
UK's FCA Cuts Stablecoin Capital Buffer to 1%, Below EU MiCA
Britain's FCA published its final crypto rulebook, cutting the capital buffer for stablecoin issuers from 2% to 1% — below the EU's MiCA threshold. The rules take effect in October 2027.

Britain's FCA published its final crypto rulebook, cutting the capital buffer for stablecoin issuers from 2% to 1% — below the EU's MiCA threshold. The rules take effect in October 2027.

Strategy filed an 8-K unveiling a five-part Digital Credit Capital Framework: up to $1.25B in authorized Bitcoin sales, a 12% STRC dividend, and a $2.55B USD reserve floor.

A Telegram Mini App puts your exchanger's full interface inside the messenger — no redirects, no extra steps. We break down who really needs it, what real-world gains look like, and when it's smarter to wait.

The US Supreme Court voted 6-3 to end a 91-year precedent, giving presidents power to fire SEC and CFTC commissioners at will. The ruling in Trump v. Slaughter reshapes the fight over the CLARITY Act.

The world's largest custodian bank integrated Circle's USDC into its institutional platform. Clients can now hold, mint, and burn stablecoins within BNY Mellon banking infrastructure — no separate crypto stack needed.

How to divide an exchanger's assets between hot and cold wallets — and why getting the split wrong kills liquidity faster than any security breach.

Ukraine placed $8.3 million in seized USDT under state management through its ARMA agency — a legal first that changes how the country handles crypto seized from cybercriminals.

The Bank for International Settlements just labeled stablecoins a failed monetary experiment in its 2026 Annual Report—calling them ETF-like instruments that cannot function as real money at scale.

Ethereum fell harder than Bitcoin in H1 2026, but the real story is structural: staking mechanics, the rise of L2 networks, and tightening regulation. What it means if you run a crypto exchanger.

Bitcoin closes the second quarter of 2026 below $60,000, logging a Q2 decline of about 12% after a 22% fall in Q1. Back-to-back losing quarters to start a year has happened only twice before in Bitcoin's history.

USDT and USDC are both stablecoins — but for an exchanger they represent genuinely different choices. We break down what actually differs, when each makes sense, and how to manage reserves wisely.

Paul Meade, the Apple VP who built Vision Pro and was leading its smart glasses push, is heading to OpenAI's hardware team — the latest in a string of defections as the AI device race heats up.

Kraken is in talks to acquire a 15% equity stake in Aave Group at a $385 million valuation — the first time a centralized exchange takes corporate ownership in a DeFi protocol.

ZK-proofs have two uses in crypto: scaling (ZK-rollups) and privacy (Zcash, Aztec). For exchange operators, they are different scenarios — one is standard infrastructure, the other raises real compliance questions.

Two weeks after banning both models, the US reversed course for Mythos 5: 100+ companies and agencies can now access it. Fable 5 stays fully blocked. The episode created the first government 'trusted tier' for AI.

General Intuition raised $320M at $2.3B to train AI agents on hundreds of millions of hours of action-labeled gameplay — then transfer the same model to physical robots with just eight minutes of real-world fine-tuning.

Most crypto exchanger owners make one of four mistakes storing their reserves — without realising it. We break down each myth: what actually protects your funds and what just looks like security.

Binance suspends EU crypto services from July 1 after failing to secure a MiCA license. Trading, deposits, and staking halt for millions of EU users.

Tether USDT briefly overtook Ethereum in market cap for the first time in seven years. ETH fell to $1,540 as traders fled risk assets and parked capital in dollar stablecoins.

DEX protocols disrupted the crypto market — yet centralized exchangers keep thriving. We break down what DEX does best, where it falls short, and what this means for people running their own exchanger.