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CZ Says IPOs Will Move On-Chain, Have They Not Already?

Binance's Changpeng Zhao predicted IPOs will move on-chain. However, this is pointing to a shift that's already underway industry wide. Experts argue synthetic and wrapped products won't...

Iliana Mavrou

September 12, 2026

Crypto

SEC Announces Update to Transfer-Agent Rule in Bid to Accommodate Tokenized Assets

The SEC has proposed to modernize decades-old transfer-agent rules, opening the door for blockchain to serve as the official record for securities ownership and share transfers. Industry...

Iliana Mavrou

September 2, 2026

Crypto

The CFTC Could Move Ahead with CLARITY Act Before Congress

CFTC Chair Michael Selig says the agency will move ahead with its own crypto market rules if the CLARITY Act keeps stalling in the Senate. Legal experts say a CFTC-only framework would...

Iliana Mavrou

August 25, 2026

Crypto

MEXC Research: Futures Become Primary Source for Cross-Asset Trading in Asia

New research from MEXC Ventures and Blockworks Research shows Asia's average daily stock futures volume surged over 3,000% quarter-over-quarter, with crypto-native traders increasingly...

Iliana Mavrou

August 25, 2026

Crypto

Why Are Banks Racing to Rebuild What Crypto Already Built?

Banks continue to launch their own blockchain networks, yet interoperability remains an issue. DeFi Rate sat down with Wesley Rios, US and LATAM Partnerships Lead at Morph and a nearly...

Iliana Mavrou

August 21, 2026

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SEC Announces Forthcoming Regulations for Crypto Assets

The Securities and Exchange Commission shared that it will soon publish new rules for investment contracts containing crypto assets, including exemptions from registration...

Derek Helling

August 19, 2026

Crypto

BitMEX Winds Down as Crypto Perps Take Off, Faces Insider Trading Suit

BitMEX, the exchange that pioneered crypto perpetual swaps, is shutting down in September just as the product it invented hits record volume. Experts tell DeFi Rate the market could be...

Iliana Mavrou

August 5, 2026

Crypto

Bitcoin Down 40% in H1 as ETFs Bleed and Strategy Eyes Exit

Bitcoin has shed nearly 40% of its value since January, with spot ETFs posting record outflows and Strategy authorizing new powers to sell part of its holdings. Analysts say the sell-off is...

Iliana Mavrou

July 4, 2026

Crypto

July or Never? Clarity Act’s Final Stretch

Clarity Act's biggest threat could be ethic provisions, with Trump's own crypto holdings now central to the fight for 60 Senate votes. Industry leaders are split on whether the bill bundles...

Iliana Mavrou

June 30, 2026

Crypto

CME’s Lawsuit Against CFTC Exposes the Age of Some Regulatory Definitions

CME Group sued the CFTC over its approval of crypto perpetual futures, arguing the contracts should be regulated as swaps. DeFi Rate spoke with John Lothian, a media executive and commodity...

Iliana Mavrou

June 20, 2026

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