Canada’s CIRO Caps Dealer Self-Custody at 20% in New Crypto Framework
New interim rules force Canadian crypto dealers to store 80% of client assets with third-party custodians, introducing a capital-weighted tier...
BBVA Joins Qivalis: 12-Bank Consortium Targets H2 2026 Euro Stablecoin Launch
BBVA becomes the 12th member of the Qivalis joint venture, aiming to launch a MiCA-compliant euro stablecoin by late 2026...
Vitalik Buterin Declares L2 Era ‘Over’ as L1 Fees Hit $0.44
Vitalik Buterin argues the L2 'rollup-centric' roadmap is obsolete as Ethereum L1 fees drop to $0.44, challenging the valuations of...
ProShares Launches First US Index ETF for Top 20 Cryptos; Opts for Swaps Over Spot
ProShares debuts KRYP, a synthetic ETF tracking the CoinDesk 20 Index, offering diversified exposure via swaps as the benchmark faces...
Beyond Inc. (Bed Bath & Beyond) Pivots to RWAs with Tokens.com Acquisition; Stock Jumps 7%
Beyond Inc. (BYON) surges 6.9% as it acquires Tokens.com to build a real estate tokenization engine powered by tZERO and...
MetaMask Integrates Ondo’s Tokenized Stocks; 200+ Assets Live on Linea
MetaMask enables direct trading of Nvidia and Apple for non-US users via Ondo Finance, though the ONDO token remains unresponsive...
Vitalik Kills ‘Branded Shards’ Narrative; ETH Slips to $2,270
Buterin calls the 'branded shard' model obsolete as the Fusaka upgrade boosts L1 capacity, sending ETH lower.
Tether Slashes Funding Target to $5B as Investors Balk at $500B Valuation
The stablecoin giant retreats from a $20 billion raise after investors reject a valuation that would have rivaled Tesla.
Bitcoin Surrenders $73K as ETF Assets Evaporate Below $100B
Bitcoin hit $73,111 as $272M fled spot ETFs, wiping out $740M in leveraged longs.
Darknet ‘Pharaoh’ Gets 30 Years: The $105M Crypto Drug Empire That Collapsed
Rui-Siang Lin, aka 'Pharaoh,' sentenced to three decades for running Incognito Market while training police on blockchain tracing.