ESMA gives EU crypto firms until Jan. 8, 2027, to end services involving stablecoins that fail MiCA requirements. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued new guidance on non-MiCA-compliant stablecoins. The guidance urges national regulators to stop crypto firms from having exposure to related clients by Jan. 8,...
Kaspa Price Eyes $0.05 as Network Upgrade Changes KAS Outlook
Kaspa price holds near $0.04 as Toccata expands network functionality and traders watch a possible return toward $0.05. Kaspa price is trading near $0.04021, down 7.1% over the past 24 hours as the token remains below the $0.05 level it recently tested. According to CoinGecko, KAS has traded between $0.03982...
Bitmine’s ETH Buying Spree Nears End With Holdings at 4.9% of Supply
BitMine is nearing its 5% ETH supply limit, with Tom Lee planning to halt purchases and rely on staking revenue. BitMine is approaching its Ethereum accumulation limit after building a treasury worth billions of dollars. Chairman Tom Lee confirmed plans to stop buying ETH once holdings reach 5% of circulating...
Canary Capital Files Amendment for Staked SEI ETF, Plans to Stake 90% of Holdings
Canary Capital plans to stake 90% of its proposed SEI ETF holdings, with BitGo as custodian, pending regulatory approval. Canary Capital has filed a second amendment to its registration statement for the proposed Canary Staked SEI ETF. According to Sei Network, the fund plans to hold spot SEI and stake...
Polygon Adds TRON Support for Stablecoin Payments
Polygon adds TRON support to Open Money Stack, connecting businesses with USDT, bank rails, virtual accounts, and cross-chain settlement. Polygon Labs has added TRON support to its Open Money Stack platform. The integration will let fintechs and payment companies tap into TRON’s extensive USDT ecosystem. The expansion links conventional monetary...
Ripple Partners With Meritz Securities on Digital Asset Custody
Ripple and Meritz will explore custody and tokenization for South Korea’s markets. Meritz is reviewing ETFs, tokenized securities, trading platforms and stablecoins. Korea’s upcoming security token rules could expand institutional digital asset access. Ripple has partnered with South Korean brokerage Meritz Securities to explore digital asset custody and tokenization infrastructure....
Cardano Launches Programmable Tokens With Built-In Compliance
CIP-0113 lets issuers embed KYC, AML, and sanctions rules into regulated tokens. Cardano’s programmable tokens remain native assets and require no network hard fork. CMTA recognition strengthens Cardano’s potential role in regulated tokenization markets. Cardano has launched CIP-0113 on mainnet, allowing issuers to embed compliance rules directly into regulated digital...
Coinbase Pro Returns This Year as Deribit Integration Finishes
Coinbase Pro is coming back by year-end, and Coinbase says its Deribit integration is done, with options, spot margin, and unified portfolios due within weeks. A waitlist link went up on Coinbase’s X account at 02:59 UTC on Wednesday, October 7. The post opened with five words: Coinbase Pro is...
FIL Price Jumps 12% Ahead of Filecoin’s October 15 Vesting End
FIL price jumped 12% on Monday, October 5, in a burst that no news item explains. Here is the vesting date, checked at the source, the charts, and the levels to watch. FIL price jumped 6.1% in a single hour on Monday, October 5. The 18:00 UTC candle on Binance...
Winklevoss Asset Services Targets Nasdaq Listing With Proposed Zcash ETF
Zcash could gain another U.S. spot ETF as Winklevoss Asset Services files to list WINK shares on the Nasdaq exchange. Winklevoss Asset Services has filed for a spot Zcash ETF designed to trade on Nasdaq under the ticker WINK. Proposed shares would hold Zcash directly, giving investors exposure to ZEC...