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FTX's Fifth Creditor Payout Hits $900M as Recovery Rates Top 120%
FTX's fifth distribution delivers $900 million to creditors on July 31, with most claimants now recovering more than 100% of what they lost.…
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ECB's Cipollone Warns Stablecoins Threaten Bank Deposits, Backs Digital Euro Fix
ECB board member Piero Cipollone identifies a three-layer digital payments threat to European bank deposits and positions the digital euro as the sole structural remedy.…
cryptocurrency
ETRADE Brings Spot Crypto Trading to Mainstream Brokerage Accounts
Morgan Stanley's ETRADE now lets eligible U.S. clients trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana directly within their brokerage accounts alongside traditional assets.…
regulation
France's ANJ Blocks Polymarket as Global Crackdown on Prediction Markets Widens
France's gambling regulator ANJ has blocked Polymarket for French users, part of a coordinated crackdown on unlicensed prediction markets spanning more than 33 countries.…
cybersecurity
ConsenSys Hired a North Korean Operative Who Reached MetaMask's Core Code
ConsenSys unknowingly employed a North Korean state-linked developer who gained access to MetaMask's core codebase before being identified and removed.…
acquisition
SBI Holdings Seizes Control of Singapore's Coinhako in Digital Asset Push
SBI Holdings has finalized its acquisition of Coinhako, securing a controlling interest in the Singapore crypto exchange as part of its global tokenized-asset strategy.…
cryptocurrency
Citadel Securities Backs Crypto.com With $400M, Valuing Platform at $20 Billion
Crypto.com has landed a $400 million strategic investment from Citadel Securities, pushing its valuation to $20 billion in its first major institutional funding round.…
regulation
House Financial Services Committee Holds CLARITY Act Hearing in New York
The House Financial Services Committee convenes an informational hearing in New York on the CLARITY Act, signed into law in 2026 with a 32.5% YES vote.…
regulation
Coinbase's $500K Paper Trail Exposes the Cost of Regulatory Inertia
Coinbase spent $500K on mandatory paper mailings under outdated SEC rules, as the regulator finally proposes default e-delivery that could save the industry $797M.…
banking
EU's €230 Billion Banking Reform Push to Challenge US Rivals by 2027
The European Commission is proposing reforms to unlock €230 billion in liquid assets for EU banks, targeting a Q1 2027 rollout to close the gap with US competitors.…
cryptocurrency
FTX Launches Fifth Creditor Distribution Round on July 31
FTX will begin its fifth creditor distribution on July 31, 2026, with eligible customers receiving payments via BitGo, Kraken, or Payoneer.…
sanctions
US Treasury Sanctions IRGC-Linked Crypto Exchanges as Iran Strikes Northern Iraq
The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned Iranian crypto exchanges linked to the IRGC as Iran conducts strikes on Sulaymaniyah amid roughly 200 attacks since March 2026.…