The former chief risk officer of Silvergate Bank, Kate Fraher, has responded to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s decision to remove its long-standing “no-deny” settlement rule. The policy, known as Rule 202.5(e), had stopped people who settled...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has delayed the launch of a new group of “novel ETFs.” These include products that would let investors bet on real-world outcomes like elections and other events. The regulator said it...
Syndicate Labs is shutting down after five years of building tools for onchain developers. The company said it is closing because the rollup market has changed and demand for its technology has dropped. The company said the wider...
MAPO crashed by 96% after an exploit on the Butter Network cross-chain bridge allowed an attacker to mint an extremely large supply of MAPO, estimated at around a quadrillion. The fake mint overwhelmed the real supply, pushing the...
AllUnity has announced plans to launch SEKAU, a fully regulated stablecoin backed 1:1 by the Swedish krona. The token will be issued under the EU’s MiCAR framework as a licensed e-money token and is expected to launch in...
Kaiko has acquired Cometh, a European DeFi infrastructure provider, to expand its regulated on-chain data and execution capabilities under the EU’s MiCA framework. The deal combines Kaiko’s market data, analytics, indices, and pricing services with Cometh’s smart contract...
Qivalis, a European banking consortium building a regulated euro stablecoin, has expanded to 37 member institutions after adding 25 new banks across 15 countries. The expansion strengthens its plan to launch a euro-backed digital currency in the second...
The Association for Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence (ABAI) has signed a memorandum of understanding with SignSplit Science to explore how blockchain and AI can be used to protect and manage scientific research data. UAE Group Signs Deal. Source:...
President Donald Trump has directed the Federal Reserve to review its policies on granting fintech and crypto firms access to the U.S. central banking payment system. Source: Whitehouse White House targets barriers around Fed payment access The executive...
DigiFT, a regulated digital asset exchange, and Franklin Templeton, a global investment firm with $1.74 trillion in assets under management, have announced a long-term partnership to make the Benji Technology Platform and related tokenization products available to accredited...
