General category for all types of news related to the cryptocurrency world.
Australia’s ASIC opens consultation on crypto regulations, proposing capital models and offshore custody rules ahead of 2027 rollout. Feedback due Nov. 27, final standards expected by March 2027. #Update #Crypto $BTC
At 22:34 UTC on Oct. 13, @BreakTheBank and surfandturf traded $500K in Broncos-Seahawks shares on Polymarket; BreakTheBank leads with $7.04M all-time profits. #Update #Crypto
Over 400 scientists, including AI pioneers Geoffrey Hinton and Yoshua Bengio, urge AI labs to airgap cyber-capable models following multiple containment failures. #Update #AI
France’s National Assembly finance committee proposed a 31.4% tax on crypto-to-stablecoin swaps, raising concerns from @Chainalysis about potential offshore trading. Amendments also include wallet reporting and exit taxes. #Update #Crypto $BTC $ETH
Developer Brandon Thomas released WordCraft, GridCraft, and DeckCraft—open-source Microsoft Office clones using Anthropic’s Claude. These apps are in early testing phases. #Update #Tech
@CryptoCouncil and @BlockchainAssn seek expedited court ruling on Illinois’s digital-asset tax, delayed until July 2027, to protect consumers from a potentially flawed law. #Update #Legal $BTC
@Circle has integrated USDC payments into SAP Pay via @Tereina, enabling eligible businesses to process stablecoin transactions within existing workflows. Access requires Circle Mint institutional accounts. #Update #Crypto $USDC
The European Banking Authority has classified @Circle’s $USDC as a significant e-money token under the MiCA framework, marking it for joint oversight with France’s regulatory authority. #Update #Crypto $USDC
The OCC’s investigation reveals America’s nine largest banks, including @JPMorgan, maintained policies restricting services based on political beliefs and lawful activities. #Breaking #Legal
A BIS study reveals US deposit rates impact stablecoin growth, showing USDC’s growth slows by 4.8% per basis point increase, compared to 1.9% for USDT, affecting adoption dynamics. #Update #Crypto $USDC
@NVIDIA will provide the UK with $250M in computing resources over five years for AI safety research, supporting projects at top universities. #Update #AI $BTC
The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) reported banks limiting services to digital assets, attributing restrictions to reputational concerns rather than financial risks. #Update #Crypto $BTC
@BNY has completed the first triparty repo workflow using a tokenized U.S. Treasury with @Citadel, enabling faster settlement and efficient collateral movement in institutional markets #Update #Crypto $USDT
@Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour stated that the ongoing legal battle over prediction markets in the U.S. will determine federal oversight versus pushing operations overseas, rejecting claims about sports betting’s economic insignificance. #Update #Legal $USDT
