SEC, CFTC plan to sign memorandum on crypto oversight

The SEC and CFTC plan to formalize their cooperation on crypto regulation through a memorandum of understanding as part of their effort to establish rules supporting industry growth, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. SEC Chair Paul Atkins told the Journal he expects crypto legislation to pass this year but noted regulators can proceed without…

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UAE unveils first central bank–approved stablecoin, challenging USDC on home turf

The UAE has officially entered the stablecoin race. Universal Digital Intl Limited on Thursday launched USDU, the country’s first central bank–approved stablecoin, giving it a regulatory edge over Circle’s USDC as competition heats up in the region. Summary Universal Digital launched USDU, giving it a regulatory advantage over Circle’s USDC for settling digital-asset transactions in…

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Crypto Analyst Shares Channel Map That Predicts XRP Price Is Headed To $200

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure XRP’s long-term price action was recently examined by crypto analyst EGRAG CRYPTO, who shared a technical framework that shows the cryptocurrency on a macro move to $200. In his post, the analyst outlined a channel-based structure that tracks XRP’s behavior across multiple cycles…

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Talos Extends Series B to $150M with Robinhood, Sony Backing

Digital asset infrastructure provider Talos raised a $45 million extension to its Series B funding round, valuing the company at about $1.5 billion. The extension included new strategic investors such as Robinhood Markets, Sony Innovation Fund, IMC, QCP and Karatage, alongside returning investors a16z crypto, BNY and Fidelity Investments, according to the company. “We extended…

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What The New On-Chain Lending Amendment Means For XRP

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The XRP Ledger has taken another step toward expanding its financial functionality with the rollout of XRPL version 3.1.0. Shortly after the update went live, the network formally pushed its native on-chain lending feature into the validator voting phase, a feature that…

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