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President Donald Trump is expected to appoint Michael Selig. The Chief Counsel of the SEC Crypto Task Force is the next Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). This move is seen as another major step toward integrating digital assets into the U.S. financial system. The announcement drew swift reaction across the crypto and policy community. David Sacks, Chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, praised the decision. He is calling Selig “deeply knowledgeable about financial markets and passionate about modernizing regulation.” President Trump has made an excellent choice in Mike Selig to lead the…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. The crypto industry has an infrastructure problem that’s rarely discussed directly: we’ve been building financial systems on blockchains that weren’t designed for finance, which requires us to rethink blockchain architecture. Summary General-purpose blockchains struggle with finance. Sequential execution creates bottlenecks; financial transactions need parallel processing to scale efficiently. Composability drives ecosystem value. Shared infrastructure primitives allow protocols to build on each other, reducing fragmentation and enabling capital-efficient, yield-bearing products. Institutional adoption requires infrastructure, not just features. Permissioned…

At 5pm today in Virginia, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) founder Michael Saylor will present his company’s earnings as of the third quarter (Q3) 2025 and beyond any unexpected surprises, investors are looking for answers to several questions. First, they would appreciate an update on the company’s re-application for its common stock (MSTR) to join the S&P 500 index and benefit from that index’s multi-trillion dollar passive flows. On September 5, the committee overseeing the S&P 500 index declined to add Strategy, despite the company qualifying on all technical metrics. If Strategy maintains S&P’s qualification criteria, the committee’s next quarterly meeting could…

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted two men, Abdullah At Taqi and Mohammed David Hashimi, for conspiring and attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, using Bitcoin, PayPal, and other forms of electronic currency. According to reports, the two suspects were arraigned and convicted in a federal court in Brooklyn, New York. The duo was convicted by a jury on all charges of an indictment charging them with conspiring and attempting to provide material relief to the terrorist organization. In addition, Hashimi and At Taqi…

The DEX has signed a strategic collaboration with Ondo Finance. BNB Chain users can access over 100 tokenized US stocks and ETFs from today. PancakeSwap has offered zero trading fees for the first month. PancakeSwap has teamed up with Ondo Finance to bring over 100 tokenized stocks and exchange-traded funds into the BNB Chain. Starting today, users on the Binance platform can buy or sell digital representations of top US bonds, stocks, and ETFs, all pegged 1:1 to the underlying securities. According to Ondo Finance CEO Nathan Allman: Expanding Ondo Global Markets to BNB Chain allows us to bring tokenized…

Japan’s TIS, one of the country’s largest payment infrastructure providers, is launching a blockchain-based platform with Ava Labs, the team behind AVAX$20.39 as demand from financial institutions to move money and assets onchain is rising. The firm’s new Multi-Token Platform, built using AvaCloud, Avalanche’s enterprise-focused blockchain builder, aims to support the issuance, settlement and management of digital assets such as stablecoins and tokenized assets under Japan’s Payment Services Act. With TIS will lead the initiative, the company said it plans to work with banks, businesses and public agencies to promote the platform globally. The move comes as momentum for stablecoins…

OKX Wallet, the native crypto wallet of OKX, has announced its latest partnership with Kaito AI, an AI-led Web3 platform. The partnership is aimed at expanding consumer engagement across the DeFi sector with exclusive community rewards. As the official social media announcement of OKX Wallet reveals, the development offers a new earning opportunity and offers via Kaito Earn. Hence, the move indicates a wider push to combine intuitive automation and decentralized trading to drive broader innovation and consumer participation. We’re excited to announce that @KaitoAI has joined us as a community partner!Head over to Kaito Earn to get exclusive offers…

UK crypto investors could face tax bills even if they haven’t received warning letters from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), as the agency steps up efforts to track undeclared digital asset income. Last week, the Financial Times revealed that HMRC issued nearly 65,000 “nudge letters” in the 2024–25 tax year, more than double the number sent the year before. The letters urge investors to review their filings and voluntarily declare crypto-related gains before potential audits begin. However, tax experts warn that the agency’s growing use of exchange data and international reporting agreements means that investors who haven’t received a letter…

Crypto exchanges spent millions lobbying the European Union in 2024, based on publicly available data, with many of the world’s largest exchanges employing the equivalent of multiple full-time lobbyists. Many firms bumped up spending 25% year over year. According to data from corporate interest and transparency watchdogs Corporate Europe Observatory and LobbyControl, Kraken’s parent company, Payward, topped the list of spenders from the crypto industry. Under EU law, firms must register in the EU’s Transparency Register before they can lobby EU institutions and must provide information on their clients, budgets, and staff. Payward, which operates Kraken, spent between $323,000 and…

Prediction market protocol Myriad is gearing up for the next stage of its expansion with its launch on BNB Chain and the addition of new features including Automated Markets and localized experiences. Myriad’s launch on BNB Chain expands the prediction market protocol to the BNB ecosystem and opens the door to millions of new users across Asia and beyond. MYRIAD is now live on @BNBCHAIN! 👉 https://t.co/AWPblHwIHv LIVE NOW: – Automated Markets, continuous 5-minute price action markets with auto resolution.- Full BNB Chain support with EVM wallet sign-in options and native bridging.- Leaderboard activity with full… pic.twitter.com/xInsKOPIsD — MYRIAD (@MyriadMarkets)…