The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is encouraging community banks to enter the stablecoin market, inviting smaller lenders to apply for permission to issue their own dollar-pegged tokens ahead of …
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Bitcoin is approaching a make-or-break weekend. After failing to hold $83,000, the cryptocurrency is now facing a more uncomfortable level at $80,000. Analyst Benjamin Cowen warns that a weekly close below $83,000 on October …
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Solana’s Tokenized Asset Market Grows More Than Sixfold In A Year
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A7 to unveil a service that will re-invent the international payments market
by adminby adminMoscow, Russia, October 12th, 2026, Chainwire On 13 October, the Russian international settlement system A7, created by Bank PSB, is set to present A7 International, a service enabling payments for a foreign counterparty’s invoice …
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CFTC seeks to define event contracts as swaps amid prediction market fight
by adminby adminThe classification could assist the CFTC’s claim that it has exclusive federal jurisdiction over event contracts offered on regulated prediction markets.
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission said it is considering a market-making system for digital assets, after a stablecoin linked to the value of the Japanese yen traded for as much as four times its …
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Brazil Outranks US in Crypto Adoption During Worst Bear Market Since 2022
by adminby adminBrazil ranked as the world’s top country for grassroots crypto adoption in Chainalysis’ 2026 index. It beat the US as crypto’s market value roughly halved. The country’s crypto economy reached $252.5 billion over the …
Meet A7 International, an Innovative Global Platform Designed to Reinvent the International Payments Market
Moscow, Russia, October 13th, 2026, Chainwire A7 International enables businesses and individuals to pay invoices with digital assets, while recipients receive a regular bank transfer, reflecting A7’s international positioning and expanding the geography of …
Update (Sept. 29, 8:45 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include a response from the CFTC. Two of the United States’ financial agencies tasked with overseeing and enforcing digital asset regulation will …
CFTC Staff Advisory Says Prediction Market ‘Mention’ Contracts Invite Manipulation
In brief CFTC market oversight staff said prediction market contracts settling on whether a named person says certain words should be presumed readily susceptible to manipulation. The presumption also covers contracts on attendance, handshakes, …