Why Are Traders Betting Against The Clarity Act? A group of Polymarket wallets has placed more than $3.6 million on the outcome that the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act will not become law before the end of 2026, creating a notable prediction-market position days before the Senate begins a key procedural vote on the cryptocurrency
Why Has Poland Failed To Advance Its Crypto Oversight Framework? Poland’s lawmakers have failed again to overturn President Karol Nawrocki’s veto of legislation designed to strengthen oversight of the country’s cryptocurrency market, leaving the country without a dedicated MiCA supervisory framework more than a year after the European Union’s rules began applying.The Sejm, Poland’s lower
How Much Crypto Activity Did FinCEN Link To Scam Centers? The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network identified about $12.7 billion in financial activity tied to suspected cryptocurrency investment scams operated by overseas scam centers, showing the scale at which organized fraud networks are using digital assets to move money.FinCEN analyzed more than 33,000
Bitcoin gave back the core of Thursday’s Waller-driven rally in five minutes Friday after the US jobs report rebuilt the case for another Federal Reserve rate increase this month.BTC traded at $81,340 immediately before the August payrolls release and dropped to $79,661 inside a single five-minute candle, a decline of about 1.8%. The move pushed
How Much Did Ben Delo Give Reform UK? Britain’s Reform UK received a £4 million donation from crypto entrepreneur Ben Delo during the second quarter, making the BitMEX co-founder responsible for about 75% of all donations received by the party during the period.Reform raised £5.3 million between April and June, putting Delo’s contribution well ahead
Why Is Bitget Targeting Wall Street Partnerships? Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget is in talks with several major financial institutions about expanding their digital asset reach across Asia, with BlackRock among the firms discussing potential distribution opportunities with the exchange.Bitget CEO Gracy Chen said the company has been speaking with large Wall Street institutions to understand how
How Far Is South Korea Taking Securities Tokenization? South Korea is preparing to extend blockchain-based securities beyond fractional investment products and into stocks, bonds and funds, with stablecoins eventually forming part of the settlement infrastructure.The Financial Services Commission and Financial Supervisory Service outlined a three-stage roadmap on Friday that begins when amendments recognizing blockchain-based securities
How Did El Salvador Keep Adding Bitcoin? El Salvador has not used public funds to accumulate bitcoin since June 2025, according to the International Monetary Fund, which said documentation provided by Salvadoran authorities showed that subsequent increases in the country’s holdings came from private donations.The disclosure helps explain an apparent conflict between El Salvador’s rising
What Does The SoFi-Kraken Partnership Cover? SoFi Technologies and Payward have agreed to connect SoFi’s banking infrastructure with Kraken’s digital-asset trading network, giving institutional clients another route to move U.S. dollars and manage liquidity outside traditional banking hours.Under the agreement, Payward will join the SoFi Exchange Network, or SEN, a real-time settlement system designed for
BitGo Singapore has opened a new office as the digital asset infrastructure group reports growth in its Asia Pacific client base and Singapore trading business. The company says regional client numbers have tripled and Singapore headcount has more than doubled since it received its Major Payment Institution licence in August 2024. The office expansion follows