crypto

SEC resurrecting U.S. crypto custody rule the previous administration failed to land

In 2023, the regulator tried to narrowly restrict the places investment advisers could park clients' crypto assets, but the new approach is still shrouded in secrecy.

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Nvidia shares rise after earnings top estimates, guides to $108 billion in revenue next quarter

The tech bellwether reported fiscal second-quarter results after the bell on Wednesday.

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Better launches Bitcoin-backed mortgages powered by Coinbase

Better and Coinbase have launched a crypto-backed mortgage product that lets US homebuyers pledge Bitcoin as collateral for a down payment without having to sell it.

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Chainalysis estimates $457B in taxable crypto activity, says CARF misses most

The blockchain analytics firm said just 14% of the onchain activity it identified is covered by the OECD’s international crypto tax-reporting framework.

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SEC sends crypto custody rule overhaul to White House for review

The securities regulator’s crypto custody overhaul could clarify how investment advisers and funds hold digital assets for clients as the proposal moves through review.

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77% of Americans see crypto in retirement plans as risky: Survey

A new survey finds broad skepticism toward crypto in workplace retirement plans as US policymakers move to expand access to alternative assets.

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Bitcoin dips below $78K as stocks, gold fall on higher US PCE Inflation data

Bitcoin stayed away from challenging $80,000 after July US PCE inflation data came in slightly higher than anticipated, pressuring gold and risk assets.

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Shinhan and Visa team up to test stablecoin issuance and B2B settlements in South Korea

Shinhan Financial Group will use Visa’s platform to test stablecoin issuance, remittance, and redemption while building new AI-powered payment models.

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Protocol upgrade decouples consensus from execution to solve scaling bottlenecks

CTDG Dev Hub participant’s protocol upgrade decouples consensus from execution, allowing network nodes to reach agreement on blocks before transaction execution completes.

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Crypto Long & Short: Tokenized equities: the model underneath the trade

In this week's Crypto Long & Short, CoinDesk's Joshua DeVos writes that demand for tokenized equities is accelerating fast, from $16 billion to more than $590 billion in perpetual futures in a single year, but that the headline growth hides the question that matters most. Two tokens can trade under the same ticker while granting entirely different rights, and the structure underneath, whether it conveys real ownership or a synthetic claim, determines the risks and protections a holder actually has.

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SEC’s proposed crypto rules probably won’t spark new ICO boom

The SEC’s ‘regulation crypto assets’ proposals could create early-round FOMO. But some tokens may still fall into the no-man’s land between security and non-security.

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Ethereum developers propose first step to protect ETH staking from quantum attacks

A draft proposal would allow validators to deposit with quantum-resistant keys, then permanently stop accepting the format the network runs on today.

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Students want crypto classes but learn on social media: OKX survey

A separate review found only about 28% of accredited US business schools offered blockchain courses, despite strong demand in the OKX poll.

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The evidence doesn't support the banks' case against stablecoin rewards

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Bernstein forecasts Bitcoin to reclaim $125K by late 2026 ahead of cycle peak

Bernstein expects Bitcoin to reclaim $125,000 by late 2026 before reaching $300,000 in 2029 under its base case, with a bull case of $500,000.

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Taurus links digital asset platforms to Swift’s blockchain ledger

Taurus expects first institutional clients to connect in days, with initial DLT transactions through its platforms expected within weeks.

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Dallas Fed warns tokenized deposits could strip $700 billion from U.S. banks' lending capacity

Programmable deposits and AI agents may enable instantaneous, automated bank switching for higher yields, driving up bank funding costs.

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ECB claims digital euro will offer 'maximum level of privacy' amid surveillance fears

Central bank officials say the Eurosystem will be structurally unable to link users to purchases, but civil society groups remain skeptical.

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