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Tether faces critical compliance deadline for USDT under GENIUS Act
One year after the GENIUS Act became law, Tether remains the largest stablecoin issuer without a clear path to regulatory compliance in the United States. While the legislation provides a transition period until 2028, experts warn that foreign issuers face immediate obligations that could jeopardize USDT's future on American exchanges.
South Korea Eyes Legal Framework to Seize Private Crypto Wallets
South Korean tax authorities are pushing for a legislative overhaul of the Criminal Procedure Act to bypass the limitations of current seizure laws. The proposal seeks to grant investigators the power to forcibly transfer digital assets from self-custodied wallets, citing the risk of suspects moving funds during active investigations.
Circle President Heath Tarbert offloads $30.8M in company stock
Since June 2025, Circle President Heath Tarbert has liquidated approximately $30.8 million in CRCL shares across 10 separate transactions. While these sales coincide with a significant decline in the company’s market valuation, Tarbert retains a stake of over 500,000 shares, signaling his continued involvement with the firm.
South Korea Charts Path for Won-Backed Stablecoins and Forex Reform
South Korea is shifting its financial landscape by integrating won-backed stablecoins into the mainstream economy while dismantling long-standing barriers to international currency exchange. A new roadmap from the Financial Services Commission and Bank of Korea seeks to modernize cross-border capital flows and establish a unified digital asset infrastructure.
Standard Chartered-backed Anchorpoint nears HKDAP stablecoin launch
A coalition led by Standard Chartered and Anchorpoint is preparing to release the HKDAP stablecoin before the end of July. Following regulatory approval from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority in April, the project is moving from technical trials to public issuance to compete in the growing digital asset market.
Hyperliquid Shifts to Permissionless Prediction Markets
Hyperliquid is moving to decentralize its outcome markets by allowing permissionless deployments, a shift designed to handle a scale of tradeable events that current validator-managed systems cannot accommodate. The protocol plans to test this framework on its testnet before moving to a broader mainnet release in the coming months.
Ultra-Wealthy Lag on Estate Planning Despite Looming Transfer Wave
While trillions in assets prepare to shift between generations, a BNY Wealth survey reveals that over half of ultra-high-net-worth individuals have incomplete transfer plans. Despite the looming scale of this intergenerational move, many families remain disconnected from their own strategies, leaving significant gaps in their long-term financial readiness.
Ardian Shareholders Boost Stakes as AXA Exits Capital
Two key investors in Paris-based private investment firm Ardian are set to acquire the 10 per cent stake currently held by AXA, signaling a shift in the company's ownership structure. By exercising pre-emption rights, Assurances du Crédit Mutuel and Wafra will deepen their commitment to the $200 billion firm.
KBI Global Investors Launches Dual Sustainable Strategies
Dublin-based asset manager KBI Global Investors is expanding its footprint in the ESG market with two new strategies available to EU and UK clients. The launch includes a Global Core Sustainable Strategy and a Global Health & Wellbeing fund, signaling a firm commitment to responsible investing despite recent industry volatility.
AZ-COM Maruwa Pivots to Stablecoins for Contractor Settlements
Japan’s logistics landscape faces a shift as AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings prepares to utilize the JPYC stablecoin to settle invoices for 2,300 business partners. By bypassing traditional banking channels for transportation fees and contractor compensation, the firm aims to eliminate transfer costs while increasing the velocity of its routine payments.
South Korea cracks down on crypto manipulation under new oversight law
South Korean financial authorities have identified more than 40 instances of illicit crypto trading since the Virtual Asset User Protection Act took effect two years ago. With 25 suspects already named and over 30 cases referred to investigators, the Financial Services Commission is now shifting toward AI-driven surveillance to police the sector.
Cardano Shifts to Protocol Version 11 via Van Rossem Hard Fork
The Cardano mainnet has officially transitioned to Protocol Version 11 following the successful activation of the van Rossem hard fork on July 18. This deployment serves as a significant technical milestone, marking the first time the network has ratified a major upgrade entirely through its new onchain governance framework.
Allbridge Core Suspended Following $1.65 Million Solana Exploit
A sophisticated flash loan attack has forced the immediate suspension of the Allbridge Core cross-chain protocol. Security firm PeckShield estimates the exploit drained approximately $1.65 million from the platform, prompting developers to urge liquidity providers to withdraw their assets while the team investigates the movement of funds from Solana to Ethereum.
Cellphone Footage Complicates Narrative of Deadly ICE Shooting
A recording from the personal phone of ICE agent Jonathan Ross has surfaced, capturing the final moments before he shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis. The footage shows Good steering her vehicle away from the officer, contradicting claims that she deliberately attempted to run him down during the Wednesday encounter.
ICE Agents Told FBI Will Exit Investigations Into Public Confrontations
New guidance issued to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents suggests the FBI will no longer investigate confrontations between officers and the public. This shift effectively tasks the agency with policing its own conduct, raising concerns about accountability following a series of fatal encounters involving federal immigration personnel.
