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Bitpanda co-CEO Christian Trummer says MiCA has meaningfully boosted retail confidence in regulated crypto platforms, but warns the framework needs teeth against noncompliant operators.…
After eight years as crypto's most prominent ally inside the SEC, Hester Peirce's exit threatens to slow the agency's progress toward clear digital asset guidelines.…
Circle has formally told the European Commission that MiCA's bank-deposit reserve mandates and concentration caps are pushing the world's largest stablecoins out of Europe's market.…
Hester Peirce, the SEC commissioner known as "Crypto Mom," has left the agency, raising questions about the future direction of digital asset regulation.…
Community bankers have filed a lawsuit against the OCC over its issuance of crypto trust charters, a move that could redefine how digital asset firms plug into the traditional banking system.…
The SEC signals additional crypto regulatory proposals following a custody rule overhaul, with potential ripple effects across market structure and compliance frameworks.…
Anchorage Digital has laid off roughly 17% of its workforce, underscoring the sustained financial strain gripping the broader crypto industry.…
The $4.2B crypto bank is shedding roughly one in six employees while simultaneously expanding into stablecoins and landing a $100M Tether investment.…
Bank of New York Mellon is reportedly weighing a digital asset infrastructure partnership with Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken.…
Blast, once one of Ethereum's largest layer-2 networks by TVL, is winding down after operating costs outpaced revenue, urging users to return assets to mainnet.…
South Africa's Absa has become the first bank on the African continent to offer bitcoin custody, targeting institutional clients in a landmark move for African crypto adoption.…
Ethereum Layer-2 network Blast is shutting down, leaving $51 million in user funds controlled by just three keyholders ahead of an October 26 withdrawal deadline.…