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Ethereum’s Rebound Case Hinges on Use, Regulation and Institutional Demand
Ethereum’s rebound depends on more than market sentiment, with ETF flows, network usage, staking, layer-2 growth, competition and regulatory clarity shaping whether institutional demand translates into lasting value for ETH.
CLARITY Act Nears a Defining Vote as Crypto Regulation Gains Momentum in Washington
The long-running debate over cryptocurrency regulation in the United States may finally be approaching a turning point. After years of uncertainty over which federal agency should oversee digital assets, lawmakers are once again pushing the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, better known as the CLARIT
Coinbase’s Existential Bet: Why Brian Armstrong Chose to Fight Washington
Brian Armstrong did not enter the cryptocurrency industry expecting to become a political operator. He was an engineer building financial infrastructure, not a lobbyist studying congressional committees or an executive preparing to challenge a federal regulator. His original assumption was straightf
Trump Steps Into the CLARITY Act Standoff as Crypto Ethics Threaten the Bill’s Future
The final obstacle confronting America’s most consequential cryptocurrency legislation is no longer a technical dispute over tokens, exchanges or regulatory jurisdiction. It is a much more politically explosive question: should the officials writing the country’s crypto rules be allowed to profit pe
ECB Taps Stripe, Revolut and 34 Payment Firms for Landmark Digital Euro Trial
Europe’s digital currency project is moving out of policy papers and into the payment terminal. The European Central Bank has selected 36 payment service providers, including Stripe, Revolut, Adyen, Deutsche Bank and UniCredit, to participate in a year-long digital euro pilot beginning in the second
CFTC Chair: Prediction Markets Are “The Next Crypto” as Washington Signals a New Era for Digital Finance
Prediction markets may be approaching the kind of expansion that turned cryptocurrency from a narrow experiment into a global financial industry. That is the view of Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael Selig, who argues that event-based markets are evolving beyond their original us
EU Parliament Opens the Door to DeFi, Staking and NFTs Under MiCA
Europe’s crypto rulebook may be about to get a second act. After years of building MiCA into the world’s most comprehensive crypto framework, lawmakers are now looking at what the regulation left outside: decentralized finance, staking, crypto lending and NFTs. The European Parliament has adopted it
MiCA’s Day of Reckoning: Why Europe’s Crypto Industry Is About to Change Forever
Tomorrow, Europe’s crypto industry crosses a line it cannot uncross. After years of operating under fragmented national regimes, thousands of crypto companies face a new reality under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, better known as MiCA. The old registration era is ending.
Ripple Takes Its Crypto Lobbying Campaign to the Streets as the CLARITY Act Faces a Tight Deadline
Ripple is bringing its push for crypto regulation directly to Capitol Hill. Instead of relying solely on meetings with lawmakers and policy papers, the blockchain company has launched a highly visible mobile advertising campaign around the U.S. Capitol, urging Congress to pass the Digital Asset Mark
Congress Just Handed Crypto a Digital-Dollar Victory
The fight over a U.S. central bank digital currency has been one of the most important ideological battles in crypto policy. Now, after years of warnings from Bitcoin advocates, stablecoin issuers, privacy groups and pro-market lawmakers, Congress has moved to block the Federal Reserve from launchin
Circle and INFINIOS Put USDC on a Faster Track in the Middle East
The stablecoin race is no longer just about crypto exchanges, DeFi liquidity, or traders moving between risk assets. It is increasingly about payment infrastructure. Circle’s new strategic agreement with Bahrain-based INFINIOS points directly to that shift. By plugging USDC, EURC, and API-enabled on
Europe Draws a Line in the Sand: Unlicensed Crypto Firms Told to Leave as MiCA Era Officially Begins
The European Union’s landmark crypto regulatory framework is entering a decisive new phase, and regulators are making it clear that there will be little room for delay. With the final MiCA transition period ending on July 1, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has instructed c