CFTC and DOJ Sue 3 States as Jurisdiction Battle Raises Stakes for Prediction Markets

Federal authorities have launched a coordinated legal offensive to cement control over prediction markets, challenging state interventions and raising the stakes for how event contracts are governed across U.S. derivatives markets. CFTC-DOJ Lawsuits Target State Control Over Prediction Markets Authority The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the U.S. derivatives regulator, and the Department of Justice … Read more

Circle Reveals Wrapped Bitcoin Product With Real-Time Onchain Reserve Verification

Circle announced cirBTC, a new wrapped bitcoin token backed 1:1 by native BTC, designed to give institutional users verifiable, onchain exposure to bitcoin across decentralized finance ( DeFi) and traditional finance (TradFi). Circle Expands Beyond Stablecoins With cirBTC Wrapped Bitcoin Product The company, best known as the issuer of USDC, posted the announcement on its … Read more

Coinbase Joins Ripple, Circle With Conditional OCC National Trust Charter Approval

Coinbase has received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for a national trust company charter, the company announced Thursday. Coinbase Moves Closer to Federal Crypto Custody With OCC Approval According to a Bloomberg report, the OCC granted the preliminary green light to Coinbase National Trust Company, which Coinbase filed … Read more

XRP Slides Deeper Into Danger Zone as Market Weakness Accelerates Despite Ripple Strength

XRP slides deeper into bearish territory as selling pressure builds and key support levels weaken, reinforcing a sustained downtrend and fragile market structure, while Ripple advances institutional growth and enterprise adoption, underscoring longer-term ecosystem resilience. XRP Price Trend Weakens as Bearish Structure Tightens At 12:09 p.m. on April 2, XRP is trading at $1.29, extending … Read more

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