Morgan Stanley Files Updated Bitcoin ETF Plan, Wall Street Race Heats Up
Morgan Stanley, an American financial services firm, has filed a second amended S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...
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Canada Revokes 50 Money Services Licenses in 2026, With 23 Crypto Firms Taking the Hit
Canada’s financial intelligence agency has revoked 50 money services business registrations so far in 2026, with nearly all tied to...
Sam Altman’s World and Coinbase roll out toolkit to distinguish human-backed AI agents from bots
Sam Altman’s World has unveiled a new developer toolkit designed to help websites and online services verify that artificial intelligence...
Mastercard to acquire stablecoin firm BVNK for up to $1.8B
Global financial services giant Mastercard announced Tuesday it has reached a deal to buy BVNK, a stablecoin payment infrastructure provider,...
Ripple Moves to Secure Australian Financial Services License for APAC Payments
Ripple moves to secure an Australian financial services license, positioning its blockchain payments network for deeper expansion across Asia-Pacific while...
Ripple to acquire BC Payments to accelerate growth in APAC region
Ripple has announced plans to secure an Australian Financial Services License (AFSL) through the proposed acquisition of BC Payments, the...
Strike Secures New York BitLicense, Opening Bitcoin Financial Services to State Residents
Strike, a Bitcoin financial services firm founded by Jack Mallers, has received both a BitLicense and a money transmitter license...
US government contractor’s son arrested after allegedly stealing $46M in crypto from Marshals Service
John Daghita, son of Dean Daghita, the president of Command Services & Support (CMDSS), was arrested on Saint Martin in...
Gate Obtains Malta Payment Institution License to Expand European Stablecoin Infrastructure
Gate has secured a Payment Institution license from the Malta Financial Services Authority, enabling the exchange to provide regulated payment...
UK Financial Conduct Authority Selects 4 Firms for Stablecoin Sandbox
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has chosen four companies to test stablecoin services under proposed regulations. The sandbox program will...
Bitcoin Goes Sovereign: 23 Nation-States Estimated to Own BTC
A new research report from bitcoin-focused financial services firm River estimates that 23 nation-states now hold bitcoin, signaling a steady...
Comdex introduces Comdex TraceOS™ to support victims of fake trading platforms, romance-investment scams and wallet drains
Website: comdexdataservices.comEmail: About ComdexComdex Data Services Limited is a UK private limited company incorporated on 10 December 1997 (company number...
UK FCA taps Monee, ReStabilise, Revolut, and VVTX to test stablecoin services
The Financial Conduct Authority, Britain’s primary financial services regulator, has selected four companies to participate in a controlled testing program...
Crypto.com wins conditional approval for US national trust bank license
Crypto.com, a digital asset platform offering trading, custody, and payment services, secured conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller...
Dutch regulator orders Polymarket to halt operations or face €840,000 penalty
The Dutch gambling regulator, Kansspelautoriteit, has ordered Polymarket to stop offering its services in the Netherlands, concluding the platform operates...
