Binance has applied for a MiCA license in Greece as EU regulators press crypto firms to meet June compliance deadlines or exit key markets.
PwC predicts 2026 will mark a turning point for crypto regulation, as jurisdictions worldwide move from draft frameworks to enforceable laws, reshaping stablecoins, compliance, and institutional adoption.
Superstate raised $82.5 million in a Series B round to expand its onchain platform for issuing and trading SEC-registered equities, signaling growing institutional confidence in blockchain-based capital markets.
Large transfers of Bitcoin and Ether from BlackRock to Coinbase Prime, combined with ETF outflows and pending US inflation data, are heightening expectations of near-term crypto market volatility.
Coinbase has formed an independent advisory board of cryptography and quantum experts to evaluate long-term risks that quantum computing could pose to Bitcoin and blockchain security.
Debates at the World Economic Forum highlighted growing tensions between private-sector tokenization, Bitcoin-based monetary visions, and central bank control through CBDCs.
Space Protocol pushed back against criticism after its public token sale raised more than $20 million, far above initial expectations.
Tron founder Justin Sun invested $8 million in DeFi protocol River, as analysts flagged unusually high leverage during a sharp rally in the RIVER token.
Strategy’s growing reliance on perpetual preferred equity has reduced refinancing risk as it overtakes the firm’s outstanding convertible debt.
Asset manager F/m Investments is seeking SEC approval to record ownership of its $6 billion Treasury ETF on a permissioned blockchain while retaining its regulated structure.
Nomura’s digital asset arm Laser Digital has launched a yield-focused Bitcoin fund aimed at institutional investors seeking returns beyond spot price exposure.
Layer 1 protocol Saga paused its SagaEVM chain after a smart contract exploit drained nearly $7 million in USDC, which was later bridged out and converted to ether.
Bitwise said crypto markets showed characteristics of a potential bear market bottom in the fourth quarter, despite weak price performance.
Thailand’s securities regulator is drafting rules for crypto ETFs and futures trading as the country seeks to attract more institutional participation.
Crypto custody firm BitGo priced its initial public offering at $18 per share, above its marketed range, with trading set to begin on the NYSE.