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December 17, 2025 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

This week, Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos, General Counsel of StarkWare, participated in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Crypto Task Force Roundtable addressing privacy and financial surveillance. This is a hot topic today, especially with the advent of blockchain-powered financial services. While many blockchains allow anyone to… Read More

December 16, 2025 @ 11:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this month, Citadel Securities issued a statement addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stating that it should not grant exemptive relief regarding the definitions of an exchange or a broker-dealer for DeFi trading protocols. Citadel claimed that granting broad exemptive relief from… Read More

December 15, 2025 @ 4:52 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The Web3 community weighed in on the crypto year that was and the crypto year that will be. Read more about Bitcoin, stablecoins and price movements below. “Companies that continue positioning themselves solely as Bitcoin holders risk commoditization. The strategic advantage will shift toward those… Read More

December 15, 2025 @ 8:32 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

The Web3 and Web2 communities have plenty to say about AI’s development in 2026. Read on to find out what. “Massive capacity partnerships across the value chain were what surprised me most in 2025 – AI Labs, hyperscalers, neoclouds, memory and hardware providers, real estate… Read More

December 14, 2025 @ 12:33 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

AI dominates cybersecurity experts’ 2026 predictions as it touches on authentication, privacy and attack acceleration. GPU optimization and AI-driven attacks will push companies toward regional cloud providers “GPU optimization becomes a headline topic in 2026. Today, most companies only use about 60% of the GPU… Read More

December 13, 2025 @ 2:33 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

As expected, the Web3 community had plenty to say about the Fed and rate cuts this week. Read on to learn about the impacts on crypto and the broader markets. “This rate cut validates our view that restrictive policy is giving way to a slower,… Read More

December 12, 2025 @ 6:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has approved five national trust bank charter applications. The approvals are conditional but will allow the entities to operate under federal rules. The entities approved are in the digital asset sector, including First National Digital Currency… Read More

December 12, 2025 @ 11:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is expected to enter the hot prediction markets. Currently exemplified by Kalshi and Polymarket, just this past week,  Gemini Space Station (NASDAQ:GEMI) just received approval for a DCM license from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to operate its own prediction marketplace. While Coinbase has… Read More

December 12, 2025 @ 9:31 am By JD Alois  |  

As was reported earlier, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released a preliminary review of Debanking. The action of Debanking individuals and other organizations was a nefarious pursuit that came to light during the Biden Administration. In effect, banks would close accounts,… Read More

December 11, 2025 @ 6:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) is making a big move into tokenization. Currently, DTCC is a vital part of the securities trading and tracking ecosystem. In 2024, DTCC’s subsidiaries processed securities transactions valued at US$3.7 quadrillion, and its depository subsidiary provided custody and… Read More

December 11, 2025 @ 3:53 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

As the calendar flips to December, the fintech community is busy trying to figure out what’s coming in 2026. Read some of their best guesses below. Sanctions and financial risk  “As sanctions expand across more geographies, the risk isn’t limited to newly added entities—it increasingly… Read More

December 10, 2025 @ 7:26 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

From chargebacks to passwords and identity, cybersecurity experts have plenty of thoughts on what 2026 will bring. Chargebacks charge ahead “Chargebacks will spike as consumers exploit the ‘the agent did it’ excuse. In 2026, chargebacks will jump as agentic commerce rolls out – not because… Read More

December 9, 2025 @ 5:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will commence a digital assets pilot program for certain digital assets, including  Bitcoin, ETH, and USDC. The CFTC said these assets will be used as collateral in derivatives markets. The Commission will also pursue guidance on tokenized collateral and seek the… Read More

December 9, 2025 @ 8:22 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

When governments participate in blockchain development, whether it be for payments or identity, it sends a powerful acceptance message to the industry. Sign is one company that has received the message loud and clear. Backed by Binance’s CZ via YZi Labs, Sequoia, and Circle, Sign… Read More

December 7, 2025 @ 4:59 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Hedy Wang is a bridge builder. The co-founder of BlockStreet, Wang believes now is the time to build bridges between TradFi and DeFi. By doing so, she also sees BlockStreet as the bridge that allows retail investors to generate wealth. Wang is a big believer… Read More

December 5, 2025 @ 12:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Increasing Investor Opportunities Act of 2025 (or Invest Act) is moving forward as the House Rules Committee has updated the legislation this week. HR 3383 aims to improve access to capital while boosting opportunity for investors, including by addressing the current discriminatory nature of… Read More

December 5, 2025 @ 10:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Scott Bauguess, Vice President of Global Regulatory Policy at Coinbase  (NASDAQ:COIN), sees tokenization, or the digitization of securities, as benefiting Reg A and Reg C, bringing new life to these securities exemptions. Bauguess understands these markets well, as he was previously at the Securities and Exchange… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 2:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Citadel Securities has issued a statement telling the Securities and Exchange Commission that it should not grant exemptive relief regarding definitions of an exchange or broker-dealer for DeFi trading protocols. Citadel Securities is a global market maker that provides liquidity for institutions and retail investors. It is owned… Read More

December 3, 2025 @ 8:05 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

As AI agents make inroads into payments, they’re raising many questions that the industry is rushing to answer. In some cases, the industry isn’t moving fast enough. Sift’s senior trust and safety architect, Brittany Allen, said AI agents are a popular session topic at conferences…. Read More

December 2, 2025 @ 9:51 am By JD Alois  |  

While lauding various aspects of the European Union’s efforts to promote capitalism and the single market, Eurocrowd has called out the Capital Markets Union (CMU) initiative for failing to deliver on its most ambitious promises. The European Union is a vast market that surpasses the US… Read More