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Six major blockchain organizations urged the SEC to formally recognize digital commodities as non-securities in its proposed regulatory framework. Six major blockchain organizations, including Chainlink Labs and the Cardano Foundation, have urged the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to formally classify digi
The Swiss regulator cited a growing appetite for cryptocurrency investments and said that multiple fund providers have submitted Bitcoin ETF applications. The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) approved what it said is the country’s first Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) that invests directly in Bit
Mesh will connect crypto and stablecoin wallets to Visa’s global payment network, allowing users to spend digital assets without a separate card. Visa and crypto payments network Mesh have partnered to allow consumers to spend cryptocurrency and stablecoin balances directly from digital wallets at merchants across Visa
BLOOM seeks to cut costs by helping financial institutions coordinate cross-border use of stablecoins and tokenized deposits. Bank Negara Malaysia and the Bank of Thailand joined Singapore’s BLOOM initiative on Friday as policymaker members. BLOOM, short for Borderless, Liquid, Open, Online, Multi-currency, is a public
Thursday’s withdrawals ended a three-day inflow streak and left US spot Bitcoin ETFs with $175 million in net outflows for October. US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded $635 million in net outflows on Thursday, pushing October’s flows back into the red. The withdrawals more than erased Wednesday’s $528
Bitcoin Core says keeping certain vulnerabilities secret no longer offers much protection in the wake of AI-assisted bug hunting. Bitcoin Core is changing how it handles security vulnerabilities, explaining that large language models have made certain software flaws significantly easier to discover. In an email to the
BIT Asset Management’s Bitcoin Fund ETF is expected to begin trading on SIX Swiss Exchange in November, with its public offering restricted to Switzerland. Switzerland’s financial regulator FINMA’s first approved spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund for retail investors is expected to begin trading in November. On Tuesday
The new service aims to bring onchain trading data into institutional financial systems as tokenized stock markets expand and face growing scrutiny. Blockchain analytics platform Dune has launched real-time market data feeds covering more than 200 onchain trading venues, aiming to bring decentralized market activity in
According to BlocksBridge, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty is rising despite the industry’s AI transition, with smaller operators potentially absorbing equipment abandoned by larger competitors. Bitcoin’s network hashrate has climbed to a seven-month high despite major publicly traded miners shifting capacity toward artifi
The investment will support Peso’s expansion across four Latin American markets, where it connects stablecoin payments to merchant services and local banking networks. Tether has led a pre-seed funding round in Bolivian fintech Peso, which offers USDT payments through food delivery apps and local banking networks, to s
The foundation called for regulation based on financial risks rather than technology, warning that overlapping rules could create uncertainty for crypto businesses across the EU. The Cardano Foundation has urged the European Union not to introduce new, standalone regulations for decentralized finance and staking, argui
The UK Financial Conduct Authority consultations came just weeks after the agency opened applications for companies under its new crypto regulatory regime. The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced two consultation periods for how companies using decentralized finance can comply with its guidance, and exclus
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