28.7M, holdings top 848,000 BTC, about 4% of supply
The purchase lifts the largest corporate bitcoin treasury to roughly $73 billion in holdings, roughly 4% of the 21 million supply cap.
Theblock · +1 outlets
Strive adds 2,000 bitcoin in biggest buy since June, closes in on MARA among public treasuries
Strive's holdings approach 30,000 BTC as competition among the largest public bitcoin treasury companies intensifies.
Theblock · +14 outlets
Metaplanet sold 10,000 BTC and repurchased 11,000 in Q3, net holdings reach 44,000 BTC
The Japanese firm said the round trip demonstrated liquidity as it pivots toward recurring income through preferred securities.
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ZachXBT says he spent $349,700 to infiltrate Chinese launderers tied to Lazarus and Bybit hack
Posing as a client, the on-chain sleuth said the intelligence helped freeze funds tied to the $1.5 billion Bybit exploit.
Theblock · +9 outlets
Solana Foundation unveils program for seconds-fast institutional trade settlement, JPMorgan gave input
The open-source effort targets institutional settlement in seconds rather than days, with JPMorgan contributing key inputs.
Coindesk · +11 outlets
Kraken operator Payward and Singapore Gulf Bank partner for 24/7 institutional crypto settlement
The service initially targets select institutional clients in Asia and the Gulf with round-the-clock dollar settlement.
Coindesk · +8 outlets
Treasury crackdown details crypto role in $2 million Hamas fundraising network
Treasury said the network raised over $2 million via purported humanitarian charities, including hundreds of thousands of dollars sent in crypto.
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Ondo launches onchain private-company exposure with tokenized pre-IPO AI notes
The private-markets platform debuts with tokenized notes tied to a pre-IPO artificial intelligence company, extending tokenization into late-stage private equit
Theblock · +8 outlets
Spiko raises $90 million Series B to expand $2.7 billion tokenized cash fund business
The funding scales the tokenized money-market fund platform and backs expansion into new markets.
Theblock · +4 outlets
Stripe to expand stablecoin cards to more than 100 countries by year end
The payments giant is also exploring tokenized deposits and DeFi use cases, according to its new crypto head.
Coindesk · +13 outlets
OKX Money combines stablecoin saving, 10% yield and spending in one app
The product converts 50-plus local currencies into stablecoins and offers up to 10% rewards on eligible USDG balances with virtual and physical cards.
Coindesk · +5 outlets
DeepSeek and Moonshot raise billions ahead of planned IPOs as US-China AI race heats up
Chinese AI rivals attract fresh capital ahead of listings while OpenAI courts major investors.
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Visa and CoinShares surveys find rising crypto and stablecoin appetite, especially in Asia Pacific
The surveys point to growing stablecoin interest in Asia Pacific alongside strong digital-asset ownership among affluent investors.
Theblock · +3 outlets
Ethereum's Glamsterdam test gets last-minute client fix ahead of 200 million gas block capacity
A main validator client updated software hours before the Sepolia test that raises per-block work to 200 million gas.
Coindesk · +1 outlets
Ethereum exit queue hits longest of 2026 as staking wait stretches to two weeks
Ether waiting to enter staking has fallen by more than a quarter since early September while the exit queue reached a 2026 high.
Coindesk · +1 outlets