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U.S. Treasury has opened rulemaking on the GENIUS Act, setting up new stablecoin rules that could reshape payments, compliance, and the fate of foreign issuers in the U.S. market. The deadline for public comments is October 20, 2025.
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Strategy skipped a Bitcoin buy after raising $333.7 million from MSTR sales, instead using the cash to fund STRC dividends, repurchases, and a bigger dollar reserve. BTC holdings stayed flat, underscoring that Strategy’s playbook is now capital management, not just stacking sats.
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U.S. Treasury is seeking public comment on how to apply the GENIUS Act to payment stablecoins, with a focus on when a token is considered issued, offered, or sold in the United States. The answer could shape licensing, foreign issuer access, and the future boundaries of stablecoin regulation.
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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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