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Clearing firm RQD* raises $74 million as Wall Street prepares for tokenized markets
Bain Capital led the investment in the U.S. clearing and custody firm, which plans to expand its digital asset and tokenization infrastructure.
The Clarity Act will put Main Street banks at a disadvantage
The Blockchain Association’s Summer Mersinger dismisses the harm to community banks in defending the stablecoin rewards language in the Clarity Act, says community banker Nate Franzén.
U.S. state banking associations plan to launch their own nationwide blockchain network
The "BankChain Alliance" is aiming for a 2027 launch, and would foster stablecoins, payments and tokenized deposits inside the banking system's regulatory sphere.
LayerZero unveils trading infrastructure for crypto and tokenized markets, ZRO surges
The trading infrastructure runs on LayerZero's Zero blockchain, backed by Citadel Securities with DTCC and ICE exploring institutional market applications.
Crypto custody firm Copper has potential buyers. But offers are way below its $500 million asking price
Once valued at $2.5 billion, Copper was being marketed by investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald at around $500 million in May this year.
MiCA revolutionised European crypto, and left Poland licking its wounds
Many in Poland may look back at 2026 as the year European crypto finally grew up, and one of Poland’s brightest economic ambitions faded into darkness, writes Mateusz Kara, founder and CEO of Morphic Financial Group.
Chainalysis-run sting targets child exploitation networks with aid of Binance, Coinbase
'Operation Lighthouse' went after child sex abuse materials, working with law enforcement to round up more than 14,000 investigative leads.
Bitcoin nears $80,000, but analysts say the next pullback will be key
Analysts say consolidation could strengthen bitcoin’s rally, while thin trading above $80,000 may set up sharper price moves.
Crypto political group details list of U.S. congressional allies its backing this year
Stand With Crypto, a member group that rates the crypto friendliness of politicians, is supporting 32 U.S. House incumbents, with more endorsements coming.
