cryptocurrency
Prisoner Faces New Charges Over Alleged $290K Kraken Crypto Laundering
US prosecutors have charged imprisoned Rossen Iossifov with allegedly laundering $290,000 in forfeited cryptocurrency from a Kraken exchange account.…
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stablecoin
Circle Wins OCC National Trust Bank Charter in Landmark Stablecoin Milestone
USDC issuer Circle has received final OCC approval for a national trust bank charter, marking a historic regulatory milestone for US stablecoin infrastructure.…
cryptocurrency
Jailed Fraudster Charged With Moving $290K in Forfeited Crypto From Prison
A convicted money launderer already serving time for a $5 million scheme now faces new charges after allegedly moving $290K in court-ordered forfeited crypto from behind bars.…
cryptocurrency
Trump's $1.4B Crypto Windfall and Starling's Job Cuts Define a Turbulent Week in Finance
From Trump's reported $1.4B cryptocurrency earnings to Starling Bank's profit dip and EU megabank capital rules, this week's financial headlines signal deep structural shifts.…
payments
Deluxe's $625M Celero Buy Rewrites the SMB Payments Power Map
Deluxe acquires Celero Commerce for $625M, combining $70B in annual processing volume to break into the top 10 non-bank merchant acquirers.…
regulation
UK Moves to Place Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Oracle Under Financial Oversight
The UK government is set to formally designate four major cloud providers as critical third parties under financial oversight, raising compliance costs and reshaping the sector.…
stablecoin
Circle Wins OCC National Trust Bank Charter, Elevating USDC's Institutional Standing
Circle has secured final OCC approval for a national trust bank charter, a landmark regulatory milestone expected to strengthen USDC's credibility and accelerate institutional adoption.…
cross-border-payments
SWIFT's Hyperledger Besu Ledger Goes Live Across 17 Banks for 24/7 Settlement
SWIFT's Hyperledger Besu shared ledger reaches initial readiness, bringing tokenized deposit settlement to 17 major banks around the clock.…
regulation
Hong Kong SFC Bans OTP Logins for Crypto Platforms, Sets 12-Month Deadline
Hong Kong's SFC has ordered virtual asset trading platforms and internet brokers to replace one-time password logins with phishing-resistant authentication within 12 months.…
monetary-policy
Japan's Finance Minister Pushes Pension Funds Toward Home Turf, Lifting Yen
Japan's finance minister has called on pension funds to redirect capital toward domestic investments, a signal that immediately strengthened the yen and rattled global allocation strategies.…
regulation
North Carolina Hands Prediction Markets to CFTC at a Bargain 6% Tax Rate
North Carolina's new budget law formally recognizes CFTC authority over prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket, taxing them at just 6% — far below competing states.…
cybersecurity
Injective SDK Supply-Chain Attack Hid Wallet-Key Theft Inside Fake Telemetry Code
A backdoored version of Injective's TypeScript SDK quietly harvested wallet mnemonics and private keys from developer environments before a clean release replaced it.…