Stablecoins
Institutional

Bank of England eases stablecoin rules, introduces 40B pound issuance cap

The Bank of England published draft rules for systemic stablecoins, easing reserve requirements and replacing holding limits with a temporary 40-billion British pound issuance cap.…
Markets

Ethereum's biggest 'sandwich' bot drained of $7.5 million in ironic exploit

Blockaid said an attacker tricked Jaredfromsubway.eth into approving fake trading routes, then used those approvals to drain WETH, USDC and USDT. Read Full Story at…
AI

AWS Plugs Coinbase's x402 Into CloudFront, Letting Publishers Charge AI Agents in USDC

AWS turned on AI traffic monetization inside AWS WAF on Monday, letting any site behind Amazon CloudFront charge AI agents per request in USDC through…
DeFi

Europe’s MiCA July deadline puts Binance access and USDT liquidity on the line

Europe’s crypto rulebook is squeezing much of the industry before it has even fully taken effect, with Binance and Tether as the most visible examples…
Institutional

US regulators push user ID requirements for stablecoin issuers akin to regulated banks

The proposed rules by US government agencies suggested that stablecoin issuers be subject to customer identification program requirements under the Bank Secrecy Act, the same…
Institutional

U.S. agencies seek stablecoin customer-ID rules akin to banks in new GENIUS Act pitch

The Federal Reserve, Treasury and other regulators have issued a proposed rule that would set identification standards, and it’s now open for public comments. Read…
Markets

Bitcoin Price Falls to $62,000 as Hawkish Fed Shift Raises Risk of Deeper Pullback

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Falls to $62,000 as Hawkish Fed Shift Raises Risk of Deeper Pullback Bitcoin price fell to around $62,000 after a hawkish…
Institutional

Federal Reserve Moves to Close Stablecoin Loopholes With New Customer ID Rules

Bitcoin Magazine Federal Reserve Moves to Close Stablecoin Loopholes With New Customer ID Rules The Federal Reserve proposed requiring stablecoin issuers to verify customer identities…
Markets

Strategy’s STRC Preferred Stock Sinks to Around $89, Roughly 11% Below Par

Strategy’s STRC preferred stock fell to around $89, roughly 11% below its $100 par, near record lows, as investors rotate toward higher-yielding rivals like Strive’s…
DeFi

Zama, Morpho and Steakhouse Open First Confidential USDC Yield Vault on Ethereum

Zama, Morpho and Steakhouse open the first DeFi yield vault for Confidential USDC on June 23, routing encrypted cUSDC into Steakhouse Prime v2 on Morpho…