CFTC seeks to define event contracts as swaps amid prediction market fight

The classification could assist the CFTC’s claim that it has exclusive federal jurisdiction over event contracts offered on regulated prediction markets. Source link

Crypto industry gave $8 million to Clarity Act lobbyists who didn’t close the deal

Coinbase spent enough to make the top-ten in the overall category of securities and investment lobbying, according to OpenSecrets.org, above even Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Andreessen Horowitz. In U.S. law, lobbying must be legally disclosed through federal filings (though plenty of soft lobbying happens around the edges at parties and other events). CoinDesk’s review…

Bitcoin ETFs draw $2.4B in biggest inflow week since October 2025

Daily inflows slowed as Bitcoin pulled back from above $87,100, while Ether and XRP ETFs also attracted fresh capital during the week. Source link

Base Expands Tokenized Asset Controls With Cobalt Upgrade

Base activated its Cobalt upgrade Wednesday, adding conditional transactions and new issuer controls for tokenized assets as the Ethereum layer-2 network deepens its push into onchain finance.  Cobalt, Base’s third major upgrade, expands its B20 token standard by allowing issuers to apply several compliance checks to the same asset. For example, an issuer could require…

Stand With Crypto Endorses US Congress Candidates After Failed CLARITY Vote

Stand With Crypto, the industry-aligned organization Coinbase launched in 2023 to promote what it called “clear, common-sense regulations for the crypto industry,” has announced several picks for the next session of the US Congress. On Wednesday, Bloomberg first reported that Stand With Crypto said it would be supporting candidates running for Senate seats in 2026,…

Bitcoin Stabilizes Above Bulls’ Key Support Amid Bond Yield Surge

Bitcoin (BTC) preserved crucial support into Tuesday as analysis warned of a new profit-taking surge. Key points: Bitcoin rebounded to $84,000 without violating $82,500, a level seen as essential to protecting market strength. US 30-year bond yields reached 5.58%, their highest level since June 2002, continuing a historic bond bear market. Glassnode analysis cautioned about…

New stablecoin Open USD goes live as Coinbase, Mastercard, Stripe and Visa commit $1 billion to liquidity

That’s where Abrams sees an opening. Open USD, he said, is designed for banking, cross-border payments, card settlement, institutional trading and lending, with an economic model built to reward the companies that drive supply and activity. “When are stablecoins successful? It’s when they recede into the background and just become a core part of your…

Singapore Crypto Economy Reaches $284B on Institutional Growth

Singapore’s crypto activity rose 55.4% to $284 billion in the year ended June 2026, bucking a regional contraction and regaining its position as the largest crypto economy in Central and Southeast Asia and Oceania (CSAO), according to Chainalysis. Much of the growth came from institutional platform activity, which increased 94% to $60 billion, concentrated among…

FCA Opens UK Crypto Authorization Window for 2027 Regime

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Bitcoin ETFs Extend $3.1B Streak as Ether ETF Inflows Reverse

US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) extended their net inflow streak to nine trading days, while Ether and Zcash funds flipped to outflows. Bitcoin ETFs attracted $66.2 million on Tuesday, bringing net inflows over their winning streak to roughly $3.1 billion, according to data from SoSoValue. The year-to-date net inflows rose to roughly $1 billion….