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Hedge Funds’ record $6.6 Trillion debt puts U.S. treasuries at risk.
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Hedge Funds’ record $6.6 Trillion debt puts U.S. treasuries at risk

Elon Musk does it again: SpaceX board approves of a $1 trillion pay package for him.
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Elon Musk does it again: SpaceX board approves of a $1 trillion pay package for him

Elon Musk says AI will kill us all in oral testimony during OpenAI trial.
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Elon Musk says AI will kill us all in oral testimony during OpenAI trial

Pump.fun 36% burn triggers backlash over lost airdrops.
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Pump.fun 36% burn triggers backlash over lost airdrops

Syndicate token SYND crashes by 34% after a Commons bridge exploit.
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Syndicate token SYND crashes by 34% after a Commons bridge exploit

Canada moves to ban crypto ATMs as fraud cases surge.
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Canada moves to ban crypto ATMs as fraud cases surge

The largest global hackathon Hedera Africa Hackathon announces winners.
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The largest global hackathon Hedera Africa Hackathon announces winners

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Federal clash escalates as CFTC targets fifth state in prediction market crackdown.
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Federal clash escalates as CFTC targets fifth state in prediction market crackdown

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Polymarket Seeks CFTC Approval to Open Main Exchange to US Traders

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LayerZero pledges $23M to DeFi united after $292M KelpDAO exploit fallout

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Eric Trump calls Forbes’ report of American Bitcoin being a predatory arbitrage vehicle ‘Chinese propaganda’

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XRP ledger sees $418M surge in tokenized treasuries as RWAs go parabolic

Galaxy Digital prepares for Q1 result filing with lowered expectations
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Galaxy Digital reports a $216 million quarterly loss, with $0.49 a share amid crypto downturn

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Robinhood misses on profit with $0.38 EPS as crypto revenue sinks 47% to $134 million

Tornado Cash dev supporters reject AG Blanche's hollow ‘code is not crime’ pledge
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Tornado Cash dev supporters reject AG Blanche’s hollow ‘code is not crime’ pledge

Software stocks face worst start since 2022 as AI fears deepen
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Why are Coreweave, SoftBank, Broadcom, AMD, Nvidia, and Oracle stocks crashing?

Chainlink racks up new wins this year as LINK holds ~10% gain.
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Chainlink racks up new wins this year as LINK holds ~10% gain

Ton Network jumps on agentic AI bandwagon to fuel post-gaming era recovery
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Ton Network jumps on agentic AI bandwagon to fuel post-gaming era recovery

Pentagon deals with US AI leaders fuel skepticism at home and abroad
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Pentagon deals with US AI leaders fuel skepticism at home and abroad

DeFi drives A7A5 turnover to over $100 billion, sanctioned issuer reveals
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DeFi drives A7A5 turnover to over $100 billion, sanctioned issuer reveals

