Category: Governance

Bank of Korea Governor Blocks Won-Stablecoin Path, Cites ‘Uncontrollable’ FX Risk

Governor Rhee Chang-yong warns that won-pegged tokens could bypass capital controls, stalling the Digital Asset Basic Act as the central...

ASIC Drops $9.3M Hammer on Qoin Wallet Issuer; Bans BPS Financial for 10 Years

Federal Court orders BPS Financial to pay AUD 14M and imposes a decade-long ban, citing 'serious and unlawful misconduct' regarding...
4 weeks ago Cryptocurrency, Governance

MLS Signs Exclusive Deal with Polymarket as Sports Betting Goes On-Chain

Major League Soccer becomes the second U.S. league to partner with Polymarket following the platform's regulatory clearance in late 2025.

Chainlink Breaks the Bell: 24/5 US Equities Data Goes Live On-Chain

Chainlink launches continuous 24/5 data streams for US equities, pre-empting NYSE's blockchain push and closing the gap for on-chain stock...

UK Retail Crypto Ban Cracks: Valour Lists Staking ETPs on LSE

The FCA ends its long-standing retail crypto lockout, allowing Valour to list yield-bearing Bitcoin and Ethereum ETPs on the London...

Vitalik Buterin Declares 2026 ‘Year of Sovereign Compute’; Targets Big Tech

Ethereum's co-founder outlines a roadmap to replace Google and OpenAI with a "sovereign stack" powered by zkEVMs and local AI.
4 weeks ago Cryptocurrency, Governance

Russia Criminalizes WhiteBIT Interaction, Citing $11M in Aid to Ukraine

Moscow designates the exchange an 'undesirable organization' over United24 support, exposing Russian users to criminal liability.
1 month ago Cryptocurrency, Governance

Crypto Funds Bleed $1.73B as US Institutions Capitulate

US investors led a massive $1.73 billion exit from crypto funds last week, targeting Bitcoin and Ethereum while select altcoins...

Trump’s USD1 Flips PayPal’s PYUSD as Binance Airdrop Fuels $4.5B Surge

World Liberty Financial's USD1 stablecoin hits a $4.5 billion market cap, overtaking PayPal's PYUSD, driven by a $40 million Binance...

Deloitte 2026 Outlook: T+0 Settlement Creates Surveillance ‘Blind Spot’

Deloitte's 2026 report warns that atomic settlement removes the 'brakes' regulators use to catch fraud, creating a risk paradox for...