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The smart fix for the Treasury secretary is to dump tariffs and encourage free trade.

Options are taking a larger role in crypto derivatives as traders increasingly use them for hedging and volatility trading.

MemeToro’s latest open-source release adds 1,373 Solidity lines across 17 files, outlining a BNB Chain fair-launch system designed to lock rules and block insider allocations.

“I also own my home and an SUV outright, with no outstanding debt.”

After banks lost their push for tighter stablecoin rules in the failed Clarity Act, JP Morgan scored a narrower win as Visa moves to stop meme coin purchases from being coded as ordinary "digital media" and earning card rewards.

BlackRock's Jay Jacobs says Bitcoin volatility has fallen to 35–40 as large holders use ETF wrappers for lending, options and liquidity.

Strategy shares gained 47.65% in one month to lead Nasdaq-100 constituents as Bitcoin rebounded above $80,000 and MSTR closed at $153.92.

Binance Wallet and PancakeSwap have introduced Pre-Access campaigns selling tokenized exposure to private companies before they list publicly. The first project has not been named yet. The launch extends a year of exchange expansion into traditional assets. Binance has added stock trading, tokenized equities, and pre-IPO derivatives. But, there’s a catch. Read ahead to find The post You Can Soon G...

French police are seeking four suspects after a crypto worker and his family were restrained at home and roughly €40,000 in crypto was stolen.

Some of the most consequential financial rules begin with surprisingly little text. For example, on page 36 of the European Commission's current MiCA review, item 66 asks whether Europe's treatment of staking is adequate and, if it isn't, what requirements should apply to companies providing staking services. The question is brief, but the consequences wouldn't […] The post EU staking review threa...

Growing reliance on Treasury bills comes as Scott Bessent seeks to curb rise in long-term rates

The crypto platform’s market value has fallen to about $753 million, putting fresh attention on the licenses, custody infrastructure and customer relationships a buyer could inherit.

New all-time high for the XRP ETFs in terms of total cumulative net inflows.

Mainstream AI models failed 57% of personal finance answers, according to UK fintech firm Saturn. Failure rates climbed to 88% on harder, multi-step queries. The results came as consumer reliance on chatbots for money questions has grown sharply. Harder Questions Broke Almost Every Model The study ran 121 questions through 18 free and paid models The post Should You Trust a Chatbot With Your Money...

SEC's five-year tokenized-stock exemption opens permissioned AMM trading, with analysts seeing potential benefits for Coinbase, Robinhood and Circle.

A Glassnode and Bybit report frames the divergence as the defining feature of this cycle, with froth pooling in the market's riskiest corners even as Bitcoin does the heavy lifting.

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The draft counts banks’ own holdings and crypto-linked instruments against capital but conditionally excludes customer assets. The post Why Russia’s harsh 1% crypto cap actually protects bank customer assets appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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