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Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic has highlighted significant vulnerabilities in the cryptocurrency ecosystem, particularly involving stablecoins and organized scam operations. With stablecoins surpassing a $300 billion market cap, they offer efficient cross-border payments but also serve as tools for illicit finance. Elliptic’s recent analyses reveal how... Read More
The European Digital Finance Association (EDFA), a pan-European group representing over 2500 Fintechs, including investment crowdfunding platforms, has issued a letter urging the European Union (EU) to raise the securities crowdfunding threshold from the current €5 million to €12 million (~$14.3 million). The European Crowdfunding... Read More
Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) (NASDAQ:MSTR) has purchased more Bitcoin. The original digital asset treasury (DAT) firm has decided to buy more BTC during a period of volatility, when Bitcoin has lost a significant portion of its value. In an 8-K filed with the SEC on February... Read More
Omnispay, a UAE-based fintech focused on payments and cash-flow tools for small and medium-sized enterprises, has raised $2 million in a Pre-Series A round led by Infinity Value Capital Group, the company said. The fresh capital will fund product development and expansion as omnispay shifts... Read More
In a recent profile by Fortune, Tether, the issuer of the world’s dominant stablecoin USDT, emerges as a fast-growing global entity with around $187 billion in assets under management. The digital assets focused company is eyeing significant expansion into the US market, bolstered by partnerships... Read More
In early February 2026, Chinese regulators (again) escalated their long-standing opposition to cryptocurrencies by issuing a joint statement from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and seven other agencies. The directive reportedly bans unauthorized offshore issuance of yuan-linked stablecoins and imposes strict vetting on tokens... Read More
SEC Chairman Paul Atkins to Testify at House Financial Services, Senate Banking Committees this Week
SEC Chairman Paul Atkins is scheduled to testify in front of the House Financial Services Committee and the Senate Banking Committee later this week. As Congress holds oversight on the SEC, these are standard hearings. This will be Chairman Atkins’s first appearance before the two... Read More
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Market Participants Division has reissued CFTC Staff Letter 25-40 with a slight revision to the definition of “payment stablecoin.” According to the CFTC, the revision affects national trust banks, which may be permitted to issue payment stablecoins. Under the GENIUS... Read More
The Financial Technology Association (FTA) and the American Fintech Council (AFC) have submitted an Amicus Brief in Vickery v. Empower Finance, Inc. and Moss v. Cleo AI, Inc., case requesting that Earned Wage Access (EWA) be distinguished from loans. The groups submitted a brief to the Ninth Circuit... Read More
In the unpredictable ecosystem of cryptocurrency-facilitated crime, significant updates highlight both the adaptability of underground markets and the intensifying efforts by authorities to dismantle them. Despite global enforcement pushes, TRM Labs noted that some platforms continue to thrive, while others face severe repercussions for their... Read More