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UAE authorities briefly detained two Binance employees at Emirates airports as part of police investigations into possible financial wrongdoing tied to platform activity.…
The European Commission is reviewing whether MiCA covers crypto lending, but DeFi vaults' decentralized nature makes identifying a regulated party nearly impossible.…
Former JPMorgan Chase COO Matt Zames will serve as an unpaid advisor to the Social Security Administration starting Aug. 24, joining fellow ex-JPMorgan executive Frank Bisignano.…
The SEC has proposed Regulation Crypto Asset, a new capital-raising exemption framework for crypto issuers modeled on the established Reg A and Reg CF securities exemptions.…
BounceBit's Bitcoin restaking platform announces permanent L1 blockchain closure after an authorization exploit drained roughly 286.5 million BB tokens worth $3 million.…
Trump-appointed regulators are revising the CAMELS bank rating system, but industry commenters warn the undefined term "material financial risk" could create supervisory ambiguity.…
Bitcoin surged past $71,000 on regulatory optimism as HMRC warned crypto holders on unpaid taxes and major banks adopted AI-powered forex tools.…
Tearsheet PRO's 10-Q Newsletter examines how shifting narratives among leading banks and fintechs translated into concrete price action through August 20, 2026.…
The fintech industry's real competitive edge has quietly shifted from flashy consumer apps to the unglamorous infrastructure that makes finance actually work.…
Flagstar Bank has chosen Fiserv's Finxact cloud-native core to replace a legacy patchwork of systems, marking a major modernization bet in U.S. regional banking.…
Virginia-based Trustar Bank will acquire three Washington DC-area branches from Forbright Bank, adding $750 million in deposits as Forbright pivots to national digital lending.…
Standard Chartered and HSBC have executed the first live interbank transaction on Swift's blockchain-based ledger, marking a landmark moment for tokenized deposits and 24/7 cross-border payments.…