Senate’s 60-Vote Gap Looms Over CLARITY Act Before August Recess
The House Financial Services Committee has scheduled back-to-back hearings on July 14 and July 17, one covering Federal Reserve monetary policy, the other focused directly on the CLARITY Act. This is giving supporters of comprehensive crypto regulation…
Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC Eyes Upside as Franklin Templeton Pushes Stock Dividends
Franklin Templeton just filed for two ETFs that reroute corporate stock dividends directly into Bitcoin. This just sends Bitcoin price prediction into bullish territory, even as BTC trades in a bearish band. The structure is genuinely novel, and it could…
XRP Price Prediction: Ripple Taps Indonesia, Philipines, and Vietnam Market
XRP price prediction is getting bullish as Ripple expands to Southeast Asia. Yet, the price hasn’t caught up to the story. A resurfaced SBI Remit announcement confirms live XRP-powered remittance infrastructure across Indonesia, the Philippines,…
Post-FOMC Anxiety in a Kevin Warsh Fed Era: Why Bitcoin’s $62K Dip Is the New Normal
During this week’s FOMC meeting, the Federal Reserve dropped cautious hints about future interest rates. Prediction markets are currently pricing in a greater than 50% chance of at least one more rate hike before the year ends. This persistent…
Japan Three Biggest Banks Unite to Launch Yen Crypto Stablecoin by March 2027
MUFG Bank, Mizuho Bank, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation have established a formal joint council to develop and co-issue a yen-backed crypto stablecoin by the end of Japan fiscal year 2026, March 2027. The stablecoin will be issued under a trust…
SEC Plan to Scrap Rule 611 Could Be the Biggest Regulatory Unlock Yet for Crypto Tokenized US Stocks
The SEC just removed the single biggest legal obstacle standing between Crypto DeFi and US equity markets. On June 11, the agency formally proposed to rescind Rule 611 of Regulation NMS, the trade-through prohibition that has governed stock order routing…
Crypto Council for Innovation launches coalition to push for regulatory clarity on vaults
A new coalition is forming, focused on crypto vaults, an increasingly popular mechanism for depositing digital assets and earning yield.
Ripple Makes New Demands From SEC, What Are They Asking For?
Crypto firm Ripple has sent a letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) demanding clarity on the treatment of payment stablecoins and tokenized securities. This follows a meeting that the firm held with the Commissionâs Crypto Task…
SEC Puts Off Crypto Stock Plans—Bitcoin Drops Under $76,000
Bitcoin (BTC) and much of the broader crypto market fell sharply Friday evening after the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) delayed a plan that would have provided broad exemptions for US crypto firms to trade tokenized assets tied to stocks.…
Japan’s Crypto Revolution: 20% Tax Rate and Institutional ETF Gateway
Japan is executing the most consequential crypto regulatory pivot in Asia. The country that once taxed crypto gains at up to 55%, which drove liquidity offshore and cemented its reputation as a hostile jurisdiction for active traders, has now published…