Saturday, May 9, 2026

Blackrock to Launch Tokenized Money-Market Funds on Ethereum

Blackrock has filed paperwork to debut two tokenized money-market funds on the Ethereum network, offering stablecoin holders a regulated, yield-bearing alternative to sitting in idle digital dollars. Blackrock Eyes $6.1B Fund Tokenization The world’s largest asset manager has submitted paperwork to U.S. regulators to launch a digital share class tied to its roughly $6.1 billion […]

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MiCA Decoded: ‘We Have an EU Office’ Is Not Enough: Here’s What Regulators Actually Want to See

MiCA Decoded: 'We Have an EU Office' Is Not Enough: Here's What Regulators Actually Want to SeeYou have the entity. You have the address. You even have the capital. So why is the regulator still not satisfied? Because under MiCA, substance is an empirical test of whether your business genuinely operates from within the EU, and most applicants underestimate what that actually demands. MiCA Decoded is a 12-article weekly series for […]

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Sydney Huang Warns AI Bot Collusion Could Spread Before Regulators Respond

With AI-to-AI commerce expected to increase the velocity of money, central banks may find themselves unable to react to machine-speed inflation or flash crashes. Experts suggest that regulation must be embedded directly into the code to prevent cascading failures. The End of Policy ‘Lag’ According to an April 2026 International Monetary Fund (IMF) report, the […]

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Six Months in, the AGA Exodus Has Reshaped US Gambling’s Lobbying Landscape

Six Months In, the AGA Exodus Has Reshaped US Gambling's Lobbying LandscapeThe American Gaming Association published its Q1 2026 Gaming Industry Outlook on May 7, the trade group’s biannual sentiment survey conducted by Oxford Economics across 26 senior gaming executives between March 23 and April 8. The headline numbers tell a confident story, but the details below suggest concerns over the growing impact of prediction markets […]

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Friday, May 8, 2026

Iowa Signs Crypto ATM Licensing and Oversight Bill Into Law

Iowa Signs Crypto ATM Licensing and Oversight Bill Into LawIowa now requires crypto ATM operators to obtain money transmission licenses and comply with expanded state reporting and oversight requirements. The law also broadens enforcement authority, including penalties of up to $100,000 for violating injunctions tied to digital financial asset kiosk enforcement actions. Iowa Adds Penalties and Oversight for Crypto Kiosks Iowa Attorney General Brenna […]

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Metalpha Related Wallet Offloads $20M in ETH to Binance Amid Whale Sell-off

A wallet address associated with crypto investment firm Metalpha has moved nearly $20 million worth of ether into Binance, adding fresh selling pressure on a token already contending with bearish sentiment. Large Exchange Inflow Signals Potential Sell-off A wallet identified by Lookonchain as being tied to Metalpha, a Hong Kong-based crypto asset management firm, transferred […]

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Whale Potentially Linked to Erik Voorhees Spends Another $6.67M on ETH

A mysterious crypto whale with alleged ties to industry veteran Erik Voorhees has added another $6.67 million in ether to a position that has already accumulated more than $266 million worth of the token. Key Takeaways: A whale wallet linked to Erik Voorhees bought 2,920 ETH for $6.67M on May 8, 2026, per Lookonchain. The […]

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