Why Generational Labels Are a Liability for Wealth Managers
When a wealth manager categorizes a client as a Millennial or a Boomer, they believe they are identifying a target demographic. In reality, they are relying on lazy stereotyping that ignores individual nuance, creating a significant business risk during the largest transfer of wealth in financial history.
AMINA Bank Integrates Mesh to Streamline Crypto Payments
Switzerland-based AMINA Bank has become the first regulated digital assets lender to integrate the Mesh payments network. This move allows clients to verify wallet ownership and deposit stablecoins directly into their banking accounts, bypassing the manual, multi-step authentication processes that have long hampered institutional crypto transactions.
Temenos Finalizes Acquisition of Fintech Firm additiv
Zurich-listed banking technology group Temenos has officially closed its acquisition of additiv, a move designed to bolster its presence in the global wealth management sector. The transaction, settled through a mix of cash and equity, integrates a firm that currently services 30 major financial institutions across the globe.
Middle East Conflict Clouds Horizon for Global Business Costs
While the renewed Middle East conflict has reignited fears of supply chain instability, most companies remain insulated from the immediate financial fallout. Fidelity International’s latest survey reveals that energy hedging and existing inventory buffers are currently masking the true scale of rising freight and raw material expenses.
In Michigan, Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez Frame Senate Race as Class War
Senator Bernie Sanders joined candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit on Saturday, transforming a local Democratic primary into a high-stakes standoff against outside spending. Before a crowd of 1,600, Sanders insisted the contest against Rep. Haley Stevens is not a personal rivalry but a battle between grassroots progressivism and the billionaire class.
Troy Jackson Secures Commanding Lead in Maine Senate Nomination Race
After Graham Platner’s sudden exit from the U.S. Senate race, former state Senate president Troy Jackson has surged ahead in the Democratic delegate count. Saturday’s nominating meetings across eight Maine counties revealed a robust volunteer-led effort, positioning the progressive candidate to likely secure the party's nomination for the 2026 election.
AZ-COM Maruwa to integrate JPYC stablecoin for logistics payments
By committing ¥1 billion to the JPYC issuer, Japanese logistics giant AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings is preparing to shift payment flows for 2,300 partner carriers and independent drivers onto a stablecoin platform, marking the first large-scale corporate implementation of the yen-backed asset in the country.
Zcash Schedules Ironwood Hard Fork to Seal Vulnerable Orchard Pool
Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox confirmed the network will execute its Ironwood hard fork on July 28, a move designed to mitigate lingering uncertainty regarding a critical flaw in the Orchard shielded pool. The upgrade effectively seals the legacy pool to prevent any potential excess supply from entering circulation.
Circle President Heath Tarbert Defends USDC Amid Stock Slide
Circle President Heath Tarbert is doubling down on the firm’s long-term infrastructure strategy as shares of the stablecoin issuer languish near $60. With the stock trading significantly below its post-IPO peak of $260, Tarbert insists that the company’s entrenched network effects provide a durable moat against emerging competitors.
South Korea launches sanctions probe against Upbit operator Dunamu
South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service has formally opened sanctions proceedings against Dunamu, the operator of the Upbit crypto exchange, following a major wallet breach last November. The investigation probes whether the firm met its obligations under the Virtual Asset User Protection Act after the loss of 44.5 billion won in assets.
How a Decade-Old Prediction Defined the Modern Payments Landscape
When Jason Oxman, then-CEO of the Electronic Transactions Association, suggested in 2014 that traditional payment giants would eventually embrace Bitcoin startups, the industry was still debating the basics of digital currency. Today, his vision of a technology-agnostic payments ecosystem has become the standard operating model for global finance.
Evaluating the Legitimacy of DeFi Platform Spreadefi
As the decentralized finance sector faces a wave of skepticism, users are increasingly scrutinizing new platforms for signs of fraud. Spreadefi, a project centered on liquidity pools and cross-chain infrastructure, has become a focus of this due diligence as investors weigh its operational transparency against the inherent risks of crypto markets.
US trade tariffs target Brazil over Pix payment system
The United States is set to impose a 25% tariff on a broad range of Brazilian imports, citing the nation’s state-backed Pix instant-payment system as an unfair trade practice. The decision marks a significant escalation in a year-long dispute over digital trade and electronic payment policies.
Uniswap Governance Targets Robinhood Chain and v4 for UNI Burns
Uniswap governance is set to vote on two proposals that could significantly accelerate the protocol’s UNI burn rate. By extending fee collection to Uniswap v4 and the recently launched Robinhood Chain, the protocol aims to channel increased trading activity directly into its existing token destruction mechanism.
Bitcoin Ordinals advocate launches DOG Mode to challenge relay limits
Bitcoin Ordinals advocate Leonidas has released DOG Mode, an alternative open-source Bitcoin client designed to bypass existing relay restrictions. By removing default limits on transaction size, the software challenges the influence of Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Knots over how data moves across the peer-to-peer network without altering consensus rules.