Author: John Smith

U.S. financial regulators have missed the GENIUS Act’s one-year deadline to complete key rules for the country’s federal stablecoin framework.  Summary US regulators missed the GENIUS Act deadline with several major stablecoin rule packages still unfinished. Stablecoin issuers face a shorter preparation window before the federal framework takes effect next January. Customer identification and anti-money laundering proposals remain open, preventing regulators from completing final rules yet. Several regulations remained at the proposal stage when the July 18, 2026, deadline passed.President Donald Trump signed the GENIUS Act into law on July 18, 2025. The law required primary federal stablecoin regulators to…

The United States is preparing to impose a 25% tariff on most Brazilian imports after naming the country’s Pix instant-payment system among trade practices it considers unfair. Summary Trump’s new tariff action names Pix as dollar stablecoins dominate Brazil’s fast-growing digital asset market. Pix serves Brazil’s domestic payments while stablecoins increasingly carry dollar value across crypto and commerce. Brazil is tightening stablecoin settlement rules even as U.S. pressure targets its public payment infrastructure. The move comes as dollar-backed stablecoins account for a large share of Brazil’s crypto activity, creating a split between domestic payment policy and demand for digital dollars.…

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Spreadefi faces scrutiny as users assess trust, transparency, and DeFi platform credibility. As the decentralized finance (DeFi) space has evolved, users have gotten a lot more careful about which platforms they trust with their digital assets. After a long line of fraudulent projects, one question comes up naturally: can Spreadefi be trusted, or is it just another scam? Let’s take a closer look at the project, check the available information, and see whether there’s any real reason to call…

Uniswap governance is preparing to vote on two proposals that could expand the protocol’s UNI burn by adding new fee sources from Uniswap v4 and Robinhood Chain. Summary Uniswap voters will decide whether v4 and Robinhood Chain fees should expand the UNI burn. Robinhood Chain crossed $6 billion in cumulative Uniswap swap volume within ten days of launch. New protocol fees would flow into TokenJar contracts before UNI is burned on Ethereum mainnet. The measures are scheduled for onchain voting from July 19 through July 26.The proposals follow the UNIfication overhaul approved in December 2025, which connected protocol fees to…

A prediction made more than a decade ago about closer ties between Bitcoin startups and traditional payment companies increasingly resembles the payments market of 2026. Summary A 2014 prediction about traditional payment firms partnering with Bitcoin startups increasingly resembles today’s market. Visa and Mastercard now work directly with crypto firms on cards, settlement, stablecoins, and payments. BitPay continues expanding regulated crypto payment services more than a decade after joining the payments industry. Former Electronic Transactions Association CEO Jason Oxman discussed that possibility in an August 2014 interview with CoinDesk. His comments followed BitPay becoming the first digital currency company to…

South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service has begun a formal sanctions process against Dunamu, the operator of crypto exchange Upbit, over the major wallet breach reported in November 2025.   Summary South Korea’s FSS opened sanctions proceedings against Dunamu over Upbit’s November 2025 wallet breach case. Current law lacks direct hacking penalties, leaving regulators uncertain about how severe sanctions can be. Upbit reimbursed affected users and rebuilt wallet systems while regulators continued examining the incident closely. The action follows a months-long inspection into whether the exchange met its duties under the country’s Virtual Asset User Protection Act. According to an SBS report…

Japanese logistics group AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings plans to introduce the yen-backed JPYC stablecoin for payments to about 2,300 partner carriers and independent drivers, according to a Nikkei report cited by Crypto Briefing. Summary AZ-COM Maruwa plans JPYC payments for 2,300 logistics partners in Japan’s first large corporate rollout. The logistics group will invest ¥1 billion in JPYC while forming a business partnership directly. JPYC is gaining wider use through retail trials, lending projects, and emerging payment infrastructure nationwide. The move is “expected to become Japan’s first large-scale corporate use of JPYC.”The company also plans to invest ¥1 billion in JPYC…

Circle President Heath Tarbert has defended the company’s long-term strategy after Circle shares fell sharply from their post-IPO peak. Summary Circle says USDC’s scale and network effects remain difficult for new stablecoin competitors to replicate. Open USD adds pressure as Circle shares trade far below their post-IPO peak near $260. Circle keeps expanding regulated infrastructure while investors question competition, margins, and future stablecoin revenue sharing. Speaking in a July 14 interview with FOX Business, Tarbert said management remains focused on building financial infrastructure rather than reacting to short-term moves in the stock. The interview came as Circle faced growing investor…

Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox has explained how the network’s July 28 Ironwood hard fork will address uncertainty around a critical flaw in the Orchard shielded pool. Summary Zcash will seal the old Orchard pool, limiting how much ZEC can leave after Ironwood. Ironwood cannot identify fake coins individually but can stop excess hidden supply from escaping Orchard. Temporary exchange and wallet disruptions may occur as providers prepare for Zcash’s July 28 upgrade. The upgrade will not identify or freeze individual counterfeit coins. Instead, it will seal the old pool and limit how much ZEC can leave. In a July 19…

Bitcoin Ordinals advocate Leonidas has introduced DOG Mode, an alternative open-source Bitcoin client that changes how nodes relay certain valid transactions without altering Bitcoin’s consensus rules. Summary DOG Mode removes default relay limits while keeping Bitcoin’s existing consensus rules completely unchanged today. Leonidas says fee-paying users should access block space without Bitcoin Core deciding transaction purposes beforehand. BIP 110 takes opposite approach, proposing temporary consensus restrictions on several data-heavy Bitcoin transaction types. The project adds a new layer to the dispute over Ordinals, Runes and the use of Bitcoin block space. In his DOG Mode announcement, Leonidas argued that Bitcoin…