News Archive
Browse retained market reporting from the past 30 days.
Crypto Briefing
The limited scope of CARF highlights the urgent need for enhanced blockchain analytics to ensure comprehensive global crypto tax compliance. Chainalysis estimates $457B in taxable crypto activity, says CARF misses most of it.
PYMNTS
Federal securities regulators issued a proposal on updated cryptocurrency custody rules for investment advisors. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sent its proposal to the White House's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Tuesday (Aug. 25) per a post on its website.
Cryptopolitan
Piero Cipollone says the Eurosystem cannot identify digital euro users online, though the banks processing payments still can for anti-money-laundering checks.
Cointelegraph
The blockchain analytics firm said just 14% of the onchain activity it identified is covered by the OECD's international crypto tax-reporting framework.
Coincu
A crypto executive is facing U.S. extradition over an alleged $20 million token scheme. Here is what the case involves, the core allegations, and why it matters.
Cryptopolitan
The largest U.S. bank, JPMorgan Chase, is open to launching a stablecoin, according to a spokesperson. The bank recently held preliminary conversations about whether it could launch its own stablecoin, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Blockchain News
Fireblocks outlines EU-focused architecture to address jurisdictional risks, aiding European banks in MiCA compliance.
Crypto Economy
The SEC sent the White House regulatory office a proposal to reform crypto asset custody rules for investment advisers. The proposal modifies rules under the Investment Advisers Act and the Investment Company Act to clarify how digital assets must be custodied.
Crypto news
A new national survey has found that 53% of Americans oppose employers offering cryptocurrency in workplace retirement plans, while 77% consider such investments risky.
Decrypt
Manpreet Kohli, accused of making $20 million from an alleged scheme to manipulate the Saitama token, is a step closer to facing trial in Boston.
Cryip
Binance began trading DJTB, a tokenized stand-in for Trump Media and Technology Group's Nasdaq-listed stock, at 12:00 UTC on August 26. At the same hour, the exchange made DJTB usable as margin collateral for its VIP 3 and higher users, according to Binance's spot listing announcement and its separate collateral announcement, both posted that day.
Bitcoin
Altcoins captured as much as 65% of Binance trading volume during the latest crypto rally, the highest share in two years. Their combined market capitalization rose by about $135 billion as activity shifted away from bitcoin and ether.
PYMNTS
Widespread adoption of tokenized deposits could make it easier for depositors to move their funds to pursue higher interest rates and therefore require banks to raise their rates to remain competitive, two Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas economists wrote in a Tuesday (Aug. 25) blog post.
Crypto Economy
Coinbase and its CEO Brian Armstrong described California's wealth tax as an “unconstitutional confiscation of private assets.” Armstrong appeared on the podcast of Katie Miller, wife of the White House deputy chief of staff, and threatened to relocate the company. The CEO also argued that artificial intelligence does not need regulation.
Cryptopolitan
High-ranking Russian law enforcement officers have received lengthy sentences for embezzling large amounts of money from clients of the notorious cryptocurrency exchange Garantex. The convicted officials, former employees of the Moscow police, had been charged with a number of serious crimes that resulted in the loss of millions of rubles' worth of customer funds.
CryptoSlate
Banks defend themselves against stablecoins by saying they are building tokenized deposits to modernize payments, with programmable money and around-the-clock settlement. Falcon Finance chief RWA officer Artem Tolkachev told CryptoSlate that the explanation covers only half the reason: “It is the balance sheet, not the technology.
Crypto news
A new OKX report has found that 90% of college students want crypto and blockchain included in financial education, even though only 28% of reviewed U.S. business schools offered related courses.
Crypto Economy
Russia will launch the digital ruble on September 1, with MTS, Rostelecom, MegaFon, Wildberries and Ozon among the first adopters. The law in force since July 2025 requires large retailers to accept the CBDC from that date, with staggered deadlines until 2028 for smaller businesses.
Crypto Briefing
The skepticism towards crypto in retirement plans highlights a broader challenge for the industry to build trust and educate potential investors. 77% of Americans view crypto in retirement plans as risky: Survey.
Blockchain News
Chainalysis' Operation Lighthouse generated 14,300 leads, disrupted CSAM networks in 125 countries, and showcased blockchain's role in combating child exploitation.