OCC finalizes first GENIUS Act stablecoin rule, changing its approach to rewards programs
The rule lands ahead of a January deadline and sets the federal framework stablecoin issuers will operate under, including how yield-like rewards are treated.
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Chainlink, Cardano, Hedera, Avalanche, Stellar and Aptos urge SEC to codify digital commodity status
Six blockchain organizations filed comments asking the SEC to formally recognize digital commodities as non-securities in its proposed framework, a classificati
Cointelegraph · +11 outlets
Chinese prosecutors seek to confiscate $5.1B in Bitcoin seized by UK in Qian case
The claim opens a jurisdictional fight over one of the largest single bitcoin seizures, with the outcome shaping how governments split forfeited crypto.
Decrypt · +1 outlets
Grayscale expands in-kind subscriptions to 10 crypto ETFs and trusts
The move lets holders of underlying tokens swap them for ETF shares, expanding a structure previously limited to a smaller set of funds.
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Mastercard opens early access to AI agent payments after Coinbase, Base and Cloudflare pilots
Card network payments for autonomous agents move from pilot to early access, a potential on-ramp for machine-executed crypto payments.
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Solana's Alpenglow upgrade goes live
The consensus overhaul is billed as Solana's most ambitious change since Ethereum's Merge and targets finality times and validator economics.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Bitcoin ETFs post best day in nearly a month, with BlackRock accounting for all the buying
Concentrated inflows into a single issuer underline how narrow the current ETF demand base is.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Swiss regulator approves first retail fund holding bitcoin directly
The approval gives Swiss retail investors direct bitcoin exposure through a regulated fund for the first time.
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Italy busts mafia 'secret bank' that laundered money through crypto, seizes $24M
Italian authorities seized $24 million in a case tying organized crime to crypto laundering channels.
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Wallet linked to Drift exploit sends $61 million in Ethereum to Tornado Cash
The transfer shows exploit proceeds still being routed through the sanctioned mixing service, complicating recovery for victims.
Decrypt · +10 outlets
Microsoft, Alphabet and Goldman Sachs join companies objecting to tokenized stocks
Nine blue chip firms now oppose tokenized equity offerings, a lobbying front that could slow regulated onchain securities.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Fidelity says preferred stock sales funded purchases of over 130,000 BTC
The disclosure details how one asset manager financed a large bitcoin position through preferred issuance.
Yahoo Finance · +1 outlets
JPMorgan puts a number on bitcoin for the first time: 10% a year, with a caveat
The bank's long-horizon estimate frames bitcoin as a portfolio diversifier rather than a high-conviction holding.
Decrypt · +11 outlets
UK banks hit with 10,000 complaints over blocked crypto transfers in 90 days
The complaint volume quantifies the friction between UK banks' risk controls and customers trying to move funds to crypto venues.
Decrypt · +10 outlets
Bitwise Avalanche ETF (BAVA) holdings disclosed
Holdings data for the Avalanche-focused ETF gives visibility into institutional AVAX exposure through a US-listed wrapper.
Yahoo! Finance Canada · +6 outlets
Two critical PHP bugs put much of the internet at risk
The flaws prompted emergency patching across government and enterprise sites; a ChatGPT-assisted discovery was credited in coverage.
Decrypt · +13 outlets
Tassat touts $2.5T settled and Lynq deployment on Avalanche
Tassat's claimed settlement volume and Avalanche-based Lynq rollout illustrate enterprise payments migrating onto AVAX rails.
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Ken Griffin says AI is 'almost certainly' in a bubble, compares GPUs to airline seats
The Citadel founder's bubble call adds a prominent investor voice to AI valuation debates that increasingly overlap with crypto data center narratives.
Decrypt · +1 outlets