Briefings
Background on crypto products, rules and market structures covered in our reporting.
Regulation · Briefing
MiCA's longest transition is over. Check the company behind your crypto app
EU customers should find the legal entity in their account terms, then check its status in ESMA and national registers.
2 min readInfrastructure · BriefingOndo Network puts private execution in secure hardware and settlement onchain
Ondo Perps runs application logic inside secure hardware while asset transfers settle on public chains. The system is live, but several decentralisation steps remain future work.
2 min readMarkets · BriefingCircle's July 30 USDC snapshot reports reserves, issuance and redemptions
The weekly disclosure describes Circle's reserve assets and customer flows. Secondary-market liquidity, holder distribution and exchange trading sit outside its scope.
2 min readMarkets · BriefingWhat the first CFTC-approved bitcoin perpetual actually permits
KalshiEX received approval to list BTCPERP as a futures contract. Approval answers the regulatory question, not whether the contract has deep liquidity or broad access.
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