Russia Caps Retail Crypto at 300,000 Rubles Under Strict 2027 Framework
New legislation set for a 2026 vote will limit non-accredited Russian investors to just ~$3,200 in annual crypto purchases starting...
Fidelity Mints ‘FIDD’ on Ethereum; Standard Chartered Warns of $500B Bank Exodus
Fidelity's new Ethereum stablecoin includes wallet-freeze capabilities, sparking a debate on censorship as Standard Chartered predicts a $500B deposit flight...
Nomura’s Laser Digital Files for US Federal Charter to Bypass State Licenses
Nomura's crypto arm seeks a rare OCC national trust charter to bypass state-level red tape and offer federally regulated custody...
Solana Validator Count Collapses 68% as Foundation Forces ‘Pruning’
Active validators drop below 800 as the Solana Foundation's new subsidy rules price out independent operators, lowering the Nakamoto Coefficient...
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...
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.
Universal Digital Launches USDU: The UAE’s First Central Bank-Registered USD Stablecoin
Universal Digital secures the first CBUAE registration for a USD stablecoin, anchoring reserves at Emirates NBD and Mashreq.
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...
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...
Standard Chartered Signals $500B Liquidity Drain as Stablecoins Bypass Banks
Geoff Kendrick predicts a massive liquidity drain from regional banks as stablecoin market cap targets $2 trillion by 2028.
OpenAI ‘Bot-Killer’ Social Network Reports Send Worldcoin (WLD) Up 27%
WLD jumps 27% as reports surface that Sam Altman's OpenAI is building a social platform that may use Worldcoin's Orb...
Fairshake PAC Reloads With $193M War Chest for 2026 Midterms
With fresh $25M checks from Coinbase and Ripple, the crypto super PAC has nearly $200M ready to shape the 2026...