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EU watchdog EBA details big crypto fines as landmark laws bite

The European Banking Authority laid out a proposed penalty framework on Friday that can strip non-compliant significant token issuers of up to 12.5% of their annual revenue.

Binance posts over $400M in weekly net outflows as MiCA deadline nears

Early exchange flow data show no clear signs of a mass migration from Binance ahead of the EU MiCA transition deadline, despite rivals' efforts to attract users.

Grayscale's Pandl says Strategy should sell $3B Bitcoin to restore confidence

Grayscale's research head Zach Pandl said Strategy should sell $3 billion in Bitcoin to cover its cash obligations, but CryptoQuant argued the company has other ways to support STRC.

Base says sequencer bug caused back-to-back outages

A “race condition” after the system was reset prevented the sequencers from catching up, causing the second outage.

Excessive AI spending risks global financial consequences, BIS warns

The AI investment surge is a potential flashpoint for systemic risk, “as financing has relied on enormous debt and highly leveraged nonbank structures that can rapidly unwind,” one analyst said in response to the report.

BIS warns stablecoins risk fragmenting global financial system

The Basel-based institution said that private digital tokens fall short of the requirements for sound money and urged policymakers to accelerate work on tokenized forms of central bank and commercial bank money.

Binance posts over $400M in weekly net outflows as MiCA deadline nears

Early exchange flow data show no clear signs of a mass migration from Binance ahead of the EU MiCA transition deadline, despite rivals' efforts to attract users.

Base post-mortem reveals sequencer bug behind back-to-back outages

A “race condition” after the system was reset prevented the sequencers from catching up, causing the second outage.

Fidelity rebuts claims Bitcoin becomes less secure after halvings

The asset manager argues Bitcoin's fixed supply schedule does not undermine network security, even as miners face shrinking block rewards after each halving.

SecondFi targets two-week recovery after Cardano wallet exploit

SecondFi says it has completed forensic investigations, taken a final balance snapshot and is preparing to return assets.

EU lawmakers urge assessing DeFi, staking, NFT regulation

The nonbinding report outlines Parliament's vision for future EU crypto regulation and warns against national MiCA rules.

Securitize expects to raise $400M ahead of public debut

Securitize says less than 30% of shareholders in the acquisition firm taking it public elected to redeem, giving it an expected $400 million on its upcoming debut.

SOL reclaims $72, but onchain data flags weakening momentum

Solana found strength from tokenized stock trading on its network, but a declining TVL and DEX volumes point to fading momentum.

US senators urge CFTC probe Polymarket over ‘deceptive marketing’

Senators John Curtis and Adam Schiff are concerned about the CFTC’s enforcement ability after a “troubling” report on Polymarket’s advertising.

Old Ether wallets move 37,806 ETH as whale conviction faces key test at $1.5K

Old Ether wallets moved 37,806 ETH as long-term whale profitability turned negative for the first time since 2019, signaling mixed sentiment among large holders.

Spain regulator rules out extension for non-MiCA compliant crypto companies

Carlos San Basilio said that “there will be no exceptions ​or extensions” to the MiCA deadline requiring crypto exchanges offering services to EU-based users to be licensed.

SEC, CFTC seek input on unified portfolio margin rules across securities and derivatives

The regulatory agencies are seeking public feedback on cross-margining, collateral and risk management as cryptocurrency derivatives and multi-asset trading continue to expand.

Ethereum whale who shorted October 2025 crash opens $19.7M ETH short position

Ether’s technical setup points to a potential drop to $1,375, a move that could lift one whale’s unrealized profit to $2.39 million.

Crypto Biz: The cost of stacking sats

CryptoQuant urged Strategy to pause Bitcoin buying as dividend coverage shrank. Meanwhile, CBOE eyes crypto perpetual futures and Chainlink joins a stablecoin FX project.

US senators push to end CFTC ‘assault’ on state oversight of prediction markets

A group of 17 Democratic senators went after the CFTC’s funding for lawsuits over prediction markets, calling it an “assault” on state authorities.

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