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Bybit HTX AML sanctions: regulatory pressure mounts on exchanges Bybit has warned users that transfers connected to HTX addresses may face extra AML checks and risk controls. That is more than fine print. My take: this is Bybit telling customers, without much decoration, that some HTX li ...

DTCC Stellar asset tokenization 2027 puts Wall Street blockchain adoption on the clock DTCC plans to connect Stellar to DTC's asset tokenization service, with DTC-tokenized assets on Stellar expected in the first half of 2027. For crypto investors, dtcc stellar asset tokenization 2027 ma ...

Aztec Labs Buys ZKPassport as Private KYC Moves Into Crypto Markets Aztec Labs is buying Obsidion, the company behind ZKPassport, and cofounders Michael Elliott and Theo Madsen are joining the team. They will keep building the product inside the Aztec ecosystem. Fine, acquisitions happen ...

us government crypto transfer coinbase puts UNI and RNDR on alert A Wire/TG post says wallets tied to the U.S. government moved 298,176 UNI ($969k) and 274,458 RNDR ($592k) to Coinbase Prime. My take: this is small in crypto-market terms, but not small inside those two books. For crypto ...

US refunds illegal Trump tariffs as crypto watches liquidity The U.S. has started refunding importers after a court ruled Donald Trump's tariffs illegal. About $20,000,000,000 has already gone back, with another $65,000,000,000 still in process. For crypto, the US refunds illegal Trump t ...

S&P 500 dot-com bubble comparison puts BTC risk trade on alert A May 28 market note says panic sellers on Twitter are comparing the current S&P 500 chart with the dot-com crash. Crypto traders should pay attention, but not because chart overlays have special powers. My take: the ...

Trump Crypto Industry USA Push Puts Regulation Back on BTC Radar Donald Trump's latest pro-crypto comments point to another possible swing in U.S. crypto policy. That matters for Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and the companies tied to U.S. trading activity. My take: traders should treat ...

uk sanctions russian crypto services widen BTC rails scrutiny The United Kingdom's new sanctions package names Russian-linked crypto services including Rapira, Bitpapa, EXMO, ABCEX and Huobi Global S.A., the legal entity listed separately in the full sanctions notice. For crypto markets, ...

Hormuz Strait Crypto Impact Returns as U.S. Escort Report Shifts Reports on U.S. naval escorts in the Strait of Hormuz are messy enough to put the Hormuz Strait crypto impact trade back on traders' screens. The WSJ said the U.S. Navy had resumed escorting vessels through ...

mastercard chainlink crypto payments reheat onchain adoption trade Mastercard and Chainlink are back in the crypto access conversation, this time around direct onchain buying for bank card users. The headline is doing real work because 3,500,000,000 bank card holders can ...