Italy’s securities regulator has set a firm timetable for how the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) will apply in the country, warning that unlicensed crypto platforms face a hard deadline to either seek authorization or leave the market. The move directly affects virtual asset service providers (VASPs) currently operating under Italy’s regime and…
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The chorus of voices calling for a presidential pardon of Samourai wallet developers Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill is growing, as Bitcoin advocates and policy groups call on US President Donald Trump to intervene before the pair report to prison next year. Rodriguez and Hill were sentenced in November to five and four years…
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Former US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler renewed his warning to investors about the risks of cryptocurrencies, calling most of the market “highly speculative” in a new Bloomberg interview on Tuesday. He carved out Bitcoin (BTC) as comparatively closer to a commodity while stressing that most tokens don’t offer “a dividend” or “usual…
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New figures reveal a 70% year-on-year increase in Cayman Islands foundation company registrations, with more than 1,300 on the books at the end of 2024, and over 400 new registrations already in 2025. These structures are increasingly being used as legal wrappers for decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) and as ecosystem stewards for major Web3 projects.…
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The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, signed into law on July 18, is billed as the statute that finally drags dollar‑pegged tokens out of the regulatory gray zone into a supervised, payments‑first framework. Supporters say it offers legal clarity, consumer protections and a path for programmable money. Critics say it…
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Prediction markets Polymarket and Kalshi now place Kevin Hassett, US President Donald Trump’s National Economic Council director, as the favorite to replace Jerome Powell as the next Federal Reserve chair. The odds of Hassett filling the seat have now spiked to 66% on Polymarket and 74% on Kalshi at the time of writing. Hassett is…
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The IMF dropped an explanatory video on its X handle today exploring the new phenomenon of tokenized markets. The international body responsible for ensuring the stability of the global monetary system recognized the advantages of tokenized markets in the video, but warned that they can be prone to flash crashes and are more volatile than…
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Representatives of European Union member states reached an agreement on Wednesday in the Council of the EU to move forward with the controversial “Chat Control” child sexual abuse regulation, which paves the way for new rules targeting abusive child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on messaging apps and other online services. “Every year, millions of files…
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