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eToro rolls out crypto trading in New York three years after receiving BitLicense
Andrew McCormick, head of eToro U.S., said it was the first firm to receive a BitLicense in 2023 following the collapse of FTX. ...

Charles Schwab, Citadel-backed EDX joins list of crypto firms seeking national trust bank charter
Crypto organizations to have applied for the charter include Bridge, Ripple, Circle, BitGo, Fidelity Digital Assets, and Paxos....

Monad tops $350 million TVL milestone as low fees, falling FDV signal caution
Monad still accounts for less than 0.4% of the approximately $91 billion total TVL tracked across all chains....

Bithumb crypto exchange stretches IPO timeline to 2028
Bithumb is extending its IPO runway as it works through internal fixes while rival Upbit works on its own public listing....

‘Not an April Fools joke’: Major Solana-based trading platform Drift exploited for at least $200 million
The exploit, which started over two hours ago, seems to be targeting multiple Drift vaults, totaling at least $200 million....

Paradigm mulls prediction market entry with trading terminal, market making desk: Fortune
Paradigm founder and Kalshi board member Matt Huang has previously said that prediction markets represent a trillion-dollar opportunity....

Treasury issues GENIUS Act rule proposal, seeks comment on state oversight for smaller issuers
Members of the public will have 60 days to respond to the Treasury’s notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register. ...

Crypto super PAC names Tether exec chairman as stablecoin debate in D.C. intensifies
The debate over stablecoin rewards seems to be the final stumbling block to Congress passing the Clarity Act....

Hong Kong misses March target for first stablecoin licenses
Hong Kong authorities are pushing applicants to refine application details before granting stablecoin license approvals....

Stablecoin card issuing infrastructure platform Kulipa raises $6.2 million seed round
Kulipa helps fintechs and wallets issue white-label stablecoin payment cards without managing card operations themselves....