BitGo Europe GmbH launched its MiCA-compliant Crypto-as-a-Service across the EEA, enabling banks and fintechs to integrate regulated custody, trading and SEPA on/off-ramps via APIs.

As the sole commissioner at the CFTC, Michael Selig claimed to have the authority to guide the agency on crypto perpetual futures and prediction markets.

Dimon argued stablecoin issuers paying interest should meet bank standards as talks continue in Washington about the CLARITY Act.

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US President Donald Trump said banking groups should not hold the market structure bill “hostage,” urging banks to cut a deal with the crypto industry.

KindlyMD founder David Bailey said that the US government “liking Bitcoin” is not enough if it wants to push the asset into its next phase of adoption.

Market maker Enflux says traders are not pricing catastrophe or resolution to the conflict in the Middle East, while Glassnode data shows improving spot demand but cautious derivatives positioning.

Blockchain-based trading platforms like Hyperliquid enabled traders to respond in real time to the attack on Iran on Saturday, showing why TradFi will move onchain, a Bitwise exec said.

A Bitcoin Policy Institute study found that AI agents strongly prefer Bitcoin over fiat as a store of value and unit of account.

The company added managed custody, virtual account collections, and fiat-to-stablecoin settlement capabilities, positioning itself as a single provider for enterprise digital asset payments across 60 markets.

South Korea triggered an emergency trading halt as stocks plunged amid a global selloff driven by the escalating Middle East conflict.

The major indexes came off lows and crude oil prices pared gains as President Trump said the Navy would escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz if necessary.

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The Korea Exchange temporarily halted trading for the Kospi index on Wednesday. A circuit breaker was activated on the Kosdaq as well, which closed 14% lower at 978.44.

The US military said it has hit nearly 2,000 targets since first launching deadly strikes with Israel on Iran on Saturday.

Stocks tumbled as disruptions in the Middle East region around Iran continued. The S&P 500 fell 0.9%, paring back from a 2%-plus drop earlier in the day. The Nasdaq composite fell 1%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 403.

Goldman Sachs ⁠raised its Q2 2026 average price forecast for Brent crude oil by $10 ​to $76 per barrel.

Bitcoin again ignores macro market uncertainty to attack its highest levels in a month with a push to nearly $72,000.

"I think it's going to take a couple of weeks for markets to really digest the implications of what's happened," Goldman chief David Solomon said.

The KOSPI has shed 20% in two trading sessions as excess leverage triggers margins calls and forced liquidation of positions by retail investors

Goldman warns cost of crude could hit $100 a barrel