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The government is reportedly considering converting part of its sovereign wealth and gold holdings into digital assets, signaling the rise of crypto as a state-level asset class.

Japan’s financial regulator has launched a “Payment Innovation Project” backing a joint initiative by major banks and corporations to issue yen-based stablecoins.

After adopting the AI Act last year, the European Union is considering easing certain provisions amid mounting pressure from the US and Big Tech.

Coinbase said it had enhanced oversight and compliance testing after coding errors led to gaps in transaction monitoring between 2021 and 2022.

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.

Prediction markets show waning confidence in Trump’s tariff authority, with both Kalshi and Polymarket traders bracing for limits on executive power.

Major DeFi protocols on Ethereum have banded together to counter the so-called “outsized influence” of centralized crypto firms on US policymaking.

Extending ESMA jurisdiction to include financial markets threatens to slow innovation for crypto and fintech companies, but some policy experts see a silver lining.

The FTX Recovery Trust dropped a motion to limit payouts to creditors in countries including China, which holds about $380 million in claims.

Following a presidential pardon that sparked debate over influence and access, crypto companies and PACs are ramping up political spending as the sector matures into a Washington power player.

The license positions Zerohash as one of the first MiCA-approved stablecoin infrastructure companies, strengthening its appeal to institutions.

Trump again denied ties to Binance co-founder CZ amid reports that the exchange helped facilitate a $2 billion stablecoin deal linked to his World Liberty Financial platform.

Banks may soon take a softer stance on crypto as the Basel Committee prepares to revise its 2022 guidance on banks’ exposure to digital assets, according to Bloomberg.

The $300 billion stablecoin market capitalization pushed DeFi into a “self-sustaining cycle” of growth, according to the investment bank’s head of research.