The CFTC received more than 1,500 responses to its prediction market rulemaking proposal, with respondents divided on how it should police the platforms. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission received more than 1,500 responses to a proposed rule tied to prediction markets, with some backing the regulator while others called for a tougher crackdown on...Continue Reading

The US-to-Mexico remittance corridor, while still the largest, shrank 4.5% in 2025 as other Latin American corridors grew. Fintech and stablecoin firms should consider looking outside of the US-to-Mexico corridor to win the $174 billion Latin America remittance market, according to a Bybit executive. Most firms have focused too narrowly on the $61.8 billion US-Mexico...Continue Reading

John Palmer, a developer and brand adviser, said it “feels like a bug” to call them stablecoins and that they should have a self-defined and non-reactionary name. Stablecoins, the name given to cryptocurrencies pegged to the price of a stable asset such as the US dollar or gold, have outgrown their label as they become...Continue Reading

Michael Saylor signaled a “pause” on BTC buying ahead of Tuesday’s earnings report, with Wall Street expecting a loss for Q1. Strategy, the world’s biggest public Bitcoin holder, is taking a break from crypto purchases as the company readies its first quarter earnings report, slated for Tuesday. On Sunday, Executive Chairman Michael Saylor announced “No...Continue Reading

Bitcoin canceled out the week’s earlier losses to tease the highest BTC price weekly candle close since the end of January near $79,000. Bitcoin (BTC) eyed $79,000 into Sunday’s weekly close as crypto markets continued to be guided by the US-Iran war. Key points: Read moreContinue Reading

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that wallets the US targeted as part of Operation Economic Fury were linked to Tehran, but analysis of the wallets’ characteristics suggests otherwise. Multiple wallet addresses recently sanctioned by the US Treasury ‌Department for their ties to Iran may not be linked to the Islamic Republic, but to other state...Continue Reading

A new Politico poll finds most Americans distrust crypto and AI, raising questions about whether candidates backed by industry super PACs could face voter backlash. Crypto and AI industry groups are pumping tens of millions of dollars into the 2026 midterm elections, but a new poll shows most Americans don’t trust either industry. 45% of...Continue Reading

Nobitex, Iran’s largest crypto exchange, was founded by brothers linked to the powerful Kharrazi family, which has ties to the country’s supreme leaders. Nobitex, Iran’s biggest crypto exchange, was founded by two brothers from one of the Islamic Republic’s most influential families with ties to the supreme leaders, according to a Reuters investigation. The exchange,...Continue Reading

New York AG Letitia James secured a $5 million settlement from Uphold for promoting CredEarn, a crypto savings product that misled users about its risks. New York Attorney General Letitia James has secured more than $5 million from cryptocurrency platform Uphold over its role in promoting a fraudulent investment product. The settlement centers around Uphold’s...Continue Reading

The efforts of the SEC and CFTC chairmen indicate that the crypto industry will not suffer without the CLARITY Act, according to crypto executive Chris Perkins. The US crypto industry’s momentum won’t be derailed in the long term even if the much-anticipated CLARITY Act, aimed at bringing more regulatory clarity to the crypto industry, doesn’t...Continue Reading