The UK has a unique opportunity to merge the best of the EU’s MiCA framework and the US GENIUS Act, Circle’s Dante Disparte told the House of Lords committee on Wednesday.

A UK parliamentary committee urged an immediate moratorium on crypto political donations until stronger safeguards are in place.

Maestro launched Mezzamine, a Bitcoin credit market linking institutional BTC holders with miners seeking capital backed by mining output.

Stablecoins are emerging as cheaper alternatives to costly legacy FX rails, but off-ramps such as bank account access add significant friction, according to Delphi Digital.

Iran-linked contracts drove prediction market activity higher as the CFTC opened rulemaking and Democrats moved to ban war and death bets.

Metaplanet raised $255 million and launched new warrants to fund more Bitcoin purchases as it pushes toward a 210,000 BTC treasury target.