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News & Education about Disruptive Technologies in Finance, Banking, Blockchain, Digital Assets, DeFi, Artificial Intelligence & Much More

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Crypto payment provider Oobit has officially launched a native crypto-to-bank transfer service designed to bypass the friction of traditional correspondent banking

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Banking

3 hours ago

Tether-Backed Oobit Bridges Self-Custody and Local Bank Rails

Tether-backed Oobit enables direct crypto-to-bank transfers from self-custody wallets, utilizing local rails like ACH and SEPA for instant settlement. ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has overhauled a punitive capital rule that previously stifled on-chain settlement

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Stablecoins

a day ago

SEC Slashing Stablecoin Capital Haircuts to 2%

The SEC officially treats payment stablecoins as cash equivalents for broker-dealers, cutting capital haircuts to 2% ...

Stani Kulechov, the founder of Aave Labs, has proposed a massive evolution of the on-chain economy driven by what he calls abundance assets

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DeFi

Digital Assets

9 days ago

Solar Power and 'Abundance Assets' Tipped to Rewrite DeFi Rules

Stani Kulechov forecasts a $50 trillion boom in abundance assets like solar energy, transforming DeFi collateral and on-chain lending by 2050. ...

Mainland China has officially extended its comprehensive cryptocurrency prohibition

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Crypto

Regulation

11 days ago

China Widens Crypto Ban to Stablecoins and Tokenized Assets

The PBoC and CSRC have officially extended China's virtual currency ban to include RMB-pegged stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets, targeting illegal fin ...

Harvard University has quietly elevated its exposure to digital assets, positioning Bitcoin ETFs as a primary pillar of its publicly disclosed portfolio

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Bitcoin

14 days ago

Harvard Endowment Surpasses Google Holdings with Strategic Bitcoin ETF Pivot

Harvard University now holds more Bitcoin ETFs than Alphabet stock, marking a massive $443M institutional bet on "digital gold" over Big Tech. ...

The TON Foundation has officially released TON Pay, a new payments software development kit (SDK)

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Crypto

15 days ago

TON Foundation Debuts TON Pay to Transform Telegram Commerce

The TON Foundation launches TON Pay, a wallet-agnostic SDK allowing Mini App developers to integrate instant, low-fee crypto payments ...

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Regulation

Tokenization

18 days ago

EU Tokenization Firms Urge Rapid Pilot Regime Reforms as US Gains Ground

European operators urge a "quick fix" to the DLT Pilot Regime, warning that the SEC's clear taxonomy on tokenized securities is drawing global capital to the US ...

House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee has cast a critical eye on the role of digital assets in Britain's economic future

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Regulation

Stablecoins

20 days ago

House of Lords Grills Witnesses Over UK Stablecoin Plans

Critics tell the House of Lords that stablecoins are merely "on-ramps" to crypto, calling the US GENIUS Act a "disastrous mistake" for the UK financial system. ...

MetaMask, the world’s leading self-custodial wallet developed by Consensys, officially began rolling out access to more than 200 tokenized US stocks

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Crypto

21 days ago

MetaMask Integrates Ondo to Launch Tokenized US Stocks and ETFs

MetaMask users can now swap USDC for 200+ tokenized US stocks and ETFs via Ondo Global Markets, bridging the gap between DeFi and traditional equities. ...

Nevada state judge has issued a 14-day temporary restraining order (TRO) against Polymarket operator Blockratize

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Regulation

21 days ago

Nevada Judge Halts Polymarket as State vs. Federal Power Struggle Escalates

A Nevada court grants a TRO against Polymarket, testing whether the CFTC’s federal oversight can preempt state-level gambling and wagering laws. ...

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Crypto payment provider Oobit has officially launched a native crypto-to-bank transfer service designed to bypass the friction of traditional correspondent banking
Tether-Backed Oobit Bridges Se ...

News

Banking

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has overhauled a punitive capital rule that previously stifled on-chain settlement
SEC Slashing Stablecoin Capita ...

News

Stablecoins

Stani Kulechov, the founder of Aave Labs, has proposed a massive evolution of the on-chain economy driven by what he calls abundance assets
Solar Power and 'Abundance Ass ...

News

DeFi

Digital Assets

Mainland China has officially extended its comprehensive cryptocurrency prohibition
China Widens Crypto Ban to Sta ...

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Crypto

Regulation

Harvard University has quietly elevated its exposure to digital assets, positioning Bitcoin ETFs as a primary pillar of its publicly disclosed portfolio
Harvard Endowment Surpasses Go ...

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Bitcoin

The TON Foundation has officially released TON Pay, a new payments software development kit (SDK)
TON Foundation Debuts TON Pay ...

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Crypto

EU Tokenization Firms Urge Rap ...

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Regulation

Tokenization

House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee has cast a critical eye on the role of digital assets in Britain's economic future
House of Lords Grills Witnesse ...

News

Regulation

Stablecoins

MetaMask, the world’s leading self-custodial wallet developed by Consensys, officially began rolling out access to more than 200 tokenized US stocks
MetaMask Integrates Ondo to La ...

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Crypto

Nevada state judge has issued a 14-day temporary restraining order (TRO) against Polymarket operator Blockratize
Nevada Judge Halts Polymarket ...

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Regulation