Bitcoin ETF Fee War: Morgan Stanley’s 0.14% MSBT Shakes Up the Market Morgan Stanley has just thrown a grenade into the spot Bitcoin ETF market with the launch of its MSBT fund on NYSE Arca, sporting an annual fee of just 0.14%—the lowest in the U.S. space. This bold move by a major bank not […]
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FDIC’s 191-Page Stablecoin Regulation: No Insurance for Crypto Holders The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has fired a major shot across the bow of the stablecoin industry, voting to release a sprawling 191-page proposed rule under the GENIUS Act. Targeting a $316 billion market, this framework imposes rigid standards on “permitted payment stablecoin issuers” while […]
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Standard Chartered Merges Zodia Custody into Investment Banking: A Crypto Custody Game-Changer Standard Chartered, a global banking titan, is making waves in the crypto space with plans to fold its majority-owned subsidiary, Zodia Custody, into its Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) division by April 2026. This bold restructuring aims to streamline overlapping services and solidify […]
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YouTube’s Ban of Bitcoin.com: A Blow to Crypto Education or Overdue Oversight? YouTube has delivered a crushing blow to the crypto community by deleting Bitcoin.com’s decade-old channel, which had amassed over 100,000 subscribers, under the vague accusation of hosting “harmful and dangerous” content. This latest strike in the platform’s ongoing war on crypto content has […]
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Trump Administration Dismisses Stablecoin Yield Risks: Bank Lending Impact Called ‘Negligible’ The Trump White House, through its Council of Economic Advisors (CEA), has released a striking report that brushes off fears from community bankers and traditional finance giants about stablecoin yields disrupting the lending market. Under the spotlight of the proposed CLARITY Act, the CEA […]
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US Treasury’s Tight AML Rules for Stablecoins: Innovation or Overreach? The US Treasury has dropped a regulatory bombshell on dollar stablecoin issuers, unveiling stringent anti-money-laundering (AML) and sanctions compliance rules that could redefine the crypto game. Spearheaded by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), these proposals demand […]
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South Korea Crypto Regulations Crack Down on Withdrawals to Fight $127M Fraud Losses South Korea, a titan in the global cryptocurrency arena, has unleashed a regulatory iron fist to curb rampant fraud after losing a jaw-dropping 170.5 billion won—equivalent to roughly $127 million USD—between June and September 2023. With scammers exploiting glaring loopholes in exchange […]
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Stablecoins Eclipse Visa and Mastercard with $33 Trillion in Transactions: Financial Upheaval or Fragile Hype? Stablecoins have staged a jaw-dropping financial upset, logging $33 trillion in on-chain transactions in 2025 and leaving titans like Visa and Mastercard choking on dust with their combined $25.5 trillion. Morph, an Ethereum layer-2 network, dropped this bombshell in their […]
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France’s Crypto Clampdown: Self-Hosted Wallets Must Be Declared to the State France is striking a heavy blow against cryptocurrency freedom with a new legislative proposal that demands crypto investors declare their self-hosted wallets to the state. Passed on first reading by the French National Assembly, this draft law targets wallets holding €5,000 or more (roughly […]
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SEC Cuts Crypto Enforcement by 30% in 2025, Admits Past Cases Wasted Resources The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has just pulled back the curtain on a staggering self-assessment, revealing that many of its past enforcement actions against crypto companies were a colossal waste of time and resources. With a 30% reduction in enforcement […]
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