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More than 100 crypto firms urge Senate to move on U.S. market structure bill
Key priorities include defining clear SEC and CFTC oversight roles, protecting non-custodial developers, simplifying disclosure rules, and avoiding a patchwork of state laws.
Crypto Long & Short: Protecting the people building DeFi infrastructure
In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Jennifer Rosenthal writes on the need to protect the people actually building DeFi infrastructure. Then, Alexis Sirkia comments on how Ethereum's L2 strategy is failing due to a fundamental design flaw.
The London P2P sweep: UK FCA raids eight illegal peer-to-peer trading hubs
The sites were targeted for facilitating P2P trading without required registration or anti-money laundering controls, posing a financial crime risk.
Kraken filed 56 million crypto tax forms for 2025. One-third were below $1
The lack of a de minimis exemption for crypto payments and staking rewards taxed at receipt creates a huge reporting burden, the data shows.
The signal bitcoin momentum traders have been waiting for is here
What you need to know for April 22, 2026
Core Scientific seeks $3.3 billion bond sale to further AI data center pivot
The company is building six AI data centers, leased to CoreWeave for 12 years, and is expected to generate approximately $10 billion in revenue.
Cut the red tape: 39 financial giants demand an emergency fast-track for Europe's blockchain pilot
The firms requested separating the DLT pilot regime from a larger package of 18 financial laws to allow for quicker updates and build real markets.
Bitcoin trades above a make-or-break level ahead of Warsh hearing
What you need to know for April 21, 2026
Bank of Korea’s new governor signals CBDC and bank token push, skips stablecoins in key address
The BOK will increase scrutiny of crypto markets and non-bank finance, and will also modernize currency markets for 24-hour foreign exchange trading, he said.
Kelp DAO claims LayerZero’s 'default' settings are what actually caused the massive $290 million disaster
The liquid restaking protocol said the compromised verifier was LayerZero's own infrastructure, and the setup it was faulted for running was LayerZero's onboarding default.
