TL;DR All 11 Democrats on the U.S. Senate Banking Committee have called for a public hearing on prediction markets. The request followed a private meeting between Republican committee members and Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour. The lawmakers say securities-linked prediction products could raise issues that fall within the Banking Committee’s oversight responsibilities. Prediction markets are becoming […]
Archives for September 24, 2026
Privy Expands TRON Support As Stablecoin Payment Infrastructure Grows
TL;DR Privy has expanded its TRON integration with new transaction, policy, transfer and monitoring tools for developers. The Stripe-owned wallet infrastructure company says businesses can use the expanded stack for payments, treasury operations and other stablecoin products. TRON currently hosts more than $94 billion in circulating USDT, according to the network’s September data. Privy is […]
Bitget’s $352 million hack happened via spoofed transfers, not private keys, CEO Gray Chen says
She described the breach as the digital version of slipping forged withdrawal slips through a bank’s own teller window. The vault keys never left the building. Someone got into the office that prepares the slips, created paperwork that looked official, and sent it through the same approval window the bank uses every day. To the […]
Chainalysis Says Crypto Activity Barely Fell Despite $2.1T Market Rout
TL;DR Chainalysis says measured global crypto economic activity declined just 1.6% during the 12 months ended June 30, 2026. That happened while the wider crypto market lost roughly $2.1 trillion in capitalization. Domestic peer-to-peer and cross-border stablecoin activity both grew sharply during the period. Crypto prices took a beating over the past year, but the […]
Visa Study Says Bank-Style Protections Could Push Stablecoin Use Sharply Higher
TL;DR Visa says U.S. willingness to use stablecoins rises from 36% to 56% when hypothetical bank-level fraud protection and deposit insurance are added. The study covered 2,192 U.S. adults and more than 45,000 respondents across 20 markets. The findings suggest trust and consumer protection may be a bigger barrier to mainstream stablecoin use than the […]
Galaxy Adds $100M Of Sky’s sUSDS To Corporate Treasury
TL;DR Galaxy has added $100 million of Sky Protocol’s sUSDS to its own corporate treasury. The firm has also approved sUSDS as collateral across an institutional trading business carrying an average loan book of about $1.4 billion. Galaxy additionally bought an undisclosed amount of SKY, deepening an existing lending relationship with the Sky ecosystem. Galaxy […]
Blockchain.com And NYSE Plan 24/7 Tokenized Stock Access
TL;DR Blockchain.com and NYSE Group have signed an agreement to explore access to tokenized U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs. The proposed service would use NYSE’s planned digital trading venue and could support around-the-clock trading for eligible global users. Nothing is live yet: the project remains subject to the launch of NYSE’s digital ATS and required regulatory […]
Circle Takes FX Onchain With 24/7 Stablecoin Settlement On Arc
TL;DR Circle has launched StableFX on Arc, giving approved institutions 24/7 access to stablecoin-based foreign exchange settlement. The system uses RFQ pricing from multiple liquidity providers and smart-contract settlement so both sides of a trade complete together. Circle is providing the software and settlement infrastructure rather than acting as the intermediary holding customer funds. Circle […]
New York sues Polymarket, alleging it is running an illegal gambling operation
The case adds to a growing fight between prediction markets and state gambling regulators over who has the authority to oversee the products. Prediction market companies argue that their event contracts are financial products overseen at the federal level by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). States have taken a different view, particularly when the […]
U.S. Federal Reserve moves on proposals to implement GENIUS Act for stablecoins
“Under the proposal, certain types of arrangements involving third parties would be presumed to be prohibited payments of interest or yield,” the Fed wrote, noting that its approach is consistent with the OCC’s. Though the regulations aren’t final, the agencies seem to be allowing a very narrow approach by crypto platforms to offer stablecoin rewards […]
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