Thursday, October 22, 2026

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Posts by Andrea Mazáčová

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regulations

JPYC spike on Upbit left more than 21,000 Korean buyers at premiums above 10%

Yen-pegged JPYC traded far above its peg on Upbit; 21,219 investors bought at premiums over 10% and South Korea's FSC is reviewing market-making rules.

September 30, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

regulations

Peirce Resigns From SEC, Leaving Commission at Two Commissioners

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce resigns effective Oct. 2, dropping the commission to a two-member bare quorum with three seats empty and no nominees named.

September 29, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Business

Tokenized Money Market Funds Become Standard Collateral

Franklin Templeton is extending its BENJI tokenized off-exchange collateral program to Bybit, the third major crypto exchange to accept tokenized money market fund shares as…

September 28, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Newsom signs companion bill giving California broad crypto seizure powers

California's SB 1208 extends money laundering law to digital assets and authorizes law enforcement to freeze, seize and forfeit crime-linked crypto.

September 28, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Business

Bullish and Equiniti convene five-firm coalition to standardize tokenized securities

Bullish and Equiniti convened a five-firm coalition to set standards for tokenized securities anchored to official shareholder registers.

September 25, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Business

Hut 8 Wins Bankruptcy Auction for Poolin’s Texas Data Centers With $140 Million Bid

Hut 8 won a bankruptcy auction for Poolin's Pyote and Tarbush Texas data centers with a $140 million bid, pending court approval at a Sept.…

September 24, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Business

Binance buys $100 million Circle stake in five-year USDC promotion deal

Binance bought $100 million of Circle stock in a discounted private placement and signed a five-year deal to promote the USDC stablecoin, per an SEC…

September 23, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Business

Strategy Repurchases $174 Million of STRC Preferred Stock Alongside 950 Bitcoin Buy

The 8-K filed Monday shows Strategy bought 950 BTC for about $75.7 million and spent $174 million buying back its own STRC preferred stock in…

September 22, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Cryptocurrencies

Kraken becomes official X Cashtag partner, putting crypto trading a tap from the feed

Kraken has joined X's US Cashtag partner program, letting users move from a $ticker post to a trading page on the exchange in one tap.

September 21, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Robinhood’s stock tokens don’t fit the SEC’s new exemption yet, analysts say

Robinhood's offshore stock tokens lack the shareholder rights the SEC's new exemption requires, and analysts expect a rebuild rather than a relaunch.

September 21, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments