A former Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer has publicly backed Ripple’s place that hypothesis alone shouldn’t be sufficient to set off securities regulation. The feedback, submitted as a part of the SEC’s ongoing Crypto Task Force session, add weight to a rising coverage argument that attracts a sharper line between funding contracts and the property…
The illicit on-chain cash laundering ecosystem has expanded quickly over the previous 5 years, rising from roughly $10 billion in 2020 to greater than $82 billion in 2025, in keeping with Chainalysis’ latest 2026 Crypto Crime Report. In the subsequent preview chapter of our 2026 Crypto Crime Report, we study how Chinese-language cash laundering networks…
Wemade announced that Chainlink Labs, one of many major contributing builders of the Chainlink oracle network, has formally joined the Global Alliance for KRW Stablecoin (GAKS), a coalition fashioned to develop real-world adoption of Korean won-backed stablecoins. Chainlink Labs has joined the Global Alliance for KRW Stablecoins (GAKS) led by WEMADE, a 600M+ consumer platform.https://t.co/PdTxmFvSbj…
Tether has formally launched USAT, a federally regulated, dollar-backed stablecoin constructed particularly for the U.S. market underneath the brand new GENIUS Act framework. Tether Announces the Launch of USA₮, the Federally Regulated, Dollar-Backed Stablecoin, Made in America Read extra: https://t.co/rIMQTQ7ipX — Tether (@tether) January 27, 2026 The token, issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, marks Tether’s…
Japan’s Financial Services Agency has unveiled strict collateral necessities for stablecoin reserve property, setting a remarkably high threshold that would restrict which bonds qualify as backing for digital yen devices. The proposed rules mandate that foreign-issued bonds should carry top-tier credit score rankings and are available from issuers with at the least 100 trillion yen…
TL;DR After rising at the begin of the pandemic, Chinese-language cash laundering networks (CMLNs) now dominate identified crypto cash laundering exercise, processing an estimated 20% of illicit crypto funds over the previous 5 years. This development is 7,325 occasions quicker than development of illicit inflows to centralized exchanges since 2020. CMLNs processed $16.1 billion in…
Eli Ben-Sasson, the founding scientist behind the privacy-focused cryptocurrency Zcash and CEO of blockchain know-how agency StarkWare, not too long ago provided his perspective on the evolving panorama of digital belongings. In a publish on the social media platform X, he outlined two key observations concerning the trajectory of cryptocurrency and its broader societal implications….
Ripple’s token is at present buying and selling in a technically delicate zone, the place the current value motion displays a transparent lack of bullish momentum and a transition right into a corrective section. After failing to maintain acceptance above key dynamic resistance ranges, the market has shifted right into a extra defensive posture, with…
Hyperliquid’s token HYPE has surged 23% over the previous 24 hours, pushing the value motion right into a zone that might determine the subsequent development. The transfer follows rising curiosity in HIP-3 exercise and a pointy rise in buying and selling quantity and open curiosity. Price Reclaims, Interest Builds After weeks of uneven value motion,…
The illicit on-chain cash laundering ecosystem has expanded sharply over the previous 5 years and has grown from simply $10 billion in 2020 to greater than $82 billion in 2025, in line with blockchain analytics agency Chainalysis. This surge was attributed to the rising accessibility and liquidity of cryptocurrencies, along with a main change in…