The European Commission has opened a formal comment period that will shape the next iteration of the European Union’s Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulatory framework, widely referred to as MiCA 2.0. The consultation, launched in May 2026, invites industry participants, legal experts, and consumer advocates to weigh in on revisions to stablecoin requirements, the […]
Ordinals (ORDI) captured the crypto market’s attention in 2023 when the token surged from under $1 to over $90 in just a few months, delivering a 100x-plus return for early investors. The token, which powers the BRC-20 ecosystem on Bitcoin, became a symbol of the ordinals boom that brought NFTs and fungible tokens to the […]
The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has signaled that the country is prepared to accommodate the tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs), with Commissioner Rogelio Quevedo stating that the necessary legal and regulatory foundations are already in place. Speaking at the Philippine Blockchain Week 2026, Quevedo said the SEC is now convinced that existing laws […]
Financial services giant Charles Schwab is planning to enter the prediction markets business, offering customers wagers on the S&P 500 stock market index, according to a Friday report from the Wall Street Journal. The move signals a significant step in the mainstream adoption of event contracts, a sector that has seen explosive growth through platforms […]
Crypto exchange WhiteBIT has obtained authorization under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) from Austria’s Financial Market Authority, granting the company a single license to offer regulated services across the European Economic Area. The approval comes less than two weeks before the EU’s MiCA transition period expires on July 1, after which crypto […]
Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin, speaking at the Consensus 2026 conference in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday, identified artificial intelligence and financial services as the two most powerful engines for mainstream blockchain adoption over the next decade. Lubin, who also founded ConsenSys, argued that the convergence of decentralized technology with AI and traditional finance represents the clearest […]
Nearly half of U.S. singles have a negative view of artificial intelligence being used in romantic contexts, according to a new survey from Match Group, the parent company of Tinder, Hinge, and OkCupid. The survey of 1,000 people aged 18 to 39 found that 47% of respondents hold a negative opinion of AI in dating, […]
Amazon Web Services is exploring direct sales of its custom Trainium AI chips to third-party companies, a move that would intensify competition with Nvidia in the $200 billion-plus market for artificial intelligence hardware. AWS chief Peter DeSantis told Bloomberg the cloud giant is in early-stage talks with potential buyers, though he declined to name specific […]
Morgan Stanley, one of the world’s largest investment banks with over $1.2 trillion in assets under management, has filed a proposal with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tracking Ethereum and Solana, revealing an expense ratio of just 0.14% for both products. Morgan Stanley has proposed a 0.14% expense ratio […]
Bitcoin’s price correction accelerated this week as capital rotated aggressively into the artificial intelligence sector, raising the possibility of a retest of the $60,000 level. The move marks a notable decoupling from the Nasdaq 100, which continues to trade near all-time highs. Bitcoin drops despite Nasdaq strength Bitcoin (BTC) fell 7% after failing to reclaim […]
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