Four Japanese government agencies have warned against the AML risks posed by crypto in real estate transactions, instructing industry bodies to enforce stricter compliance. Japan’s financial, law enforcement and real estate regulators have issued a joint guidance request warning that crypto assets pose money laundering risk in property transactions. The request, published on Tuesday, was...Continue Reading

US Anti-Money Laundering fines hit $1.06B in the first half of 2025 as enforcement shifted from securities cases, while Basel rules and mandatory audits reshape crypto compliance, according to CertiK. Anti-Money Laundering enforcement has overtaken securities violations as the leading regulatory threat facing crypto companies, according to CertiK, with the United States Department of Justice...Continue Reading

Startale plans to integrate Sunnyside Labs’ Privacy Boost into its Soneium app, adding private transfers with audit-friendly compliance controls. Crypto infrastructure company Startale Group has selected Sunnyside Labs’ Privacy Boost as the official privacy partner for its Startale App, built for Soneium, a Sony-linked blockchain network.  Startale Group said Tuesday that the integration will add...Continue Reading

DeFi United published a technical plan to restore rsETH backing and unwind attacker-linked DeFi positions after the $293 million Kelp exploit. The Aave-linked recovery group DeFi United has published a technical implementation plan to restore rsETH backing after the April 18 Kelp bridge exploit released 116,500 rsETH, worth about $293 million at the time, without...Continue Reading

Tokenized stock holders can now participate in corporate governance, closing a long-standing gap between onchain securities and their traditional counterparts. Ondo Finance has teamed up with financial technology giant Broadridge to give holders of tokenized stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) the ability to participate in proxy voting. Broadridge has built a Web3-enabled relay system where...Continue Reading

Stablecoin transfer volume fell more than 19% in 30 days even as supply, holders and active addresses continued to climb. Stablecoin monthly transfer volume fell by nearly 20% over the past 30 days, even as the market’s total supply and holder count continued to rise.  According to data from RWA.xyz, 30-day stablecoin transfer volume dropped...Continue Reading

Ethereum market participants saw the 100-day SMA at $2,200 as particularly important for bulls to hold to avoid a deeper correction. Ether (ETH) analysts have mapped out key ETH price levels to watch over the next few weeks, with a focus on the $2,000 psychological level. Key takeaways: Data from TradingView showed the ETH/USD pair...Continue Reading

OKX integrates BlackRock’s tokenized Treasury fund into Standard Chartered custody, allowing institutions to use it as regulated trading collateral. Crypto trading platform OKX has added BlackRock’s BUIDL tokenized US Treasury fund to its collateral framework with Standard Chartered, allowing eligible institutional and VIP clients to use the yield-bearing asset as trading margin while holding it...Continue Reading

US spot Bitcoin ETFs post $263 million in outflows, ending a nine-day inflow streak as Bitcoin failed to reclaim $80,000 in its latest run. US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds posted their first net outflows in nine sessions as BTC slipped below $77,000 on Monday. Bitcoin ETFs saw $263 million in net outflows on Monday, marking...Continue Reading

Changelly and Tonkeeper have teamed up to make cross-chain deposits into TON a seamless, in-wallet experience. April 27, 2026 — Changelly and Tonkeeper have teamed up to make cross-chain deposits into TON a seamless, in-wallet experience. Users can now fund their Tonkeeper wallet with USDT, USDC, or DAI from 13 decentralized networks, without leaving the...Continue Reading