Google will require proof of FIU registration acceptance for crypto apps, raising compliance hurdles for offshore exchanges serving South Korean users....
Binance Australia has reopened direct dollar deposits and withdrawals after more than two years of disrupted banking access....
The CRYPTO Act would criminalize unlicensed crypto businesses, with penalties escalating to felony charges and up to 15 years in prison....
The Nasdaq-listed company is rolling out an onchain equity system that allows real shares to be issued and lent directly on blockchain infrastructure....
Retail crypto access will initially cover Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin and Cardano through participating cooperative banks....
The company also plans private debt-for-equity swaps for some holders of the Semler convertible notes that may shrink its offering size....
The US Senate Agriculture Committee released a Republican draft of the market structure bill, which includes protections for crypto developers, setting it up for a markup next week....
Pump.fun said it will test a market-driven funding model that replaces traditional venture capital selection with live token launches....
The partnership builds upon previous work Bermuda’s government has done to attract crypto companies, including bypassing a comprehensive regulatory framework in 2018....
Vitalik Buterin wants improved private payments, easier running of full nodes, decentralized apps that don’t rely on centralized services, and more on-chain privacy....
The rules allow banks to combine token activity with payments and financial services under central bank and tech park oversight....
Vitalik Buterin argues DeFi still lacks resilient decentralized stablecoins, highlighting benchmark risk, oracle design flaws and staking-driven incentives....
Franklin Templeton is amending institutional money market funds to support stablecoin reserves and onchain cash use without launching new crypto-native products....
Backpack exchange launched an invite-only beta for its Unified Prediction Portfolio, letting users hedge and trade across markets in a single crypto account....
Bears dominate Ethereum outlook as prediction markets signal 62.5% chance of drop to $2,500, though validator sentiment remains steady long-term....
South Korea is reportedly reviewing exclusive bank partnerships for crypto exchanges as regulators assess competition and prepare the Digital Asset Basic Act....
The platform remains subject to regulatory approval and would mark a cautious step toward onchain markets....
Since mid-2023, Binance Australia users have only been able to deposit or withdraw fiat funds from their crypto exchange accounts via debit or credit card....
Vitalik Buterin warns that Ethereum’s push to add new features while preserving backward compatibility is inflating protocol complexity, calling for a “garbage collection” process....
The financial giant says it's open to interoperability...