UK FCA considers bespoke rules and fund exemptions for tokenized gold: FT
Unnamed industry participants reportedly warned that UK fund rule uncertainty could slow tokenized gold development and limit investor access.
Bitcoin ETFs shed $463M in weekly reversal as Ether ETFs gain $197M
ARKB, GBTC and IBIT led Bitcoin ETF withdrawals, while BlackRock’s ETHA pushed Ether ETFs into weekly inflows.
Robinhood CEO says issuers should not have veto over tokenized stocks
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev said issuers should be involved if tokenized products change shareholder rights or company obligations, but not when they create separate instruments backed by shares.
US Republicans send ‘final’ CLARITY Act offer to Democrats
The 635-page revised proposal includes Trump-backed ethics provisions and comes just two days before a key procedural vote.
Revolut attackers threaten daily customer data leaks
Attackers reportedly published identity documents and selfies belonging to Revolut customers and threatened to release more data each day until the fintech pays.
Crypto’s biggest week ever? Swarm fears prompt AI slowdown: Hodler’s Digest
Crypto’s moment of CLARITY finally arrives with a key Senate vote on Tuesday. AI swarm fears prompt development slowdown, with some predicting big falls in AI stock prices.
Anthropic chief urges slowdown in AI development to safer pace
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman agrees with safety concerns regarding AI development, says no initial share sale this year.
Revolut says customer data exposed through fake government email
Passports, selfies and financial transaction histories of some customers were revealed to a fraudster using a government agency domain.
Farage’s Reform UK gets biggest donation ever from crypto billionaire: Reports
Ben Delo, co-founder of BitMEX, donated almost $50 million to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party.
Nvidia considers $10B investment in potential record Anthropic IPO: Reuters
Anthropic is said to be seeking to raise as much as $100 billion in the offering, which could value the AI company at about $2 trillion.