Regulation
1627 articlesXRP Ledger Upgrade Could Make Owning XRP Optional: Will Demand Fall?
A new XRP Ledger upgrade would let banks cover user fees and reserves, so people could transact without ownin…
George Santos Kalshi Bet Cost Him $35,000: Who Caught Him First?
George Santos bet against his own no-show and made $17,570. Kalshi caught it in seconds. The CFTC fined him $…

Bank of Italy finds no consistent cost advantage for stablecoin remittances
Researchers found that fiat conversion costs and payment infrastructure, rather than blockchain fees, account…

Tether posts $1.5 billion operating profit in Q2 as reserve buffer falls by half
The world’s largest stablecoin issuer added 14 metric tons of gold and about 1,800 bitcoin to its reserves du…
Circle (CRCL) Granted Trust Charter by NY Financial Services Dept
The New York Department of Financial Services has granted Circle (CRCL) a trust charter, the USDC stablecoin …

Coldcard's $38 million (so far) exploit shakes faith in self-custody, may push investors to ETFs
A software bug in popular hardware wallet Coldcard that led to the theft to this point of nearly 600 bitcoin …
JPMorgan, Citi, UBS Testing Tokenized Cross-Border Payments
Several major US banks, including JPMorgan, Citi, and UBS, have begun testing tokenized cross-border payments…

Tether earns $1.5B in Q2 as US Treasury holdings fuel profits
Tether’s reserve surplus grew to $4.11 billion in the second quarter as USDT supply rose despite a weaker sta…

Quantum computing nears commercial breakthrough, IBM CEO says
Arvind Krishna said quantum computing will begin generating meaningful revenue before the decade ends as inve…

Bessent Invokes Satoshi to Force Senate Vote on Crypto Clarity Act
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent quoted Bitcoin's creator to pressure Senate Democrats into an immediate vote…

Crypto faces 3 barriers to next bull run, STS Digital CEO says
Institutional options selling, AI and delayed U.S. crypto regulation are weighing on bitcoin, according to ST…

Bitcoin Price Tumbles to 2-Week Low as Fed and BoJ Keep Rates Unchanged: Weekly Crypto Recap
The Bank of Japan followed the Federal Reserve's example on Friday.

ECB says digital euro app will exceed EU accessibility standards
The European Central Bank proposed accessibility standards for its planned digital euro app, saying it would …
