Polymarket Hires Goldman Veteran Lisa Mantil to Drive Institutional Growth
Summary: Prediction market exchange Polymarket has appointed former Goldman Sachs partner Lisa Mantil as head of institutional growth to attract Wall Street liquidity.
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Citi and Coinbase Partner to Enable Invisible Stablecoin Payments
Summary: Citi and Coinbase have partnered to allow business clients to accept stablecoin payments that are automatically converted to dollars, removing the need for direct crypto management.
Canada's 'Crypto King' Pleterski to Self-Represent at Fraud Trial
Summary: An Ontario judge denied Aiden Pleterski's request to delay his fraud trial, forcing the self-styled 'Crypto King' to represent himself without counsel.
Coinbase Completes Derivatives Stack With CFTC Clearing Approval
Summary: The CFTC registered Coinbase Clearing LLC as a derivatives clearing organization, granting the exchange full control over its futures infrastructure.
Greece Adds First Four MiCA Providers; HCMC Denies Lagarde Blocked Binance
Summary: Four Greek firms joined the EU’s MiCA register, while the Hellenic Capital Market Commission denied reports that ECB President Christine Lagarde intervened to block Binance’s application.
Tether Freezes $550M in Iran-Linked USDT Amid Senate Probe
Summary: Stablecoin issuer Tether reported freezing nearly $550 million in Iran-linked USDT during 2026, responding to a Senate report alleging the token aids sanctions evasion.
Coinbase Secures CFTC Approval for US Derivatives Clearinghouse
Summary: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved Coinbase Clearing LLC, enabling the firm to clear fully collateralized futures and swaps.
SEC Reports Growth in IPOs and Follow-On Offerings for H1 2026
Summary: The SEC's Division of Economic and Risk Analysis published updated statistics showing year-over-year growth in initial public offerings and follow-on registered offerings during the first half of 2026.
Elliptic Wants Every Cop to Read a Crypto Wallet in Seconds—With AI
Summary: Elliptic launched Pulse, an AI product that gives frontline law enforcement officers a plain-language financial summary of any wallet address or transaction hash in seconds, no blockchain expertise required.
Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Sandy Spring Bank
Summary: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the following enforcement actions listed below: Consent prohibition against Renee Nicole Brown Former employee of Sandy Spring Bank Embezzlement by…
In Her Final Weeks, SEC's Peirce Calls for Ending the KYC 'Panopticon'
Summary: Departing SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce argued at SIFMA's Digital Assets Conference that zero-knowledge proofs and attribute-based credentials could verify facts like age or sanctions status without exposing personal data, replacing invasive KYC collection.
Bitwise: Institutions Held Bitcoin Through 50% Crypto Crash
Summary: A Bitwise Asset Management report reveals that major institutional investors maintained or increased their bitcoin allocations during the October 2025 to April 2026 market downturn.
Fed Seeks Comment on Stablecoin Reserve and Application Rules
Summary: The Federal Reserve Board requested public comment on two proposals establishing a regulatory framework for payment stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act.
Jeff Booth: Why $1 Million BTC is Thinking too Small
Summary: Jeff Booth says a $1 million Bitcoin price target is thinking too small. Here is why valuing Bitcoin in debased fiat currency uses a rigged system. Is a $1 million…
OpenAI Sued Over Human Review of ChatGPT Conversations
Summary: Two California users filed a class action against OpenAI, alleging the company routed real user chats to outside contractors without proper disclosure.
Outgoing SEC Commissioner Peirce Urges Privacy-Preserving Crypto Oversight
Summary: Outgoing SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce argued that regulators should utilize cryptographic tools to reduce personal data collection while maintaining effective oversight.
Fed Proposes Tiered Capital and Redemption Rules for Stablecoin Issuers
Summary: The Federal Reserve proposed tiered operational-risk capital charges and two-day redemption timelines for supervised stablecoin issuers to implement the GENIUS Act.
Researchers Publish 'Zcash-Style' Design for Private Bitcoin Transfers
Summary: Researchers at [[alloc] init] have published a specification for Shielded Bitcoin, a protocol for private transfers on the Bitcoin base layer.
IRS Crypto Reporting Rules Create Tax Filing Chaos for US Investors
Summary: New IRS reporting rules require brokers to disclose gross proceeds, but incomplete data and late forms are complicating tax filings for US crypto investors.
Binance Invests $100M in Circle as Banks and NYSE Expand Crypto Ties
Summary: Binance acquired a $100 million stake in Circle, while Canada’s top banks explore tokenized deposits and the NYSE partners with Blockchain.com to bring US stocks onchain.