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Wall Street’s new groove: TradFi dives deeper into digital assets

Traditional finance’s push to integrate digital assets has taken another meaningful step forward. Over the past month, several major products and pilot programs slated for 2026 have been announced, signaling that digital asset exposure is rapidly becoming a standard feature of wealth management and capital markets operations. One notable example is Morgan Stanley’s plan to roll out a proprietary digital wallet in the second half of 2026. The wallet is touted to support both

13 hours ago3 min read

Vietnam to offer crypto exchange licensing with spicy capital requirements

From 20 January, Vietnam has commenced taking applications for licensing for crypto exchanges, but the requirements for licensing have proven eye watering and designed to lock out all but the largest existing traditional operators. Among the requirements are: a minimum capital of approximately US $380 million; ownership stipulations including at least 65% institutional holdings; and at least 35% ownership from two institutional investors who are involved in banking and financ

2 days ago2 min read

🎯Place your bets: Regulators tussle over the future of prediction markets

Predictions markets have seen a huge rise in users with sites like Polymarket and Kalishi raising large funding rounds and experiencing exponential growth. The speed with which these offerings have grown has started to run into regulatory hurdles however, and last Friday, regulators in Tennessee sent a cease-and-desist letter to Polymarkets, Crypto.com and Kalshi, alleging that their predictions markets were in fact unlicensed gambling. The same day Kalshi commenc

Jan 134 min read

Cayman Crypto Foundation Count Climbs to New Heights

The Cayman Islands, with a secure British legal system, safe business environment and tax neutral status, has long been a favoured home to US Hedge funds (35,000+) and crypto companies, and new data from the Cayman Islands General Registry underscores just how much that growth has continued. In 2017, the Cayman Islands legislated into existence the Cayman Foundation in the Foundation Companies Act , a highly flexible corporate structure which could operate to manage wealth an

Dec 9, 20252 min read

US CFTC Unlocks Crypto as Collateral in Derivatives Markets

The US continues to drive forward in crypto, with the powerful Commodities, Futures Trading Commission ( CFTC ), which has often been seen in competition with the Securities Exchanges Commission ( SEC ), moving to announce a digital asset pilot program and updated guidance under which certain digital assets will be approved for use as collateral for derivatives in regulated US markets and "outdated" requirements are removed . The crypto derivatives market is already US $23

Dec 9, 20252 min read

That's one small shard for man, one giant leap for blockchain-kind

Ethereum upgrades have always been a mix of spectacle and subtlety—Dencun's blobs reshaped Layer 2 economics overnight, Pectra's account tweaks whispered promises of smoother user experiences. But the latest fork: Fusaka, activated on December 3, 2025, at epoch 411,392 (around 21:50 UTC), was more of an under-the-hood upgrade that will have broader and longer impacts. Named after a cosmic nod—"Fulu" for the consensus layer's starry precision, "Osaka" for the Devcon 2025 host

Dec 4, 20252 min read

An even stronger foundation for web3? Cayman company law gives more flexibility for web3 projects

The Cayman Islands, already a premier offshore jurisdiction for digital asset innovation, has recently amended the Companies Act , effective from January 1, 2026, introducing flexibility that directly benefits web3 projects, particularly through the ability for Cayman foundation companies to convert into exempted companies. The Foundation Company Conversion Advantage Under the new legislation, foundation companies incorporated under the Foundation Companies Act can now conver

Nov 23, 20252 min read

UK calls for consultation on a tokenised fund future

The UK Financial Conduct Authority ( FCA ) has released a huge consultation paper CP25/28 titled 'Progressing Fund Tokenisation' which outlines new rules for fund tokenisation and direct-to-fund dealing. The paper expands on the 2023 Blueprint published by the Investment Association's Technology Working Group, which introduced a phased roadmap for fund tokenisation. The FCA has clearly put a huge amount of work into this document, which defines tokenisation as a method of re

Oct 29, 20254 min read

Binance Founder CZ Pardoned, is SBF next?

The Trump Administration has been unashamedly pro-crypto, seeking to craft innovation supporting rules and changing the leadership at the previously anti-crypto Securities & Exchange Commission. This approach has dialed up further with news that Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has been pardoned today for his conviction in connection with a prosecution of Binance for breaching sanctions and anti-money laundering laws. After the Department of Justice commenced that prosecut

Oct 23, 20252 min read

British Columbia Places Permanent Ban on New Crypto Mining Projects

In an update to a temporary moratorium in place since 2022, and cutting against the global thaw on crypto engagement and policy of the USA to promote more cryptocurrency business, British Columbia has announced a permanent ban on new cryptocurrency mining projects from accessing the provincial electricity grid. This decision is said to arise from concerns over the environmental effects of cryptocurrency mining and its hefty electricity demands, but this is curious given the

Oct 22, 20252 min read