Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken announced that it can now expand its offerings and across European Union’s member states after securing a license under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework.

it had received the MiCA license from the Central Bank of Ireland, allowing the exchange to offer regulated services to residents in the 30 European Economic Area member states. ....

the progress of the Digital Asset Market Clarity, or CLARITY Act, in the House of Representatives and the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins, or GENIUS Act, in the Senate. ....

• Avenir Group and Glassnode data conclude that a significant portion of spot BTC ETF inflows are unhedged, long-only positions, indicating genuine institutional conviction rather than reliance on short-term arbitrage strategies. ....

The US Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has ordered home mortgage purchasers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to consider how to count cryptocurrencies as assets in their risk assessments for some home loans. ....