President Trump will sign an executive order on August 07, 2025, allowing cryptocurrencies in 401(k) plans, aligning with a January 2025 order promoting digital asset growth, though no official confirmation exists yet for today’s date. This potential policy shift follows a 2023 study by the National Bureau of Economic Research showing crypto’s volatility (e.g., Bitcoin’s […]
The SEC says that crypto liquid staking activities are not considered securities, according to a Tuesday statement. The US regulator has made numerous pro-crypto declarations today, with the latest adding further transparency into the SEC’s views on crypto staking. It is the Division’s view that “Liquid Staking Activities” in connection with Protocol Staking do not
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Chainlink’s launch of Data Streams for US equities and ETFs on August 4, 2025, across 37 blockchains introduces real-time pricing for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), leveraging a pull-based oracle design that reduces frontrunning risks, as validated by Chainlink’s documentation on trust-minimized data verification. This move aligns with a 2023 Cointelegraph report highlighting tokenized RWAs’ potential
South Korea’s recent Token Securities Act, passed with bipartisan support, allows banks to tokenize bonds, stocks, and private equity on blockchain, marking a significant leap in Asia’s real-world asset (RWA) tokenization trend, outpacing Western markets where regulatory frameworks lag. This legislative move builds on Korea’s crypto-friendly shift post-June 2025 elections, where a new government aims
A draft executive order from the White House, reported by the Wall Street Journal on August 4, 2025, is targeting banks for “debanking” practices—closing accounts of conservatives and crypto firms—potentially violating the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, with fines as a penalty, amid a surprising shift from past regulatory hostility under Biden’s administration. Historical context reveals
Visa’s addition of PYUSD, USDG, and EURC stablecoins for onchain settlement across Ethereum, Solana, Stellar, and Avalanche blockchains marks a strategic pivot, leveraging stablecoins’ 1:1 peg to fiat currencies to enhance transaction efficiency, as evidenced by Visa’s pilot program handling $1.3 million in daily settlements since 2021. This move aligns with a broader trend of
Misyon Bank, a leading innovator in Turkey’s digital finance sector, has officially adopted the Chainlink standard for onchain data feeds and Proof of Reserve mechanisms. This landmark move introduces one of Turkey’s first crypto asset platforms featuring cryptographically verifiable onchain data, made possible through Chainlink Data Feeds and Proof of Reserve, all running on the
The integration of Coinbase with Samsung Pay, announced on July 29, 2025, leverages Samsung’s vast user base of over 300 million active devices to potentially onboard millions into cryptocurrency, aligning with Chainalysis 2024 data showing North America’s $1.3 trillion in crypto activity, signaling a pivotal shift in retail adoption. This move counters skepticism about Coinbase’s
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This highlights a provisional U.S. patent application (Serial No. 62/894,052) for “DECO: Decentralized Oracles for TLS,” developed with support from the National Science Foundation (CNS-1514163, CNS-1564102, CNS-1704615) and the U.S. Army Research Office (W911NF1610414), indicating a rare collaboration between academic research and military funding to enhance data verification in transport layer security. DECO, as detailed
PayPal’s decision to allow all U.S. merchants to accept Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, announced on July 28, 2025, marks a significant shift from its initial crypto offerings in 2020, which were limited to buying, selling, and holding, potentially driven by growing consumer demand and a 2024 survey showing 46% of U.S. adults own crypto (Pew
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