The latest in digital assets, markets and regulation.
Kraken owner Payward acquires Lithuania's Saldo Bank to enable crypto-collateralized lending, marking the first digital asset bank purchase in Europe amid U.S. regulatory challenges.
Standard Chartered enables Bitcoin and Ether trading for UAE professional investors with at least 4 million dirhams in net assets, integrating crypto into existing bank accounts.
Saifedean Ammous counters claims that Bitcoin is too volatile for payments, arguing that holding it constitutes monetary use and predicting it will eventually surpass gold’s market capitalization.
Sam Bankman-Fried seeks Supreme Court review of his fraud conviction, arguing the $11 billion forfeiture violates constitutional limits on excessive fines.
Coins.ph asserts its central bank license remains valid despite regulatory restrictions on its e-wallet unit, denying claims of knowingly serving offshore gambling operators.
UK trader Lewis Barber sues BitMEX operator HDR Global Trading for 324.8 BTC, alleging unauthorized derivatives trading violates the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.
CPMI and IOSCO published final guidance for FMIs on managing general business risks, including setting minimum liquid net assets funded by equity to cover potential losses.
ECB Executive Board Member Frank Elderson urged banks to build resilience against radical climate uncertainties, citing €50 billion in recent drought losses and warning that current models miss critical non-linear risks.
NY Fed President John Williams warns that AI equipment supply shortages may last over two years, fueling inflation, while asserting that AI investors remain relatively price-insensitive to rising interest rates.
StarkWare launches Shadow Accounts on Starknet, enabling users to interact with DeFi apps via separate, persistent addresses funded by shielded balances, though transaction details remain publicly visible on-chain.
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan cites Q3's 46.4% index gain and $6B ETF inflows as evidence of 'crypto spring,' despite miner stock declines and reduced corporate Bitcoin holdings.
Reuters polls predict China's September exports grew 25.5% year-on-year, driven by AI data center demand, while imports slowed to 24.5% amid recent US-China tariff rollbacks.