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Event Contracts Challenge Crypto’s Next Generation of Speculation
Prediction markets are expanding crypto’s speculative frontier, offering fixed-outcome contracts on elections, rates and sports while raising fresh questions about liquidity, manipulation, settlement and regulation.
Stablecoin Issuers Race to Turn U.S. Rules Into a Payments Advantage
U.S. stablecoin issuers are turning new regulation into a payments race, competing on reserves, redemption, licensing, compliance, distribution and global reach as banks and fintechs enter the market.
A Fresh DeFi Exploit Tests Who Is Responsible When Code Fails
A newly disclosed DeFi exploit raises urgent questions about accountability, smart-contract failures, oracle risk, governance controls, insurance coverage and regulation as automated financial infrastructure moves toward mainstream adoption.
OpenReserve’s OCC Charter Tests the Future of Onchain Banking
OpenReserve Bank’s provisional OCC charter creates a path to federally supervised onchain banking, but the startup must still prove its stablecoin, tokenized deposit and continuous settlement model can meet liquidity and operational standards.
South Korea Maps a Three Stage Route to Stablecoin Settled Securities
South Korea’s three-stage tokenized securities roadmap starts with institutional private funds and bonds in 2027, expands to public markets, and ultimately targets stablecoin-based on-chain settlement.
CFTC’s Perpetuals Challenge Puts U.S. Crypto Derivatives at a Turning Point
The CFTC has asked a court to dismiss CME Group’s challenge to crypto perpetual futures approvals, raising questions about U.S. derivatives regulation, competition and institutional capital flows.
Dollar Tokens Move From Crypto Plumbing Toward Everyday Payments
Stablecoins are moving beyond crypto trading into payments, remittances and business settlement. The article examines circulation, reserves, regulation and which issuers may capture the economics of tokenized dollars.
Prediction Markets Face a New Test of Trust and Market Integrity
Crypto prediction markets are attracting capital and scrutiny, but thin liquidity, concentrated wallets, insider information and unclear settlement rules could undermine trust, price accuracy and market integrity.
Crypto Market Structure Bill Puts Liquidity and Regulation to the Test
Congress’s crypto market structure bill could redraw SEC and CFTC authority, reshape spot trading, custody and disclosures, and determine whether institutional liquidity returns to US markets or remains offshore.
Crypto Exchanges Build Proof of Reserves for Continuous Trust
Crypto exchanges are developing continuous proof-of-reserves systems that combine blockchain data, cryptographic liability proofs and independent audits to reveal solvency risks before withdrawals freeze under stress.
Compliance Is Becoming Crypto’s Next Liquidity Battleground
Crypto exchanges are entering a new liquidity battle as stricter compliance, withdrawal controls, solvency disclosures and cross-border rules favor platforms that can earn institutional trust without driving users offshore.
Stablecoin Rulemaking Will Decide Who Can Compete in Dollar Tokens
Stablecoin rules under the GENIUS Act will shape reserve requirements, redemptions, compliance costs and market competition, determining whether dollar tokens remain open to fintechs or favor banks and tech giants.