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Singapore-based Poolin, once a titan of Bitcoin mining, has filed for bankruptcy and is auctioning its Texas mining sites to repay 11,700 users still holding IOUs.…
Senate Majority Leader John Thune signals the Clarity Act won't clear the chamber before recess, as a Democratic ethics objection and shrinking calendar slash its odds.…
Senator Elizabeth Warren has written to a federal watchdog warning that personnel reductions at the CFTC threaten to undermine the agency's core regulatory mandate.…
Republican lawmakers on the House Financial Services Committee are pressing Fed Governor Michelle Bowman to accelerate approvals of long-stalled bank merger applications.…
The OCC has denied British fintech Wise's application for a US trust charter, citing AML deficiencies, as Wise vows to reapply under the Genius Act framework.…
AI-driven lender Upstart has obtained a conditional national bank charter, marking a pivotal regulatory milestone for the fintech lending sector.…
The American Fintech Council has weighed in on the OCC's AML/CFT proposal for stablecoins, as regulators finalize landmark GENIUS Act rules due July 2026.…
LMAX Group, the institutional crypto trading platform, has engaged Morgan Stanley and KBW to advise on a potential sale or public listing as digital asset adoption accelerates.…
Wise plans to reapply for a U.S. national trust bank charter days after the OCC denied its original bid, signaling persistent regulatory ambition in American banking.…
Boerse Stuttgart Digital has integrated EUR CoinVertible, Societe Generale-FORGE's regulated euro stablecoin, marking a pivotal expansion of its institutional digital asset infrastructure.…
Singapore-headquartered Poolin has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US, seeking to dispose of its Texas mining facilities and wind down operations through its American subsidiaries.…
Thailand's SEC has filed a criminal complaint against Bitkub and two former directors, alleging the exchange concealed a $50M 2021 cyberattack from regulators.…