Financial infrastructure provider OpenPayd said Wednesday that it has secured authorization under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), allowing it to offer crypto services across the European Economic Area (EEA) via passporting. The license lets OpenPayd operate as a crypto asset service provider (CASP) to offer services such as fiat-to-stablecoin on-ramping and off-ramping, … Read more
Friends, get ready for some heavy news that just hit the crypto world. Right now, as we speak, a storm is brewing that could shake the very foundations of how our digital assets are secured. Forget the daily price swings for a moment, because today, Wednesday, June 24, 2026, we are staring down a fundamental … Read more
A group of US Senate Democrats is urging Senate Republican leaders to hold hearings into a reported $500 million deal between the Trump family’s crypto firm and Abu Dhabi royalty. In a letter on Tuesday, the Democrats told Republicans, who control the Senate, lead its committees and decide on hearings, that they should “immediately hold … Read more
Ethereum is running out of money, according to former insiders. The warning has sparked one of the fiercest Ethereum governance debates in months: should the network fund developers by taxing staking rewards, or just rely on wealthy Ether holders to bankroll its ecosystem? At the center of the debate is a controversial proposal from Kleros … Read more
Amid waning poll numbers and pressure from inside the Labour Party, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has stepped down. During Starmer’s tenure, the government introduced a moratorium on cryptocurrency donations to political campaigns, citing concerns that crypto could become a vector for foreign influence in UK elections. Beyond the ban, the UK has charted a cautious … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) holders who acquired their coins more than five years ago have cut spending to a 90-day average of 962 BTC, the lowest level since November 2024, according to CryptoQuant data. The slowdown follows three major spending peaks over the past two years, including a high of 3,860 BTC in May 2024. At the … Read more
The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) is considering converting its continuous Bitcoin and Ether futures into perpetual futures, a move that would position the exchange to compete in one of crypto’s fastest-growing derivatives markets following recent regulatory changes in the United States. The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday reported that CBOE’s global head of derivatives, … Read more
Prediction market Kalshi has added India to its list of restricted jurisdictions, according to a members’ agreement document updated on Wednesday. The document now lists a total of 55 restricted jurisdictions whose residents are blocked from accessing the platform. India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology warned virtual private network (VPN) providers in April to … Read more
Binance co-founder Yi He has warned against an alleged scammer and impersonator, prompting the crypto derivatives trading platform CoinUp to issue a statement distancing itself from the individual. Binance’s He took to X on Monday to warn against the individual referred to as “Zhu Pan,” whom she said had impersonated her in failed scam attempts, … Read more
The US Senate has passed housing legislation that includes a ban on the Federal Reserve creating or working on a central bank digital currency (CBDC) until 2030, which is expected to be quickly taken up and passed by the House. The Senate on Monday voted 85-5 to pass the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, … Read more