Polish lawmakers have doubled down on crypto regulation rejected by President Karol Nawrocki, deepening tensions between the president and Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Polska2050, part of the ruling coalition in the Sejm — Poland’s lower house of parliament — reintroduced the extensive crypto bill on Tuesday, just days after Nawrocki vetoed an identical bill. The…
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Norges Bank, the central bank of Norway, concluded that introducing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) is “not warranted at this time,” marking a clear signal that the country is reconsidering the urgency of retail and wholesale CBDCs. The central bank said Wednesday that Norway’s existing payment system already offers secure, efficient and low-cost transactions,…
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The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has just become the sixth home for Valentina Picozzi’s “disappearing” Satoshi Nakamoto statue — a massive contrast to just a few years ago, when crypto was seen as taboo on Wall Street. The NYSE is considered a center of traditional financial institutions, and the inclusion of a Nakamoto statue…
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Australia’s securities regulator has finalized exemptions that will make it easier for businesses to distribute stablecoins and wrapped tokens. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) on Tuesday announced the new measures, aimed at fostering innovation and growth in the digital assets and payment sectors. It stated that it was “granting class relief” for intermediaries…
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A group of Republicans has called foul after the US House passed a massive defense spending bill on Wednesday that omitted a ban on central bank digital currencies despite promises it would be included. “Conservatives were promised — explicitly — that strong anti-Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) language would be included in the National Defense…
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The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has added a host of blockchain industry executives alongside counterparts from traditional finance as part of the agency’s new CEO Innovation Council. According to an announcement on Wednesday, the CEO Innovation Council will discuss market structure developments relating to the derivatives markets overseen by the CFTC. The discussion topics…
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The nine largest US banks restricted financial services to politically contentious industries, including cryptocurrency, between 2020 and 2023, according to the preliminary findings of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). The banking regulator said on Wednesday that its early findings show that major banks “made inappropriate distinctions among customers in the provision…
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The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday to a target range of 3.5% to 3.75%. However, mixed comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will likely quell a Bitcoin price rally until the rate-cutting cycle resumes in 2026, analysts say. “In the near term, risks to inflation are tilted to…
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Key takeaways: BTC derivatives pricing indicates weak conviction in a move above $100,000, reflecting macroeconomic uncertainty and Bitcoin’s underperformance compared to gold. Despite improved liquidity from Federal Reserve actions, whales remain cautious, signaling skepticism toward a durable Bitcoin breakout. Bitcoin (BTC) derivatives markets are becoming increasingly skeptical that the cryptocurrency can sustain bullish momentum, despite…
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GameStop missed analyst estimates in the third quarter of 2025, dragging shares down over 4% on Wednesday, as declining core sales and reduced Bitcoin gains weighed on the quarter. The company’s Q3 revenue of $821 million fell short of analyst expectations of $987.29 million, according to Seeking Alpha. GameStop’s Q3 report also shows that it…
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