Cryptocurrency

BlackRock has renewed its view that Bitcoin can sit inside some investment portfolios as a small complementary diversifier.  Summary BlackRock says Bitcoin may diversify portfolios when exposure stays near 1%…

Brazil’s Federal Public Ministry has reminded political parties and candidates that they cannot accept cryptocurrency donations for election campaigns.  Summary Brazil’s MPF says campaign donations must remain traceable, keeping crypto…

Tether-backed payments app Oobit has integrated Brazil’s Pix payment network, giving users a new way to move between reais and USDT.  Summary Oobit lets Brazilian users deposit reais, hold USDT…

Chainlink has joined Project Pangea, a bank-backed effort that aims to speed up foreign exchange settlement between Europe and South Korea.  Summary Project Pangea links Chainlink with European and Korean…

StarkWare has introduced Private KYC on Starknet, a demo that lets users meet know-your-customer checks without giving companies full copies of identity documents.  Summary Private KYC lets users prove age…

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has sued Kentucky in federal court, seeking to stop the state from enforcing gaming laws against federally regulated prediction market operators.  Summary Kentucky became the…

CFTC Chair Michael Selig has defended crypto perpetual futures while stressing they are not suitable for agricultural markets, as regulated crypto perps continue expanding across U.S. venues. Summary Michael Selig…

CBOE has begun evaluating a conversion of its Bitcoin and Ether futures into perpetual contracts after crypto perpetuals generated more than $8.5 billion in trading volume on Kalshi within weeks…

Zcash miner Fortitude Mining Holdings has secured a path to the public markets through an all-stock merger with HeartSciences, a transaction that will place the crypto mining company on the…

Crypto industry advocate Cody Carbone has renewed calls for lawmakers to advance the CLARITY Act as Senate debate over the legislation continues without a scheduled floor vote. Summary Cody Carbone…