📰 Metaplanet Directors Defend Series 10 Warrants After Shareholder Backlash

Metaplanet's independent directors say the Series 10 warrants are turnaround equity, after the board cut the pool 41% and ended the dilution clause.

#Bitcoin #Crypto

📰 ESMA seeks MiCA rules for DeFi gateways, staking and crypto lending

In its MiCA review response, ESMA proposes a new licence for crypto firms acting as DeFi gateways and disclosure rules for staking, lending and borrowing.

#Analysis #Crypto

📰 Petrobras Uses Cardano to Track Green Claims on Jet Fuel and Diesel

Petrobras Cardano project: two blockchain tools record green claims on sustainable aviation fuel and Diesel R, with CS-SAF tokens to stop double counting.

#Blockchain #Cardano #Crypto

📰 SEC Sues Cryptoaiml and TSAI Over Alleged $15 Million AI Crypto Trading Scams

SEC AI trading scam case: Cryptoaiml and TSAI allegedly took $15M+ via WhatsApp groups, fake AI signals and bots, and falsified Form D filings.

#Crypto

📰 Base Activates Cobalt Upgrade With Conditional Transactions and a B20 Seize Function

Base Cobalt upgrade is live: B20 issuers get combined KYC rules, scheduled stock-split multipliers and an opt-in seize tool, plus conditional transactions.

#Blockchain #Crypto #Ethereum

📰 DogeOS Opens Public Testnet for EVM Smart Contracts on Dogecoin

DogeOS testnet opens for EVM smart contracts paid in DOGE. What is live, what is not, and why Dogecoin cannot yet verify its zero-knowledge proofs.

#Blockchain #Crypto

📰 OFAC Sanctions Tren de Aragua ATM Network, Lists Seven Tron Addresses

OFAC sanctioned a Tren de Aragua ATM jackpotting network and listed seven Tron addresses that TRM Labs says took in about $6.1 million since 2022.

#Blockchain #Crypto

📰 Open USD Goes Live as Stripe Aims to Make It Its Default Stablecoin

Open USD (OUSD) is live on Stripe, issued by Bridge with free minting and reserve income shared with partners. How it differs from USDT and USDC.

#Blockchain #Crypto #StableCoins

📰 What Are Stablecoins and How Do They Hold Their Peg?

What stablecoins are, how fiat-backed, crypto-backed and algorithmic designs hold their peg, why UST and USDC broke, and how MiCA and the GENIUS Act apply.

#Academy #Crypto #Stablecoins

📰 How Crypto Payments Work for Businesses

How crypto payments work for businesses: processors vs self-custody, stablecoins, settlement and FX, refunds without chargebacks, Travel Rule, MiCA, tax.

#Academy #Crypto #Crypto_payments

📰 Crypto Regulation Explained: MiCA, VASP Registers and US Rules

Crypto regulation explained: how MiCA licensing works in the EU, how to read a VASP or CASP register, US rules incl. the GENIUS Act, and the new UK regime.

#Academy #Crypto #Regulation_licences

📰 How to Check a Crypto Company Before You Use It

How to check a crypto company: find the legal entity, verify its licence on the regulator's register, read custody terms, and spot scam red flags.

#Academy #Checking_a_crypto_company #Crypto

📰 Stablecoin Reserve Attestations vs Audits: How to Read a Reserve Report

Stablecoin attestation vs audit: what a reserve report checks, what it misses, what Circle and Tether publish, and what GENIUS and MiCA now require.

#Academy #Crypto #Stablecoins

📰 The Crypto Travel Rule Explained: What It Means for Transfers and Payments

The crypto Travel Rule explained: what data travels with a transfer, how EU, US and UK rules differ, self-hosted wallet checks and what businesses face.

#Academy #Crypto #Crypto_payments

📰 Armada Shareholders Approve Evernorth XRP Treasury Merger, Nasdaq Listing Next

Armada shareholders approved the Evernorth merger on Sept. 30. The XRP treasury firm plans to trade on Nasdaq as XRPN and hold at least 473.3M XRP.

#Crypto #XRP

📰 Blockworks Opens Its Crypto Data to ChatGPT and Claude With an MCP Server

Blockworks MCP lets ChatGPT, Claude and Cursor query Blockworks and Messari crypto data. What the server exposes, how it works and who can access it.

#Blockchain #Crypto

📰 Proof of Reserves Explained: What It Proves and What It Doesn’t

Proof of reserves explained: how exchange Merkle tree and zk checks work, what they show about customer coins, and what they can't prove about debts.

#Academy #Checking_a_crypto_company #Crypto

📰 MiCA CASP Licence Explained: Who Needs One and What It Covers

What a MiCA CASP licence covers, how firms apply, capital classes, the notification route and what ESMA's register shows after the 1 July 2026 deadline.

#Academy #Crypto #Regulation_licences

📰 Stablecoin Minting and Burning Explained: How Supply Is Created and Destroyed

How stablecoins are minted and burned, who can redeem with Circle and Tether, what GENIUS and MiCA require, and what September 2026 Ethereum data shows.

#Academy #Crypto #Stablecoins

📰 SEC Crypto Custody Plan Would Let Advisers and Funds Self-Custody Tokens

The SEC's Oct. 1 crypto custody proposal would let advisers and funds self-custody tokens no custodian will hold and use state trust companies, with conditions.

#Analysis #Crypto

📰 Crypto Payment Processor vs Self-Custody Checkout: Which Should Your Business Use?

Crypto payment processor vs self-custody checkout: who holds the funds, BitPay, Coinbase, Stripe and BTCPay fees, price risk, refunds and compliance.

#Academy #Crypto #Crypto_payments