European central banks push to expand stablecoin yield ban to crypto lending and staking
Central bankers argue that indirect yield structures blur the line between electronic payment tokens and commercial bank deposits, distorting financial system…
Binance buys $100 million Circle stake in five-year USDC promotion deal
Circle sold 1.24 million shares at $80.84 each and will pay Binance a monthly fee tied to USDC held through its wallet infrastructure. Source：CoinDesk
Binance probed by U.S. federal prosecutors for sanctions violations: Bloomberg
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan and the Justice Department are said to be investigating whether the crypto exchange knowingly permitted users to bypass U.S.…
Saudi Arabia exits China-backed mBridge CBDC project: FT
Saudi Arabia has left mBridge, a crossborder CBDC platform that has drawn scrutiny from US policymakers, according to the Financial Times. Source：Cointelegraph
ECB plans to buy tokenized bonds with its own funds
The European Central Bank rolled out a new system to link its payment system to blockchainbased financial markets. Source：CoinDesk
Why banks and offshore hubs like Dubai are winners of the Senate killing the Clarity Act
One expert believes that the failure to pass the bill is a win for the banks that staunchly oppose stablecoin yields, while a global crypto lawyer believes…
CFTC sends crypto rules to White House to review as Congress stalls on Clarity Act
The regulator is moving ahead with crypto market rules as the SEC also opens a new path for tokenized stock trading. Source：CoinDesk
ECB President Christine Lagarde intervened to block Binance’s EU MiCA license: WSJ
Although the ECB holds no formal licensing authority under MiCA, highlevel intervention led Greece to stall an application that regulators had previously…
Iran’s Strait of Hormuz toll booth ran through a bitcoin exchange, U.S. says
The U.S. Treasury sanctioned BitBank, a Tehran exchange it says moved hundreds of millions of dollars in bitcoin to the Revolutionary Guards and handled…
Kevin O’Leary says Congress will revisit CLARITY early next year as crypto tax bill advances
The Shark Tank investor says Congress will face pressure to revive crypto market structure legislation as it moves to establish tax rules for digital assets.…
UK signals end of 'light-touch' era with multi-agency raid on peer-to-peer crypto hubs
Increased enforcement coincides with detailed regulatory guidance issued to crypto firms ahead of the full framework taking effect in late 2027. Source：CoinDesk
U.S. SEC begins prepping for around-the-clock trading that crypto treats as the norm
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission dug into plans for aroundtheclock trading in an event on the same morning it approved tokenized securities.…