CFTC proposes federal registration framework for leveraged retail crypto trades
The CFTC's proposal would bring retail leveraged crypto trading under federal oversight, though a gap remains for spot markets and the CLARITY Act's collapse le
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U.S. Treasury scraps proposed $10,000 reporting rule for crypto sent to private wallets
Dropping the unhosted-wallet and mixer surveillance rules removes a major compliance burden that the industry had fought since 2020.
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SEC clears first 3x leveraged Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs for trading
Leveraged crypto ETFs arriving in the U.S. expands retail access to amplified exposure even as the CLARITY Act market-structure bill stalls.
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Bitcoin slips below $84,000 as oil rally on Iranian tanker attacks hits crypto
Layer-2 tokens led losses as a geopolitical oil spike weighed on risk assets, with bitcoin hovering in the mid-$80,000s.
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Solana Foundation unveils institutional settlement standard with JPMorgan input
The program aims to settle institutional trades in seconds, a step toward TradFi adoption of public-chain settlement rails.
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OKX draws investment from Standard Chartered, Circle and Ripple at flat $25B valuation
The backing from banks and stablecoin issuers supports OKX's push beyond exchange operations into stablecoin and consumer infrastructure.
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Robinhood adds $25 million in bitcoin to its balance sheet
The move follows Robinhood's lead in tokenized equities, where September volumes hit a $15.6B record.
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Pudgy Penguins' Abstract becomes second Ethereum layer 2 to shut down in a week
The closures of Abstract and Blast highlight consolidation pressure among Ethereum layer-2 networks competing for activity.
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Cardano gives token issuers power to freeze, seize and restrict assets
The new controls court institutional compliance while drawing criticism from DeFi users who value permissionless assets.
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Strategy forecasts $20.9B Q3 digital-asset gain as bitcoin stack hits 848,000 BTC
The paper gain reflects bitcoin's price recovery, while the company continued small BTC purchases and STR C buybacks.
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Tether hit with lawsuit over $2.76 million stablecoin freeze
The suit challenges the issuer's ability to blacklist funds, a core feature of centralized stablecoin compliance.
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Winklevoss twins file for 'WINK' Zcash ETF
A second Zcash ETF filing signals growing issuer appetite for privacy-coin exposure despite compliance concerns.
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Stripe to expand stablecoin cards to 100 countries as Privy's Henri Stern takes charge of crypto
The expansion of stablecoin payments infrastructure continues Stripe's broader push into crypto rails.
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Founders Fund leads $5M token investment as Anvil launches SDK
Peter Thiel-backed Founders Fund's bet on the collateral protocol reflects continued venture interest in DeFi infrastructure.
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U.S. government moves over $100 million in BTC and BNB; a sale is unconfirmed
Transfers from government-linked wallets draw market attention given past seizures tied to forfeiture sales.
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S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 hit record highs on earnings optimism
Rising bets on strong quarterly earnings pushed major indexes to records despite pressure from rising yields.
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Ethereum's Glamsterdam test gets last-minute fix before capacity jump
The fix precedes a planned scaling upgrade for the network ahead of its next major capacity increase.
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BlackRock argues AI agents could transact on stablecoins and Bitcoin rails
The asset manager's framing positions crypto rails as infrastructure for autonomous AI payments.
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