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Michael Selig summarized his first 100 days overseeing the commodities regulator since being confirmed by the US Senate in December. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Michael Selig said on Wednesday that the agency is prepared to oversee the entire digital asset market, even as Congress has yet to pass a market structure bill defining

Key takeaways Meta plans to introduce dollar-linked stablecoin payments across its platforms in late 2026. Unlike its earlier Libra attempt, the company will not issue its own cryptocurrency but instead integrate existing stablecoins. Regulatory opposition to the Libra/Diem project made it clear that governments were uncomfortable with Big Tech issuing private global currencies. Meta’s new

Opinion by: Francesco Mosterts, co-founder of Umia. Crypto prides itself on being a market-driven system. Prices, incentives, and capital flows determine everything from token valuations to lending rates and blockspace demand. Markets are the industry’s primary coordination mechanism. Yet, when it comes to governance, crypto suddenly abandons markets altogether. Recent governance disputes at major protocols

Ripple has added digital asset capabilities to its treasury management platform, allowing corporate finance teams to hold, track and manage cryptocurrencies and fiat balances within a single system, the company said. According to a company announcement, the update introduces Digital Asset Accounts and a unified dashboard that aggregates balances across bank accounts, custody providers and

Global asset manager Franklin Templeton is set to expand its crypto footprint by acquiring a spinoff of the crypto-native investment firm CoinFund. Franklin Templeton said Wednesday it plans to acquire 250 Digital, a CoinFund spinoff that runs liquid crypto investment strategies, expanding the asset manager’s digital asset business. The deal will form part of a

VICTORIA, Seychelles, April 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Global crypto trading platform BYDFi will mark its 6th anniversary with a month-long celebration beginning on April 1, 2026, highlighting BYDFi’s evolution into an all-in-one crypto trading platform built on a CEX + DEX dual-engine model. Over six years, BYDFi has strengthened infrastructure, user safeguards, and market access, reinforcing an

As digital asset markets move through a period of slower growth and more cautious capital flows, market participants have increasingly focused on the underlying strength of major trading platforms. During these periods of recalibration, investors often look beyond price movements to evaluate the structural resilience of the platforms that support the ecosystem. In recent years

Aave V4 is live on Ethereum with a hub-and-spoke design that keeps liquidity pooled while routing credit to bespoke RWA and structured credit markets for institutions. Summary Aave has launched V4 on Ethereum mainnet, introducing a “hub-and-spoke” architecture aimed at real‑world asset (RWA) collateral and institutional structured credit markets.news. The protocol, which secures more than

Genius Group has sold its entire Bitcoin holdings to fully repay its $8.5 million debt, the company announced today. The move represents a major shift in the group’s treasury strategy, as it focuses on strengthening its operational balance sheet. The company said it plans a future rebuild of its Bitcoin treasury when market conditions are