Lagarde rejects euro stablecoins as Europe’s answer to dollar tokens
The ECB president instead backed Pontes and the Appia roadmap to build tokenized settlement rails anchored in central bank money by 2028.
The ECB president instead backed Pontes and the Appia roadmap to build tokenized settlement rails anchored in central bank money by 2028.
Coatue led the round as Kalshi and Polymarket drove the bulk of last month’s $25B+ prediction-market volume.
Stablecoin issuers warn a VASP-only transfer regime could force whitelists and token re-issuance for GBP stablecoins.
Day-one programming put DOJ mixer cases, CFTC prediction markets, and crypto tax reform on the main agenda.
The custom event contract referenced California’s May carbon auction and was brokered between a hedge fund and Jump Trading.
The April 28 event highlighted a Beehive private-credit tokenization exploration and Valdora’s “Liquid RWA Vaults” on ZIGChain.
Public First found 45% say crypto investing isn’t worth the risk as PAC awareness stays in single digits.
The planned event-trading product pairs a zero-fee-to-open model with token-linked value accrual that rivals lack.
The Las Vegas remarks shift focus to criminal users, but leave the “helping” line undefined for noncustodial tools.
The move puts PUSD alongside a UAE central bank-licensed dirham stablecoin on an institution-focused settlement L2.
The regulator warned local promoters could face up to ₱5 million in fines and up to 21 years in prison.
A new report argues regulation should hinge on developers controlling assets or executing transactions, not writing software.
The segment framed event contracts as legally unresolved and vulnerable to speech-driven manipulation.
Dropped cases, ETF approvals, and a “most tokens not securities” notice cut near-term risk, but Congress still hasn’t set jurisdiction lines.
Pablo Hernández de Cos urged tighter cross-border stablecoin rules as dollar tokens scale toward systemic relevance.
The agenda targets DeFi AML, 1099-DA tax reporting, the Clarity Act, and a May 7 prediction-markets debate.
Laser Digital data shows rising 1-year optimism and growing interest in staking, derivatives, tokenization, and stablecoin use cases.
The 243–191 vote missed the 263 threshold, keeping Poland as the EU’s lone MiCA holdout.
The EDNY complaint targets SAFT fundraising and marketing claims the agency says were false and unsupported.
The permissioned share classes target authorized investors while traditional fund channels remain in place.