Macro & Regulation

CFTC, stablecoins, and Amundi: three steps toward regulated tokenization

From the outside, this week’s moves look like more legal fine print. Under the surface, they are about something bigger: your bank, your fintech...

Circle fights the stablecoin rulebook on three fronts, while big money gets pickier

Stablecoins are turning into core plumbing for institutional portfolios, payments, and settlement. Circle, the issuer of USDC and EURC, is now trying to line...

Kraken taps the brakes on its IPO while hitting the gas on margin, as Citi waves a caution flag

Two very different signals are coming out of big crypto brands this week. Kraken has quietly put its multibillion‑dollar IPO plans on ice, citing...

SEC says most NFTs aren’t securities, but Pudgy Penguins’ fake game shows the real risk is still scams

If you only skim headlines, it sounds like NFTs just got a regulatory green light. SEC Chair Paul Atkins has clarified that, under the...

Kalshi Faces Fresh Nevada Block After Appeals Court Setback

Kalshi faces a more immediate block in Nevada after a federal appeals court denied its emergency request to stop lower court action. As a result,...

From crypto donations to war bets, lawmakers are redrawing the line between markets and democracy

Crypto isn’t just a trading story anymore. In the UK, senior MPs are calling for a ban on political donations made in crypto over...

Polymarket’s boom meets a regulatory wall, so how far can prediction markets really go?

On paper, Polymarket looks like a clean success story. Over the past three years, it has racked up about 62 billion dollars in notional...

Trump Turns Up Pressure on Powell Ahead of Federal Reserve Rate Decision

US President Donald Trump increased pressure on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell just before the central bank’s March policy decision. On March 16, Trump...

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