Mon, September 28

SEC Chair Paul Atkins Unveils New Rules to Bring Crypto Firms Back to the U.S.

Paul Atkins, the chair of the SEC, has framed the Regulation Crypto Assets as an answer to years of ambiguity. The regulation will make the American market more welcoming for crypto-based firms and innovators. According to Atkins, the former administration was too aggressive in its enforcement efforts and thus pushed

September 3, 2026 2 mins read

Standard Chartered Launches Institutional Bitcoin, Ether Spot Trading in UAE

Standard Chartered has launched Bitcoin and Ether spot trading for institutional clients in the United Arab Emirates, expanding its regulated digital asset services through its Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) entity. The British multinational bank announced the move on September 3, 2026, saying it has become the first global systemically

September 3, 2026 2 mins read

Kraken Parent Payward Reportedly Delays IPO to Q2 2027

Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, again pushed back its planned initial public offering (IPO) to the second quarter of 2027 at the earliest, according to the CoinDesk report. The latest timeline extends the delay that began earlier this year, when Payward put its IPO plans on hold

September 3, 2026 2 mins read

CFTC Seeks Dismissal of CME’s Kalshi Bitcoin Futures Lawsuit

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)is seeking a dismissal of the lawsuit filed by CME Group against Kalshi’s Bitcoin perpetual futures in a federal court. The Commission asserts that CME does not have standing because the Commission has failed to demonstrate any actual competitive injury caused by its approval of

September 3, 2026 2 mins read

Crypto Council Urges SEC to Streamline Novel ETP Approvals

Crypto Council for Innovation is advocating for a modernized framework for ETP by the Securities and Exchange Commission. CCI is calling for more clarity and predictability in the process of obtaining approvals for innovative ETPs. The suggestions from CCI were presented on August 31 concerning the framework for novel ETFs

September 2, 2026 3 mins read

G20 Backs Clear Regulatory Pathways for Digital Asset Innovation

The G20 indicated an increased emphasis on digital asset innovation while remaining cognizant of maintaining financial stability in its approach to policy formulation. Financial ministers and central bank governors saw the opportunity that digital financial innovation provides as a means of achieving broader economic growth. This new emphasis has come

September 2, 2026 3 mins read

Hyperliquid Strategies Expands Chardan Equity Facility to $2.5 Billion

The committed equity facility of Hyperliquid Strategies with Chardan Capital Markets has been increased to $2.5 billion from $1 billion. This development allows the digital asset treasury company to have more flexibility to secure funds by issuing stocks in the future. The information has been revealed by the company in

September 2, 2026 2 mins read

Robinhood and Fomo Face Scrutiny Over KYC-Free Meme Coin Purchases

Users of Robinhood Wallet and social trading app Fomo discovered they could purchase meme coins, including dogwifhat (WIF). They can use Visa and Mastercard credit cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay, without completing any separate KYC identity verification. The transactions went through, earned standard credit card points and cash back,

September 2, 2026 2 mins read

Ripple Unlocks 1B XRP as Escrow Balance Falls to 31.28B

The company unlocked 1 billion XRP from escrow on September 1st through 3 transactions. These were 500 million XRP, 400 million XRP, and 100 million XRP, respectively. This was revealed by the blockchain monitoring account Whale Alert in relation to the XRP that was unlocked from Ripple-controlled escrow accounts. This

September 1, 2026 3 mins read