Bastion Wins Conditional OCC Approval for National Trust Charter
Bastion Platforms has won conditional OCC approval for a national trust bank charter, joining Ripple, Circle and BitGo in seeking federal oversight for stablecoin infrastructure.
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Kalshi Files for Stock Perpetual Futures, Joining Coinbase and Kraken
Kalshi, Coinbase and Kraken's parent Payward have all filed to offer perpetual futures on US stocks, testing regulatory limits after the CLARITY Act stalled in the Senate.
Without Clarity Act, SEC and CFTC Improvise Crypto Rulebook Piece by Piece
After the Clarity Act's failure in Congress, the SEC and CFTC are separately crafting crypto rules that critics say are faster to issue but far easier to unwind than legislation.
Senate’s Clarity Act Defeat Hands Crypto Rulemaking to SEC and CFTC
After the Senate fell one vote short of advancing the Clarity Act, the SEC and CFTC moved fast to set crypto policy through rulemaking, leaving Congress on the sidelines for now.
Brazil Bars Stablecoins From Key Cross-Border FX Settlement Leg
Brazil's central bank will bar stablecoins from settling bulk cross-border FX flows starting October 2026, closing a gap used by a market with R$1.13 trillion in declared volume.
Haruko Breach Exposes Weak Link in Institutional Crypto Plumbing
A cyberattack on institutional crypto infrastructure provider Haruko exposed trading data for 15 clients and cost some hedge funds small amounts of money, spotlighting rising attacks on crypto's back-end plumbing.
Zcash Holders Back Halvings, Push Back ZEC Recycling to 2031
A non-binding Zcash poll shows ZEC holders overwhelmingly favor preserving block-reward halvings and delaying reserve fund recycling until February 2031.
XRP Shrugs Off Failed CLARITY Act Vote, Fed Rate Hike to Rebound
XRP fell over 8% after a failed Senate vote on the CLARITY Act and a Fed rate hike, then rebounded 7.23% as Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana also recovered sharply.
Crypto Stocks Snap Back as Regulators Sidestep Stalled CLARITY Act
Crypto-linked stocks rebounded sharply after the Senate blocked the CLARITY Act, as the CFTC and SEC advanced crypto rules through existing regulatory authority.
US Sanctions Iran’s BitBank Over Alleged Bitcoin Payments for IRGC
OFAC sanctioned Iran's BitBank exchange, alleging it processed Bitcoin from a Strait of Hormuz maritime insurance scheme that funneled hundreds of millions of dollars to the IRGC.