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The CFTC said U.S. commodities firms may invest in tokenized assets and use blockchain records, extending regulatory action after the CLARITY Act vote failed.
Bitcoin fell toward $83,200-$83,300 as Treasury yields rose, then steadied near $84,000 when the bond selloff paused; the rate path and $85,000 matter next.
ARK’s $1.3 billion venture fund is being tokenized on Ethereum through Securitize, creating a concrete test of how private-market fund exposure functions onchain.
Sequans sold its remaining bitcoin, while DWF research cited by Cointelegraph says most digital-asset treasuries trade below their holdings’ value, pressuring the model’s financing loop.
New York alleges Polymarket US operates an unlicensed gambling business and seeks a statewide block, making state licensing central to the dispute.
The Federal Reserve has opened two GENIUS Act stablecoin proposals for comment, setting out possible capital, reserve, redemption, disclosure and bank-issuance requirements.
Bitget says a $351.6 million breach hit limited hot and warm wallets, suspending withdrawals and focusing attention on exchange custody controls.
Two approved outlets report that Dystopia Labs founder and former Hack VC partner Hsin-Ju Chuang was found dead at 37. The supplied sources state no cause of death.
A report says six XRP wallet-drainer waves reached nearly $20 million in losses across 6,678 wallets, while a hardware-wallet provider urged replacement of exposed phrases.
BlackRock’s AI-agent thesis points to a possible new use for stablecoins, but the reported $5 trillion opportunity is framing rather than a documented transaction shift.
The reported initiative could broaden overseas use of dollar-backed stablecoins, but no policy has been confirmed.
An experimental quantum-resistant Bitcoin transaction estimate fell from about $320 to under $67, while EU supervisors warned that quantum computing could weaken blockchain security.
MoonPay has agreed to acquire SEC-registered North Capital in an all-stock deal reported at about $60 million, adding regulated market infrastructure to its tokenized-securities push.
The CFTC and SEC are advancing on-chain market and tokenized-stock work administratively, while the CLARITY Act setback leaves the governing terms unsettled.
BitMEX has ended trading after 11 years, keeping withdrawals open while fees apply to funds left on the platform.
Bitcoin fell from about $86,000 to below $84,000 as Treasury yields rose toward 5%, with roughly $280 million in long liquidations reported.
NYSE and Blockchain.com have outlined a preliminary arrangement for tokenized US equities and ETFs, but access depends on a planned platform and regulatory approval.
Bitcoin’s move was linked in reporting to falling oil and stronger risk appetite, but the supplied record does not establish crypto flows as the driver.
US spot bitcoin ETFs recorded more than $1.7 billion of inflows over two sessions, with Monday bringing roughly $999 million and exceeding the prior week.
Reported U.S. scrutiny of Binance is focused on whether Iran-linked trades were knowingly permitted and whether later compliance measures held, but no enforcement action is confirmed.
The CFTC has warned that contracts on whether someone says specific words face heightened manipulation risk, highlighting a contract-design issue for prediction-market venues.
XRP Ledger is retrying a bank-facing amendment after reports said a critical pre-mainnet signer flaw was fixed, leaving production readiness untested.
White hats reportedly moved 52 Bitcoin from exploited Coldcard signing devices to an address tagged for a Wyoming recovery trust, though reports disagree on its share of the haul.
European central banks are reportedly seeking MiCA changes to stablecoin reserve liquidity rules and to restrictions affecting lending and staking.
