Regulators must protect the architecture of freedom
The EU’s near-approval of Chat Control reveals regulatory threats to encryption. Web3 risks centralizing surveillance unless privacy becomes foundational.
Banks lobby US Treasury for blanket stablecoin yield ban, Coinbase pushes back
Coinbase insists that the US Treasury cannot override Congress’s intent on the GENIUS Act, but banks continue to press for a blanket ban on stablecoin interest.
Rural Texas community fails plan to become a city to curb BTC miner noise
Residents of a small area in Hood County have attempted to form a municipality to exercise authority over a Bitcoin mining site they claim is generating excessive noise.
The best crypto treasuries are ‘doing something hard:’ Bitwise
Investors are better off buying ETFs than buying shares in a firm that’s simply putting a crypto asset on its balance sheet, argues Bitwise’s Matt Hougan.
Franklin Templeton brings tokenized USD money market fund to Hong Kong
The launch marks Franklin Templeton’s latest step into digital assets, introducing a blockchain-based UCITS fund as Hong Kong accelerates its push toward real-world asset tokenization.