South Korea crypto regulation: stablecoin interest payments to be banned under new 2025 law
South Korea’s FSC plans to prohibit interest payments on stablecoins, aiming to protect financial stability while fostering innovation in digital…
New Development in the US Government Shutdown: First Clear Official Statement on When It Might End
The ongoing government shutdown in the United States “will probably end this week,” White House senior economic adviser Kevin Hassett…
Crypto\’s Half-finished Legislative Agenda Teeters as CEOs Set Meeting With Democrats
There is a growing sense that 2025 will be a bust for the long-awaited U.S. legislation to establish a fully…
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Code is Law’ documentary explores the void between DeFi and law
Upcoming documentary, Code Is Law: Crypto’s Unstoppable Heists, examines why, despite multi-million dollar hacks continuing to plague the sector, very…
Centralized Exchanges Are Still Criminals’ Favorite Crypto Money Laundering Tool
This summer, Roman Storm, the co-founder of infamous crypto mixer Tornado Cash, was convicted in New York federal court of…
Fed Governor Barr flags potential Bitcoin loophole in GENIUS Act
Key Takeaways The inclusion of assets authorized by foreign governments in the GENIUS Act could enable Bitcoin repo holdings.Barr emphasized…
US shutdown enters third week as Senate Democrats plan crypto roundtable
The US government is entering its third week shut down, with a Senate vote scheduled for Monday evening to end…
VALR Secures FSCA Approval for Crypto CFDs, Derivatives in South Africa
VALR, South Africa’s crypto exchange, has been granted an Over-The-Counter Derivatives Provider license and an additional Financial Services Provider license…
Senate Republicans Call for Own Meeting With Crypto CEOs After Democrats\’ Sitdown
Though the U.S. government remains shut down, the Senate is a hive of crypto activity this week, with Republican lawmakers…
Asia’s Stablecoin Race Sees Top Companies Vie for Dominance, Test Policy Lines
Asia’s stablecoin competition is splitting between bank-backed domestic currencies and U.S. dollar incumbents as Japan, Singapore, and Hong Kong formalize…