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Ripple’s trust bank charter bid could redefine U.S. financial law. EGRPRA review allows regulators to approve crypto banks without Congress. XRP, stablecoins, and smart contracts may become U.S. financial infrastructure. The U.S. banking system might be going through one of its biggest changes in years without much public attention. The EGRPRA review (Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act), which takes place only once every decade, is now underway and will continue until July 2026. This review allows top financial regulators, the OCC, Federal Reserve, and FDIC, to update banking laws without needing Congress to act. It’s a rare opportunity…
South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service has verbally instructed local asset managers to limit exposure to crypto-linked stocks such as Coinbase and Strategy in ETFs, citing a 2017 policy that bars institutional investment in virtual assets. Summary South Korea’s FSS has informally directed asset managers to reduce ETF exposure to crypto-linked stocks like Coinbase and Strategy. It cites a 2017 policy banning institutional investment in virtual assets, despite ongoing regulatory reform. The directive comes as South Korea begins phasing out its ban on institutional crypto trading. According to the Korean Herald, the FSS delivered this guidance informally to several firms earlier…
InternetX, a domain registrar under the IONOS hosting umbrella, plans to tokenize its entire portfolio of 22 million domains using D3’s Doma Protocol, potentially bringing traditional domains onchain. The Doma Protocol is a DNS-compliant blockchain platform designed for domain finance. Through this partnership, InternetX will enable customers and partners to convert traditional domains into blockchain-based tokens, potentially unlocking use cases such as crypto trading, fractional ownership and other Web3 applications. InternetX customers will also gain access to new Web3 distribution channels via Doma, with bridging capabilities to major blockchain networks including Solana, Coinbase’s Base and Avalanche. Founded in Germany in…
While several companies, including Meta, invested billions to make the metaverse work, these investments failed to pay off, and industry titans have moved on. Was it a case of failed incentives, or is it still too early to call it off? Remember the Metaverse? We Do, Even if It Failed The promise of an interconnected virtual world, where our alternate selves would work, play, and live alongside others in a doppelganger-like way, was once at the forefront of investment and innovation. The concept of the metaverse, first described in 1992, took form after the COVID-19 pandemic, when remote forms of…
According to renowned technical analyst Katie Stockton, Bitcoin has reaffirmed both cyclical and long-term uptrends by breaking out to new highs. According to the analyst, this rise is seen as a positive development from a technical perspective as the resistance levels have been broken and it points to the potential for a moderate rise for Bitcoin to around $134,500 in the medium term. Weekly MACD data suggests continued positive momentum in the intermediate term, while stochastic indicators also support a near-term uptrend. Bitcoin’s new support level is currently around $108,300, which previously served as resistance. This surge in the cryptocurrency…
This is a segment from the 0xResearch newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Ethereum’s first decade has taken it from a fringe experiment to the potential backbone of digital finance. In the roundup below, 10 builders, researchers, and market watchers explain what that journey has meant, and where the next 10 years may lead. We open with Michael Egorov, founder of Curve, who reminds us of just how far things have come: “Ethereum is turning 10 years old: The time flies! Over that time, it has grown from an idea to the foundation of the new financial system.” For Kirill Fedoseev of…
Ripple’s push into the U.S. banking system has sparked a fresh backlash from traditional finance, and the company’s chief technology officer is not mincing his words. Following the American Bankers Association’s call for regulators to freeze crypto bank license approvals, including those for firms such as Ripple and Circle, David Schwartz made it clear what he thought of the move, stating that legacy institutions would stop progress entirely if given the chance. This response comes just as Ripple advances one of its most ambitious projects yet. On July 3, the company applied for a national banking license in the U.S.,…
A new viral contender has entered the Telegram arena — Squid Fighter. It’s more than just a mini-game — it’s a competitive battlefield where every match brings you closer to a digital trophy. Squid Fighter is already climbing to the top of the App Center. In games like this, being early is everything — rewards won’t wait. Players engage in fast-paced PvP battles with real opponents. Win to earn points, boost your ranking, and unlock limited-edition NFTs. Right now, the first 100 players who complete 20+ matches are in the running for exclusive collectible NFTs tied to the game universe.…
Starting as an experimental side project at Anthropic, the Model Context Protocol (MCP) has become the de facto standard for orchestrating agentic interactions across datasets, computational resources and external artifacts. It may represent one of the most transformative protocols for the AI era and a great fit for Web3 architectures. Much like HTTP revolutionized web communications, MCP provides a universal framework that underpins virtually every major AI platform’s ability to integrate smart agents with diverse information sources and operational endpoints. A Short Intro to MCP MCP was initially designed to streamline interactions between prototype agents and document stores. Early success…
Can Ethereum finally break free from its three-year prison and set a new all-time high by the end of 2025? That’s the $72,000 question on Myriad—a prediction markets platform built by Decrypt’s parent company Dastan—where traders are putting real money on the line with increasingly bullish odds. The market has generated over $72K in volume to date and has seen some wild swings over the last week. Just days ago, bears had taken control and set the odds at 53% that Ethereum would not hit an all-time high this year. At the moment, though, Myriad users give ETH a 63.6%…