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UK's bold new crypto rules promise to unlock global trading, but huge compliance hurdles still threaten the rollout

The U.K. FCA’s crypto framework has been praised for prioritizing global liquidity and institutional adoption, but the authorization process is expected to be daunting. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Institutional

Crypto wanted to replace Wall Street – Instead, Wall Street took over crypto

Crypto was founded on a simple premise: people should be able to send, hold, and manage money without going through a bank. Fifteen years later,…
Payments

Revolut to delist USDT in August, citing regulatory and risk concerns

Revolut notified some customers it will delist USDT after Aug. 31, with remaining holdings automatically converted into users’ base currency. Read Full Story at Cointelegraph.com…
Infrastructure

Bitcoin’s BIP-110 fork fight gives exchanges an August deadline before miners signal support

BGeometrics shows support at 0.42% since May 1, while Farside’s alerts make the August lock-in window harder for exchanges, wallets, pools, and node operators to…
Infrastructure

Tim Draper denies moving Bitcoin, reiterates $250,000 BTC prediction

Tim Draper denies moving Bitcoin after blockchain analysts linked him to a wallet that transferred 1,000 BTC to Coinbase Prime. Read Full Story at Cointelegraph.com…
Markets

Crypto exchanges are selling stock options and tokenized stocks but users may not own what they think

Bitget launched US stock options this week and says no other major crypto exchange offers them. The product starts with the simplest version of options…
Markets

Bitcoin profit and loss ratio falls to 43-month low

Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan said the bottom is “closer than ever,” while a Swan Bitcoin analyst suggested investors buy now at a discount…
Markets

ESMA Warns Prediction Market Event Contracts May Fall Under EU Binary Options Ban

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities regulator, said in a statement that many prediction market event contracts may already fall within…
Infrastructure

SOL rallies as Solana memecoins, prediction market activity surge: Are bulls back?

Rising interest in Solana-network memecoins and prediction markets was followed by a rally in SOL price. Will the momentum continue? Read Full Story at Cointelegraph.com…