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The SEC is weighing a narrow exemption that could let tokenized U.S. stocks trade outside normal market hours, but only with strict rules around ownership, custody, surveillance, and investor protections. It’s a test run for blockchain-based securities, not a free pass for fake stock tokens.
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CryptoQuant says Bitcoin is flashing a second early bull signal, hinting the market may be bottoming, but Glassnode says BTC is still being neglected as money rotates into equities, AI, and commodities. A promising setup — just not a confirmed turn yet.
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Coldcard’s firmware flaw didn’t break Bitcoin — it exposed weak seed generation in affected wallets, putting funds at risk when randomness was poor. Losses climbed toward $116 million, and the fix is migration, not just a firmware update.
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Nigeria’s central bank is cautiously opening the door to stablecoin and virtual asset testing through a supervised sandbox, signaling support for crypto innovation without handing out a free license. It’s a measured move in one of the world’s most active crypto markets.
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Blockstream has launched a beta swap service for moving value between Bitcoin, Lightning, and Liquid as Boltz pauses swaps after attacks and an EVM bug. The timing is brutal, but the takeaway is clear: noncustodial doesn’t mean bulletproof.
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Reuters says Binance reportedly shared KYC and transaction data with Russian investigators in a terrorism-financing case, raising a sharp question: whether EU privacy rules should have blocked the handover. The case highlights how centralized exchanges can become surveillance chokepoints.
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Reuters reports Binance shared Russian customer KYC data that later helped build a terrorism-financing case over just $700 in crypto transfers. The case spotlights the ugly tradeoff between exchange compliance and user privacy, especially in politically sensitive situations.
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Austria’s FMA has hit Bitpanda with a €70,000 fine for MiCA disclosure and timing breaches, marking one of the country’s first published final penalties under the EU crypto rulebook. It’s a compliance warning shot, not a fraud case — but the paperwork now has teeth.
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New York has sued Kalshi, claiming its prediction markets are illegal gambling, while Kalshi says it runs federally regulated derivatives. The fight could decide whether state gaming laws or federal preemption controls prediction markets nationwide.
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Paul Tudor Jones’ firm added to its BlackRock IBIT stake in Q2, but a sharp cut in call exposure suggests caution, not blind Bitcoin evangelism. The filing fits a broader pattern of institutions buying IBIT carefully while keeping risk controls firmly on.
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