The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has officially launched its search for five new members, including the chairperson, to lead the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) in a pivotal period of fiscal scrutiny and investor protection. SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins announced the opening of the nomination process for all five PCAOB seats, with […]

SEC Seeks Candidates for All 5 Audit Oversight Board Seats

A bold federal push to integrate crypto assets into mortgage underwriting is 
igniting fierce backlash as lawmakers warn of destabilizing shocks across the 
U.S. housing finance system. US Senators Warn Crypto May Unleash New Wave of 
Housing System Shocks A rising policy shift linking crypto to housing finance 
has drawn sharp scrutiny from several U.S. […]

US Senators Raise Red Flags Over Crypto-Driven Mortgage Expansion Plan

JPMorgan strategists say stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets are 
becoming increasingly intertwined with traditional finance, according to a 
Bloomberg report. JPMorgan Flags Stablecoin Growth, Warns Against Overhype A 
growing convergence between digital assets and traditional finance is 
underway, JPMorgan strategists noted this week, highlighting two major 
developments: the integration of stablecoins into mainstream financial systems 
[…]

JPMorgan: Stablecoins Processed $27T in 2024, Now Entering TradFi

On Friday at 4:30 p.m. Eastern, Galaxy Digital—a firm specializing in digital 
assets and data center infrastructure—announced in a press release that it had 
carried out one of the largest bitcoin moves linked to an early bitcoin holder 
by “completing the sale of more than 80,000 bitcoin.” Market Shrugs Off 
Galaxy’s Massive 80,000 BTC Sale […]

Galaxy Digital Sells $9B in Vintage Bitcoin Without Rocking the Market

Christie’s International Real Estate has debuted the first major U.S. 
brokerage division focused exclusively on cryptocurrency-based home sales, The 
New York Times (NYT) reported. U.S. Brokerage Christie’s Pioneers Crypto Home 
Purchases Spearheaded by Aaron Kirman in Los Angeles, the division enables 
homebuyers to skip banks entirely by paying with digital currency, according 
to a report […]

Christie’s Launches First Major US Crypto Real Estate Division: Report

A federal prosecutor let slip that the Department of Justice is still mulling 
charges against Dragonfly’s Tom Schmidt, before promptly asking the court to 
seal the comment.