Kiran Maatman, Author at CryptoCapitalNews

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Business

Theo Adds Tokenized Silver to a Ladder That Runs From Gold to Treasuries

Theo launched thSLVR, a yield-bearing tokenized silver product backed by more than $40 million in active silver leases, extending a product line that already spans…

September 17, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Cryptocurrencies

Circle’s Arc blockchain goes live as an onchain home for tokenized assets

Circle launched Arc mainnet with BlackRock's BUIDL and USYC natively available and DTCC-custodied asset tokenization planned for 2027.

September 17, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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regulations

Senate rejects CLARITY Act, leaving SEC in charge of crypto oversight

The Senate's 49-50 rejection of the CLARITY Act leaves the SEC in charge of crypto oversight and kills the market-structure bill for this Congress.

September 16, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Business

Metaplanet Cuts Executive Stock Pool by 41%, Wiping Out $220 Million in Warrant Value

Metaplanet cut its Series 10 executive warrant pool by 41%, extinguishing over $220 million in value, as the company overhauls a compensation design that failed…

September 14, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Business

Reform UK’s record £72M donations: nobody can say if it is crypto money

Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne each gave Reform UK £36 million, but whether the record gifts were paid in cryptocurrency or pounds has not been…

September 13, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Citadel Securities Flags Insider-Trading Risk on Corporate KPI Contracts

Citadel Securities told the SEC and CFTC that equity-linked event contracts create insider-trading risks and asked both agencies to keep them under SEC oversight.

September 12, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Business

Block Applies to OCC for National Trust Bank Charter to Custody Bitcoin and Stablecoins

Block, Inc. has applied to the OCC for a national trust bank charter for Builders Bank & Trust, N.A., which would custody bitcoin and stablecoins…

September 10, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Philippines central bank proposes 12-month freeze on new payment operators, files crypto with gambling in risk rules

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has proposed a 12-month freeze on new payment-system operator registrations and stricter merchant-payment controls for crypto VASPs.

September 8, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Dollar-Backed Stablecoins Can Push Local Currencies Lower, Bank of Korea Study Finds

A Bank of Korea study traces how dollar-stablecoin buying pressure on exchanges like Binance transmits to FX rates, weakening local currencies where direct fiat on-ramps…

September 5, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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FinCEN Ties $13B in Crypto Scam Proceeds to Overseas Criminal Networks

FinCEN's latest analysis ties roughly $13 billion in crypto scam proceeds to transnational criminal organizations running compound-based operations from Southeast Asia, with the agency warning…

September 4, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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