Europe reconsiders crypto oversight as ESMA centralization gains momentum
As MiCA enters its implementation phase, uneven enforcement across the EU is reigniting debate over whether crypto supervision should move from national regulators to ESMA.
Ripple expands European footprint with AMINA stablecoin payment partnership
Ripple Payments partnered with Swiss crypto bank Amina to plug its fiat-to-stablecoin payment infrastructure into the FINMA-regulated institution.
Phantom taps Kalshi to offer regulated prediction markets in wallet
The wallet-native feature lets users trade tokenized event contracts across politics, economics and culture without leaving Phantom.
Bitcoin decouples from stocks in second half of 2025
The gap between equities and Bitcoin got wider after Bitcoin’s post-all-time-peak correction in October.
US financial markets ‘poised to move on-chain’ amid DTCC tokenization greenlight
In comments Thursday, SEC Chair Paul Atkins doubled down on his vision for tokenized US financial markets and onchain settlement.
Binance hints at stock perps in push to join global tokenized equities race
Binance quietly rolled out API endpoints pointing to stock perpetual futures, potentially signaling a renewed push into stock trading after a failed 2021 launch.
Bitcoin first, crypto at scale: Inside the UAE’s layered digital asset strategy
Abu Dhabi is anchoring Bitcoin for institutions, while Dubai builds payments, stablecoins and Web3 use cases into daily commerce.
Upbit hack puts Binance’s emergency freeze policy under scrutiny
Binance reportedly froze only about 17% of the funds that South Korean police linked to the Upbit hack, raising questions over how major exchanges act on cross-border law enforcement.
Standard Chartered, AirAsia parent to test ringgit stablecoin in Malaysia
Standard Chartered Malaysia and AirAsia parent Capital A plan to issue and test a ringgit-pegged stablecoin for wholesale applications.
Coinbase may debut prediction markets, tokenized stocks on Wednesday: Report
Coinbase will showcase its new products on a livestream next week after joining a prediction market coalition with Kalshi and other US operators, Bloomberg reported.