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South Korea Mandates ‘Major Shareholder’ Screening in Crypto Law Overhaul
The National Assembly’s amendment to the Specific Financial Information Act empowers the FIU to reject licenses based on owner criminal records starting August 2026.
Bybit Pivots to Banking: Launches ‘MyBank’ with Personal IBANs
Bybit integrates retail banking with ‘MyBank,’ offering personal IBANs and 18 currencies in a bid to bypass traditional crypto-banking friction.
SEC Bifurcates Tokenized Stocks: “Synthetic” Issuers Face New Swap Classifications
New SEC guidance classifies third-party tokenized stocks as “security-based swaps,” creating a regulatory moat for direct issuers while squeezing synthetic DeFi protocols.
Cere Network Founders Hit with $100M RICO Lawsuit Over Token “Pump and Dump”
Investors led by Vivian Liu have filed a RICO lawsuit against Cere Network executives, alleging a $50 million pump-and-dump scheme that obliterated the token’s value.
White House Summons Crypto, Bank CEOs to Salvage ‘CLARITY Act’ Amid Yield War
Administration intervenes after Coinbase withdraws support for the CLARITY Act, with banks warning of a $6 trillion deposit flight if stablecoin yields aren’t capped.
Illicit Crypto Volume Hits $158B as Russia Activates ‘A7A5’ Stablecoin Network
A new TRM Labs report reveals a 145% surge in illicit crypto flows for 2025, driven almost entirely by Russian sanctions evasion via the ruble-pegged A7A5 token.
ECB Frames Digital Euro as Critical Defense Against “Weaponised” Payments
ECB Executive Piero Cipollone warns Europe is dependent on the “kindness of strangers,” framing the Digital Euro as a shield against foreign payment sanctions.
Ethereum Deployment of ERC-8004 Signals ‘Trust Layer’ Bid in AI Agent Economy
Authored by Google and Ethereum Foundation engineers, the new standard introduces on-chain reputation registries to challenge Solana’s dominance in the AI agent sector.
Standard Chartered: Stablecoins to Drain $500B from US Regional Banks by 2028
Geoff Kendrick predicts a $500 billion deposit exodus from US regional banks by 2028 as stablecoins evolve into the dominant global payment rail.
Tether Amasses $23B Gold Hoard in Swiss Bunker; Ardoino Eyes ‘Central Bank’ Status
Tether’s gold reserves hit 140 tonnes—rivaling nation-states—as CEO Paolo Ardoino confirms a ‘central bank’ strategy stored in a Swiss nuclear bunker.