Binance is back under a microscope in Washington, with the US Treasury reportedly demanding tighter compliance over alleged Iran-linked crypto flows that may have run into the billions. For the biggest exchange in crypto, this is not just a paperwork problem — it’s a sanctions fight, a political headache, and another reminder that centralized platforms […]
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The CLARITY Act is moving closer to a Senate Banking Committee markup, and the tradeoff may be a hard squeeze on stablecoin yield. Washington may finally be inching toward a real crypto market structure bill, but it looks increasingly willing to kneecap the “earn” features that let exchanges and brokers hand out bank-like returns without […]
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Germany may end tax break on one-year crypto holdings Germany is reportedly weighing a major change to its crypto tax policy, and if the one-year holding exemption gets the axe, Bitcoin holders and long-term crypto investors could lose one of Europe’s friendlier tax perks. Current rule: private crypto gains can be tax-free after 12 months […]
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BNY Mellon has pushed its Strategy position to 1 million shares, worth about $187.2 million, another clear sign that Wall Street still wants Bitcoin exposure — just preferably with a ticker, a custodian, and a compliance team involved. BNY Mellon added 101,810 Strategy shares Total stake now stands at 1 million shares Position value is […]
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Michael Saylor’s “never sell Bitcoin” mantra just picked up an asterisk. Strategy is still aiming to stack more BTC over time, but the company is now openly admitting that some Bitcoin sales may be on the table if they help keep the machine running. “Buy more Bitcoin than you sell” Strategy may sell BTC to […]
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Samson Mow is poking at one of Bitcoin’s favorite taboos: a corporate treasury selling BTC when it makes sense. His message is simple — and very unromantic — a Bitcoin treasury company should protect shareholders first, even if that means selling some of its stack. “Never sell” is not a sacred rule for public companies. […]
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Amazon is previewing Bedrock AgentCore payments, a new Coinbase- and Stripe-backed system that lets AI agents pay for services on the fly. The pitch is straightforward: if software is going to act on its own, it needs a way to spend money without humans playing middleman for every tiny transaction like some exhausted hall monitor. […]
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Mantle, Bybit, and Fluxion have launched an Atomic RFQ system for xStocks, aiming to make tokenized equities trade more like real markets and less like crypto experiments with a stock ticker slapped on top. xChange is live on Fluxion, Mantle’s native decentralized exchange Mint and redeem xStocks through a direct Request for Quote mechanism AMM […]
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Kraken is paying $600 million for a Hong Kong stablecoin firm, and the real target is clear: the payment rails, not just the trading screen. Payward Inc., Kraken’s parent company, is acquiring Reap Technologies for $600 million. The deal uses a cash-and-stock structure tied to Kraken’s $20 billion valuation. Reap specializes in stablecoin-based business payments, […]
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Bitcoin ETFs are still doing what they were built to do: soak up capital while traders argue over whether $80,000 is a solid base or a trapdoor with better lighting. Five straight days of inflows for U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs Nearly $1.7 billion added during the streak BlackRock’s IBIT led the charge while some rivals […]
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