Mar 27, 20266m 27s
The ECB Just Questioned Whether DeFi DAOs Are Decentralized Enough to Dodge MiCA
A new ECB staff paper argues that many DeFi DAOs fail the decentralization test required to stay outside the EU's MiCA regulation.
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Narrated analysis on crypto policy, stablecoins, payments, and market structure.
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Mar 27, 20265m 30s
Elizabeth Warren Demands Answers From MrBeast Over Crypto Plans for His Teen Banking App
Senator Warren sent an 11-question letter to Beast Industries over its Step acquisition, crypto trademarks, and plans to offer DeFi services to 7 million teen users.
Mar 27, 20265m 44s
GameStop Did Not Sell Its Bitcoin. It Wrote Covered Calls on All 4,709 BTC.
GameStop pledged 4,709 BTC to Coinbase as collateral for covered-call options, booking a $131.6M loss. SEC filing reveals the full strategy.
Mar 27, 20264m 56s
David Sacks Exits as White House Crypto Czar With Key Legislation Still on the Table
Sacks hit the 130-day limit for special government employees and moves to co-chair PCAST. No replacement named, and the GENIUS Act is still unsigned.
Mar 26, 20265m 21s
Coinbase and Fannie Mae Just Made Crypto-Backed Mortgages a Reality
Coinbase partners with Better to offer Fannie Mae-backed mortgages using Bitcoin and USDC as down payment collateral, no taxable sale required.
Mar 26, 20265m 27s
Strategy Now Holds 76% of All Corporate Bitcoin as Treasury Demand Collapses
Michael Saylor's Strategy bought 45,000 BTC in 30 days while other corporate buyers retreated 99% from peak. The concentration risk is real.
Mar 26, 20265m 47s
A Federal Judge Just Certified a Class Action Against Nvidia Over 1 Billion Dollars in Hidden Crypto GPU Sales
Judge Gilliam certified a class of investors alleging Nvidia and CEO Jensen Huang concealed over $1B in crypto mining GPU revenue between 2017 and 2018.
Mar 26, 20265m 37s
Google Pulls Its Post-Quantum Deadline Forward to 2029, and Crypto Has Three Years to Catch Up
Google accelerated its post-quantum cryptography migration from 2035 to 2029, putting pressure on Bitcoin and Ethereum developers racing to replace ECDSA.
Mar 26, 20265m 15s
A US Judge Dismissed a Crypto Money Transmitter Case, and the Core Question Stays Open
A federal court tossed a non-custodial developer's bid for legal clarity on money transmitter laws, leaving the industry without an answer.
Mar 26, 20264m 59s
Congress Moves to Ban Itself from Trading on Prediction Markets After Iran Betting Scandal
The bipartisan PREDICT Act would bar Congress, the president, and senior officials from political prediction market trading, with 10% fines and profit clawbacks.