Crypto regulations move from exploratory stage to full enforcement Crypto activity in leading regions like the USA, the EU, Hong Kong, Singapore, the UAE, Japan, Turkey, and Brazil are now happening under a strict regulatory regime. Crypto activities are now more aligned with traditional financial regulations.  ‘Stablecoin regulation has converged with unusual speed. Across every major jurisdiction, regulators have arrived at a structurally similar framework: full fiat reserve backing, prohibition of algorithmic stabilization mechanisms, independent attestation of reserves, and licensing of issuers,’ stated the latest Skynet State of the Digital Asset Regulations Report.  While previous regulatory pressure was mostly concerned with unregistered securities, this time regulations focus on money laundering. AML and KYC rules are being applied to crypto, where they were previously reserved for banking and traditional finance.  Each region has built and enforced frameworks for multiple crypto participants, especially exchanges, custodians, and stablecoin issuers. Crypto regulations focus on payments For the whole of 2025, the US Securities and Exchange Commission did not go after new token-based projects, abandoning its previous focus on applying securities law to crypto. The US Genius Act put the basis of a new crypto regulation, now awaiting the Clarity Act to be voted into law to further regulate stablecoins.  According to Skynet’s research, in H1 over $90M were paid in AML fines and settlements. Crypto fine enforcements accelerated in 2025, with a special focus on AML regulations, intercepting stablecoins from illegal sources and from sanction evasions. | Source: Certik Penalties from the SEC fell by 97% year-on-year, revealing the deep shift in crypto enforcement. The increased AML vigilance arrives after a 400% increase in sanctions evasion through crypto usage for 2025.  Blockchain estimates state-driven sanctions evasion increased transaction volume by 694% in the past year, especially driven by Russia-linked networks and stablecoin infrastructure. The trend invited additional vigilance in screening stablecoins.  The other major shift is the focus on smart contracts, which are now facing scrutiny and standards usually applied to financial market infrastructure. Independent smart contract audits are enforced in Hong Kong, the UAE, the EU, and in the USA at the state level. After a period of inherent risk, crypto activity now requires prudential standards similar to traditional finance.  For crypto companies and projects planning a global presence, this means each new jurisdiction comes with its own set of compliance requirements for each new location. The former borderless era of payments is coming to an end, even for end users with self-custodied wallets.  Crypto derivative trading switches to regulated regions The shift to tighter regulations in 2025 was also reflected in trader behaviors. In the past week, IBIT derivative activity for BTC showed traders were flocking to a fully regulated market. For the first time, open interest on IBIT surpassed the derivative activity on Deribit. Deribit, as an offshore platform, was holding the monopoly on BTC options trading. The platform reached $26.9B in open interest, with $27.6B for IBIT.  Traders moved to BlackRock’s regulated trading venue on Nasdaq, showing that regulated markets held significant appeal.  The current US frameworks places the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as the authority on derivatives. US crypto trading remains under a multi-agency regime, with wider authority coming through the Clarity Act, now awaiting Senate action. 
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Crypto regulations move from exploratory stage to full enforcement

Hackers plant 73 sleeper extensions in OpenVSX to steal crypto wallets.
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Hackers plant 73 sleeper extensions in OpenVSX to steal crypto wallets

MARA Holdings announces Bitcoin expansion beyond mining role
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MARA Holdings announces Bitcoin expansion beyond mining role

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UAE announces exit from OPEC+ after six decades as global energy alliances fracture

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Germany skips Palantir for military use as US AI leaders face revenue crunch

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BYD profit sinks 55.4% to $599 million as revenue falls 11.8%, the biggest drop in six years

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Polymarket’s new network goes live

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South Korea turns to international cooperation, AI to track crypto taxation

AI crypto scam wipes senior’s $300 life savings.
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AI crypto scam wipes senior’s $300K life savings

Israel greenlights Shekel stablecoin framework after two-year pilot phase
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Israel greenlights shekel stablecoin framework after two-year pilot phase

Sky Protocol proposes treasury overhaul after closing Genesis Capital phase.
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Sky Protocol proposes treasury overhaul after closing Genesis Capital phase

BTC is back to behaving as a tech stock during Q1 earnings week
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BTC is back to behaving as a tech stock during Q1 earnings week

Bitcoin’s weekend drop exposes fragile market structure
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Bitcoin’s weekend drop exposes fragile market structure

Russia to tax non-residents’ crypto income at 30%
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Russia to tax non-residents’ crypto income at 30%

ZetaChain transactions paused after attack against team wallets.
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ZetaChain transactions paused after attack against team wallets

Google receives petition from hundreds of employees demanding he rejects AI partnership with Trump Pentagon.
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Google receives petition from hundreds of employees demanding he rejects AI partnership with Trump Pentagon

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Kalshi’s Weekly Volume Hits $3.4 Billion All-Time High as Sports Trading Alone Tops All of Polymarket

Why is Micron’s stock outperforming everything right now?
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How this US Senator is quietly insider-trading Micron stock, up 60% in 4 weeks

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LIVE: Nvidia market cap makes new all-time high of $5.26 trillion as S&P 500 hits 7,173 for the first time ever

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