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You would be wrong to assume that major crypto licensing regulations are converging to the same point. On the opposite: they tend to focus on area-specific goals. MiCA Decoded is a 12-article weekly series for Bitcoin.com News, co-authored by LegalBison’s Co-Founding and Managing Directors: Aaron Glauberman, Viktor Juskin and Sabir Alijev. LegalBison advises crypto and FinTech companies on MiCA licensing, CASP and VASP applications, and regulatory structuring across Europe and beyond. The Myth: All Major Crypto Frameworks Are Converging Toward the Same Model When founders compare jurisdictions, the conversation usually goes one of two ways. Either they treat regulatory regimes…

Binance Wallet, the self-custody wallet built into the Binance exchange, has unveiled Event Rush, a prediction-style trading platform powered by the 42.space protocol on $BNB Chain. The platform enables users to trade on the outcomes of real-world events, including sports matches, crypto price targets, and major news developments, using tradable tokens on $BNB Chain, the team said Monday. Winson Liu, Global Head of Binance Wallet, said the launch reflects the company’s focus on expanding on-chain participation opportunities. “At Binance Wallet, we’re focused on expanding access to more on-chain experiences that give users more ways to engage with emerging markets,” Winson…

While the end of the months-long war between the US and Iran was expected, the renewed intensification of tensions and the combination of Fed interest rate uncertainty stemming from war-induced inflation are continuing to put downward pressure on Bitcoin ($BTC). At this point, $BTC has fallen as low as $73,000 during the day, and market analysts argue that recovery or further declines will depend on whether the price regains the $74,000 level. While the renewed US-Iran conflict is cited as the main reason for this decline, LVRG Research Director Nick Ruck states that the decline is due to a combination…

The current weekly close will determine whether Ethereum ($ETH) falls toward the $1,000 mark, according to a technical analysis by analyst Ali Martinez. According to his data, a weekly candle close below the key $1,850 support will trigger an acceleration of selling. If this level is broken, the first target of the downward move will be the intermediate support near $1,560, while the final point of the decline within the multiyear channel will be the lower boundary of the range near $1,070. Ethereum ($ETH) price outlook by Ali Martinez, Source: X Ethereum ETF outflows meet an “Amazon 2001” analogy The…

AI Financial Corp.’s (AIFC) latest SEC filing shows the World Liberty Financial treasury company is holding a $706 million $WLFI token treasury it cannot yet sell, a related-party loan from World Liberty Financial itself, and a warning that its liquidity position raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue operating. Formerly known as Alt5 Sigma, the company changed its name to AI Financial in April. It runs a fintech business of crypto payment processing and related services, while maintaining a significant $WLFI token treasury acquired through a $1.5 billion financing in 2025 tied to the Trump-linked World Liberty Financial ecosystem.…

A crypto trader who staked solana for two years and earned $145,000 in rewards still exited with a net loss of $1.05 million. Key Takeaways: A solana holder lost $1.05M selling 21,911 $SOL despite earning $145K in staking rewards over two years. Solana’s 5.86% APY failed to offset a 64% price decline from the $294 all-time high hit in January 2025. $SOL trades near $84 at press time; institutional demand has held firm even as retail holders absorbed deep losses. A Loss Despite Earning Staking Rewards The trader’s total cost basis stood at roughly $2.91 million. Over two years of…

The Clarity Act has been one of the most closely watched pieces of financial regulation legislation since it was first introduced, and 2026 has brought a wave of new developments. Whether you’re a compliance officer at a mid-size bank, an investor tracking regulatory risk, or just someone trying to understand how this law will reshape financial transparency requirements, the pace of change has been intense. The latest Clarity Act update today centers on a series of committee amendments, new compliance timelines, and a growing body of legal challenges that could alter the law’s final form. What makes this moment particularly…

Indonesia blocked access to Polymarket after the prediction market platform hosted wagers on whether President Prabowo Subianto would leave office before the end of his term. Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Komdigi) announced the block on Friday, describing Polymarket as an “online gambling site disguised as a prediction market.” “The government will not allow any form of online gambling in Indonesia,” ministry official Alexander Sabar said, adding: “Activities like Polymarket involve betting and speculation on uncertain outcomes, thus violating Indonesian law.” The move adds Indonesia to a growing list of jurisdictions treating prediction markets as gambling products, not…

The widening gap between Bitcoin’s conservative design philosophy and DeFi’s ever-expanding attack surface just got a blunt restatement from one of crypto’s oldest voices. In a recent interview clipped by WuBlockchain, Blockstream CEO Adam Back didn’t mince words: virtual-machine smart contracts are too complex to secure, restaking and rehypothecation build extreme hidden leverage, and the simplest, safest way to hold bitcoin remains cold storage or a reputable ETF. The timing is not random. DeFi has shed more than $3 billion to exploits and hacks over the last two years alone, with AI-assisted attackers now systematically scanning code for vulnerabilities. Back’s…

Ethereum is trading near key weekly levels as analysts point to two opposite setups on the $ETH chart. One chart shows a five year compression pattern with a possible breakout path, while another warns that a weekly close below $1,850 could send $ETH toward lower support zones. Ethereum Price Holds Five Year Range as $ETH Breakout Setup Builds Ethereum is trading near $2,014 on the weekly chart as analyst James EastonUK points to a long compression structure that has kept $ETH inside a broad range for several years. The chart shared on X shows $ETH moving inside a large consolidation…