The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is poised to become a primary market regulator for cryptocurrencies and businesses, should legislation pending before Congress become law. And at the beginning of the year, former CFTC Commissioner and Andreessen Horowitz Crypto Head of Policy Brian Quintenz seemed set to take charge of that agency, putting the pro-crypto …
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Crypto Wallet Firm Exodus (EXOD) Bets on Stablecoins for Real-World Payments With 2026 App
Exodus (EXOD), a long-time provider of self-custodial crypto wallets, is expanding into digital payments with a new product called Exodus Pay. Launching in early 2026, the service is designed to let users hold, spend and send stablecoins from one app, without surrendering control of their assets, Exodus announced Tuesday. Users will be able to spend …
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a16z-Backed Daylight Brings Electricity Markets Onchain with New DeFi Protocol
Daylight, a decentralized energy startup backed by a16z crypto and Framework Ventures, has launched Tuesday a new protocol on Ethereum that aims to turn electricity into a yield-bearing crypto asset. The protocol, dubbed DayFi, aims to create “capital markets for decentralized energy,” Jason Badeaux, founder of Daylight, told CoinDesk in an interview. The rise of …
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Malaysia Launches Ringgit Stablecoin as APAC Crypto Adoption Surges
Malaysia’s king’s eldest son today unveiled a local currency-backed stablecoin designed for cross-border trade and attracting foreign investment spanning the Asia-Pacific region, according to an official statement. Ismail Ibrahim, owner of telecommunication firm Bullish Aim Sdn, is behind the rollout of the stablecoin called RMJDT, which is pegged to Malaysia’s ringgit. The stablecoin, which will …
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BMW Taps JPMorgan for First Onchain Programmable FX Payment
German carmaker BMW Group has become the first corporation to execute a fully pre-programmed FX transaction using mega-bank JPMorgan’s Kinexys Digital Payments network, the companies said on Tuesday. BMW’s German and U.S. treasury teams pre-defined conditions through JPMorgan’s Programmable Payments application, which enabled an automated, end-to-end FX transaction from EUR to USD. The permissioned blockchain …
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Hong Kong Consults on Data Sharing to Curb Crypto Tax Dodgers
Hong Kong has launched a public consultation on how to implement the international Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework, or CARF, as it moves to bring crypto tax data sharing in line with global standards. According to a Tuesday press release, Hong Kong is seeking input on both the implementation of CARF and changes to tax reporting standards. …
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Bitcoin (BTC) Miner Completes $2.3 Billion Convertible Notes Offering, Refinancing
IREN (IREN), a bitcoin miner, completed a refinancing that combined a $2.3 billion convertible senior-note offering with a $544.3 million repurchase of existing convertible notes. The new issuance includes $1 billion of 0.25% notes due 2032, $1 billion of 1% notes due 2033 and a fully exercised $300 million greenshoe to meet excess demand. IREN …
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Bitcoin (BTC) Price Shackled, Zcash (ZEC) Outperforms Before Fed: Crypto Daybook Americas
By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) The crypto market lacks clear direction. Bitcoin BTC$90,494.54 is still in its boring range-play between $90,000 and $95,000, and there’s little cheer in the broader market, as evidenced by over 2% declines in the CoinDesk 20 (CD20) and CoinDesk 80 (CD80) indexes. ZEC is the only …
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Tassat Wins U.S. Patent for ‘Yield-in-Transit’ Onchain Settlement Tech
Blockchain payments provider Tassat Group has received a U.S. patent for its onchain “yield-in-transit” (YIT) technology, which enables interest to accrue continuously through the moment ownership changes during settlement, the company said in a press release Tuesday. The New York-based firm said the patented approach covers intraday accrual and distribution of on-chain interest in high-velocity, …
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Elite Traders Hunt Retail Investors On Prediction Markets
Prediction markets are emerging as a new battleground in the crypto economy, where the best-informed traders are competing against casual retail bettors for profits. Most users are behaving more like sports bettors than disciplined traders, according to a Tuesday report from research firm 10x Research, which said they are trading “dopamine and narrative for discipline …
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