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EU Eyes Central Crypto Oversight as MiCA Faces Tensions

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The European Union’s markets regulator is preparing to expand its authority to cover cryptocurrency exchanges and other operators, a move officials say would better align oversight with the bloc’s newly implemented Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework. Verena Ross, chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), confirmed in an interview with the Financial Times that the European Commission is developing plans to shift supervision of several financial sectors, including crypto, from national regulators to ESMA. Ross said the reform would help build “a more integrated and globally competitive” EU…

Crypto’s Meteoric Rise Could Make Or Break Africa

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Opinion by: Ure Utah, technical advisor to Nigeria’s minister of innovation With the value of digital currencies surging close to $4 trillion, the world is rushing to cash in. While Elon Musk’s Dogecoin (DOGE) and the US president’s Official Trump (TRUMP) coin grab headlines, Africa sits at the frontline of this worldwide financial upheaval. This is a crucial point. Unless African leaders act to regulate or harness crypto, what happens next will determine whether the continent’s 1.55 billion inhabitants build greater sovereignty over their future or usher in a new…

A7A5 Becomes Top Non-Dollar Stablecoin Amid Sanctions

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A7A5, a Russian ruble-backed stablecoin issued in Kyrgyzstan, has become the world’s biggest non-US dollar stablecoin despite facing multiple sanctions. A7A5’s market capitalization stood at almost $500 million on Monday, about 43% of the total $1.2 billion market cap of non-US dollar stablecoins, according to data from CoinMarketCap and DefiLlama. “We have already proven that a national digital currency can be not only an alternative to the dollar but also a driver of global change,” A7A5 wrote on its Telegram channel on Saturday. The statement came as the project drew…

Standard Chartered Predicts $1T Bank Outflows to Stablecoins

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Multinational bank Standard Chartered predicted that more than $1 trillion may exit emerging market banks and flow into stablecoins by 2028 as demand for US dollar-pegged crypto assets accelerates.  In a Monday report, Standard Chartered’s Global Research department said it expects global stablecoin adoption to accelerate as payment networks and other core banking activities shift to the non-bank sector.  As stablecoins gain traction in emerging markets (EM), Standard Chartered noted that users might utilize stablecoins to access what’s essentially a US dollar-based account. “Stablecoin ownership has been more prevalent in…

Bitcoin Funds Push Crypto ETP Inflows To Record $5.95B

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Cryptocurrency investment products recorded their highest-ever inflows last week, as the US government shutdown fueled a rally in spot crypto markets. Global crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) recorded $5.95 billion of inflows in the week ending Friday — the largest ever seen — CoinShares reported on Monday. “We believe this was due to a delayed response to the FOMC [Federal Open Market Committee] interest rate cut, compounded by very weak employment data […], and concerns over US government stability following the shutdown,” CoinShares’ head of research, James Butterfill, said. The record…

Boon For Crypto Markets, Risk Assets

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Japan’s newly elected prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, may bring fresh political momentum for risk assets, including cryptocurrencies, as her victory drove the country’s benchmark Nikkei index to an all-time high. Japan’s Nikkei index rose 4.75% on Monday to a new all-time high close of 47,734.04, according to TradingView. The rally followed Takaichi’s election on Saturday, setting her up to become Japan’s first female prime minister when she takes office on Oct. 15. Takaichi is widely regarded as pro-growth, supporting low interest rates, tax cuts and large-scale economic stimulus. Her stance…

S&P 500 Is Up 106% Since 2020, But Has Collapsed Against Bitcoin

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While billionaire hedge fund manager Warren Buffett has long touted investing in the S&P 500, recent data shows that since 2020, the index has underperformed Bitcoin by around 88%.  In an Oct. 5 X post by Phil Rosen, the co-founder of stock market data newsletter Opening Bell Daily, noticed that while the S&P 500 has surged 106% in USD value since 2020, it has “collapsed” significantly in BTC denomination, prompting cheers from Bitcoin pundits.  The S&P 500 has had an 88% drop in nominal BTC value since 2020. Source: Phil…

Unity Fixes Vulnerability Targeting Mobile Gamers and Crypto Wallets

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Unity Technology has deployed a fix for a vulnerability that allowed third-party code to run in Android-based mobile games, which some experts warned last week could be a risk to crypto users. Unity said on Friday that the security patches were rolled to fix a vulnerability in its gaming engine that was discovered in June. The director of community of Unity Technologies, Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb, posted a security update advisory explaining that the vulnerability could allow local code execution and “access to confidential information on end-user devices running Unity-built…

Analysts Eye Rally to $150k After Record Bitcoin High

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Bitcoin could be poised for further gains in the weeks ahead after clocking a new record high on Sunday, according to analysts.  “Now that we’ve made new ATHs in an impulsive manner, the next leg to $150k+ has begun,” opined crypto analyst ‘CrediBULL Crypto’ on Sunday following Bitcoin’s (BTC) surge to a record high of $125,700.  The analyst said we’ll “blast through” this current level, suggesting that another high could come this week, though didn’t rule out a pullback to the $108,000 to $118,000 zone.  “Dips into that zone of…

Stablecoin-Focused GENIUS Act Is Beginning of the End for Banks

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The stablecoin-focused GENIUS Act, which was enacted in July, will trigger an exodus of deposits from traditional bank accounts into higher-yield stablecoins, according to the co-founder of Multicoin Capital. “The GENIUS Bill is the beginning of the end for banks’ ability to rip off their retail depositors with minimal interest,” Multicoin Capital’s co-founder and managing partner, Tushar Jain, posted to X on Saturday. “Post Genius Bill, I expect the big tech giants with mega distribution (Meta, Google, Apple, etc) to start competing with banks for retail deposits,” Jain added, arguing…