SEC And CFTC’s New Joint Crypto Initiative–What You Need To Know

On Tuesday, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a significant joint statement that clarifies the regulatory landscape for spot crypto products.  Spot Crypto Trading Regulations The statement stems from a collaborative initiative between the SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets and the CFTC’s Divisions of Market […]

US Bancorp Resumes Bitcoin Custody Services After Three-Year Pause – Details

US Bancorp is relaunching its Bitcoin (BTC) custody services for institutional investment managers following recent regulatory developments in the US. Related Reading: Insufficient Stablecoin Supervision? Nobel Economics Laureate Warns Of Potential Financial Crisis US Bancorp Resumes Bitcoin Custody For Fund Managers On Wednesday, US Bancorp announced that it has relaunched its offering of crypto custody […]

Bitcoin Payments Now Accepted By Top UAE Developer For Real Estate

RAK Properties, one of the UAE’s largest listed developers, has begun accepting cryptocurrency payments for its homes. Related Reading: Crypto Lender Execs Head To Prison After Fraud Conviction Buyers can now settle transactions using Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tether. The initiative comes through a partnership with Hubpay, a regulated fintech company, which instantly converts digital assets […]

Ethereum Open Interest Holds Firm at $8.4B: Why Traders Aren’t Flinching Despite Price Pressure

Ethereum (ETH) has slipped 5.5% in the past seven days, with today’s decline adding another 1.4% as prices struggle near $4,400. Yet, despite the turbulence, derivatives data shows remarkable resilience. Related Reading: Solana Greenlights Alpenglow, Its Most Explosive Upgrade Yet According to CryptoQuant, Binance’s Ethereum open interest (OI) has remained steady above $8.4 billion, even […]

No US Bitcoin Reserve Without Japan, Bitwise Exec Argues

In a CoinStories interview with Nathalie Brunell, Jeff Park, Head of Alpha Strategies at Bitwise Asset Management, argued that US sovereign Bitcoin holdings are a matter of “when,” not “if”—but only via a deliberate, legislated process and likely in concert with key allies. Park stated plainly: “It will be inevitable that governments will buy Bitcoin […]