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Trump-backed World Liberty wins conditional bank charter from federal regulator
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said it granted "preliminary conditional approval" to World Liberty Trust Co. on Friday.

U.S. SEC to again delay 'innovation exemption' for tokenization amid Wall Street, White House concerns
The SEC was ready to release at least some part of the innovation exemption alongside its now-canceled open meeting for "Reg Crypto" on Friday.

SEC cancels long-awaited proposal of Reg Crypto, postponing meeting without new date
The first major crypto rule to be proposed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will have to wait a bit longer after a sudden postponement.

Tether says it completed long-promised 'Big Four' audit of finances behind $180 billion USDT stablecoin
KPMG U.S. examined Tether's books and even counted its gold bars as the $180 billion USDT issuer said it completed its long-promised financial audit.

Prediction markets should dial back faulty filings for incentives to boost trading: CFTC
The U.S. regulator of platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket suggests the industry is getting into bad compliance habits that may allow for market abuse.

Securitize falls 20% after earnings miss as tokenization revenue falls short
Tokenized assets hit a record and trading activity jumped, but revenue slipped in the firm’s first earnings report since going public.

Morgan Stanley's infrastructure partner Zerohash rebuffed in pitch to be U.S. trust bank
Zerohash, which handles crypto plumbing for Morgan Stanley's E*Trade, said it's planning on re-filing and hoping for a swift resolution.

Goldman Sachs leaps into bitcoin income ETFs with $2.25 billion NEOS buyout
The $2.25 billion deal expands Goldman’s derivative platform to $130 billion in total ETF assets, taking direct aim at BlackRock's rival BITA fund, according to an analyst.

Wintermute plans $1 billion AI push beyond crypto: Bloomberg
The firm aims for non-crypto markets to drive over 50% of revenue by 2027, up from 10% currently, as it seeks to diversify its business.

Live updates: AI stocks surge on Q2 beats, bitcoin falls below $64,000 as inflation hits estimates
Blockchain data shows the Japanese treasury firm moved the bitcoin between wallets it controls, not to an exchange, so the transfer isn't a sale despite its $1.4 billion paper loss.
