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ECB Backs EU Crypto Power Shift to ESMA in Sharp Oversight Push

The European Central Bank backed a proposal that would move crypto supervision of major firms from national regulators to ESMA, the European Union’s markets watchdog.

Aave DAO Passes $25M Grant and 75,000 AAVE Token Plan for Aave Labs

Aave DAO approved a proposal to grant Aave Labs $25 million in stablecoins and 75,000 AAVE tokens under the Aave Will Win framework.

Tokenization is splitting into two different stories

Tokenization is starting to split into two very different stories. One looks familiar and reassuring, the other looks much more like crypto’s usual growth machine.

Crypto may go mainstream by becoming less visible

Crypto may be getting closer to mainstream adoption in a way that looks almost backwards.

Crypto’s quantum debate is getting more practical

Crypto’s quantum debate is starting to sound less like apocalypse talk and more like a practical engineering discussion. That is a meaningful shift.

Asia is pulling crypto deeper into the financial system

Asia is starting to treat crypto less like a side market and more like part of the formal financial system. The clearest sign is stricter integration, not looser adoption.

Europe’s crypto market is starting to reward scale

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Europe’s crypto market is starting to reward a different kind of strength. For years, the edge often went to the firms that could move fast, launch quickly, and build ahead of the rulebook.

AI is making crypto easier to use and harder to control in the same time

AI and crypto are starting to move in the same direction for a simple reason: both are becoming easier to operate.

Crypto’s security problem is moving deeper into operations

Crypto’s security problem is starting to look less like a dramatic hack headline and more like a background systems problem. That makes it harder to spot, but potentially more important.

Crypto ETFs are getting more mainstream and more speculative

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The crypto ETF market is starting to look more mature and more strange at the same time. Morgan Stanley’s new spot Bitcoin ETF opened with $30.6 million in first-day inflows, becoming the first spot Bitcoin ETF offered by a U.S. bank.