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UK Sanctions List Keeps HTX In Compliance Spotlight After OFSI Designation
HTX's operating entity, Huobi Global S.A., has been designated under UK Russia sanctions, raising significant compliance questions for crypto firms. This highlights the growing regulatory scrutiny on digital asset platforms.
UK House Of Lords Urges BoE To Ease Stablecoin Rules Over Competitiveness Concerns
The UK House of Lords has urged the Bank of England to reconsider aspects of its stablecoin proposals, warning that current plans could hinder innovation and competitiveness.
SEC’s 2026–2030 Plan Puts Crypto At The Center Of Its Regulatory Agenda
The SEC's draft 2026-2030 strategic plan places digital asset regulation at its core, aiming to modernize oversight to balance innovation with investor protection and provide clarity for the evolving crypto industry.
Strive Seeks $4.2 Billion ATM Expansion To Fund More Bitcoin Purchases
Strive plans to expand its at-the-market programs by $4.2 billion to fund further Bitcoin acquisitions, solidifying its position among leading public corporate BTC holders.
Vitalik’s smaller Ethereum Foundation tests ETH holders’ demand for execution
With at least nine senior Ethereum Foundation (EF) members having left in 2026 and years of community frustration over EF-linked ETH sales, Vitalik Buterin posted his perspective on the Foundation's direction.
Strategy (MSTR) Spends A Massive $2 Billion on More Bitcoin, Lifts Holdings to 843,738 BTC
Bitcoin Magazine Strategy (MSTR) Spends A Massive $2 Billion on More Bitcoin, Lifts Holdings to 843,738 BTC Strategy announced Monday it has acquired an additional 24,869 bitcoin for approximately $2.01 billion, averaging roughly $80,985...
CLARITY Act faces 100+ amendments as bankers send 8,000 demand letters against stablecoin rewards
The Senate Banking Committee’s crypto market structure bill is heading into CLARITY Act markup with more than 100 proposed amendments. This is turning a long-delayed vote on the CLARITY Act into a test of whether a fragile stablecoin com...
Ethereum Restaking TVL Passes $50 Billion as EigenLayer Opens Permissionless AVSes
The restaking primitive just became programmable for anyone. Launch-day filings include seven oracle services, three bridges, and one suspiciously generic 'data availability' AVS.
DeFi Blue Chips Quietly Underperform as Liquidity Rotates Into Restaking and Real-World Assets
Uniswap, Aave, and Maker have all lagged ETH year-to-date. The capital that used to flow into governance tokens is going somewhere else — and it's not coming back.
DeFi Insurance Protocol Pays First Restaking Slash Claim in Under Nine Minutes
A small AVS misconfiguration led to a $1.4M slash across 62 restakers. Nexus Mutual's v4 policy paid out before most of the affected addresses noticed.
SteinVault Completes Independent Security Audit as Demand for Self-Custody Wallets Grows
Non-custodial crypto wallet SteinVault has completed a third-party security audit, highlighting the growing importance of transparency and user protection within the self-custody sector.