Micah Zimmerman

Franklin Templeton, the $1.7 trillion asset manager, registered two Nasdaq-listed funds yesterday. Both launch with a 95/5 split between U.S. stocks and bitcoin, and every dividend buys more bitcoin.

The Bank of Korea told lawmakers it will draft a forex law amendment this year to regulate stablecoins as a means of payment, a plan that points to tighter cross-border controls rather than legal-tender status.

The Blockchain Association asked congressional leaders Thursday to pass bipartisan crypto tax legislation, but with the Clarity Act near dead, the House bill stripped of mining and staking relief, and Congress out until after the midterms, the ask lands with little room to move.

Robinhood has won DFSA approval to offer bitcoin, crypto and stock trading with custody from a new Dubai headquarters, with launch set for 2027.

Fireblocks has denied an Axios report that Visa is in late-stage talks to acquire the crypto custody firm for about $2.5 billion.

Ireland’s central bank has fined Coinbase Ireland €3.25 million for allowing customer funds to mix with other Coinbase entities’ money and for relying on its US parent to run safeguarding controls.

A new tri-party lending structure with BitGo lets Kalshi Prime clients borrow against bitcoin to margin perpetual futures.

Trump to tout seizures of fraudulent crypto sites at White House cybercrime event as FBI data shows $11.3 billion in U.S. crypto fraud losses in 2025.

The OCC finalized its GENIUS Act stablecoin rules, effective January 2027, easing reserve limits and leaving the fight over third-party rewards unresolved.

Senate Democrats have rejected the ethics provision in the latest Clarity Act draft in blunt terms, and Majority Leader John Thune cast doubt on Thursday that the crypto market-structure...