Institutions may now have a clearer footing to build products around liquid staking tokens and unlock new market segments, according to industry executives. Source: cointelegraph.com (Read Full Article)

The founder of lending firm MyConstant agreed to pay over $10 million to the SEC to settle claims that he used investors’ money to buy the now-collapsed Terra stablecoin. Source: cointelegraph.com (Read Full Article)

Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan remarked on “the most bullish document I’ve read on crypto.” Source: cointelegraph.com (Read Full Article)

Former SEC chief of staff Amanda Fischer slammed the latest SEC guidance on liquid staking, sparking a sharp backlash on social media. Source: cointelegraph.com (Read Full Article)

China’s security agency warned that biometric data collection by crypto firms, including iris scans, may endanger personal privacy and be exploited for espionage. Source: cointelegraph.com (Read Full Article)

The Payments Association’s Riccardo Tordera told Cointelegraph that lifting the ETN ban allowed individual investors to make their own choices at their own risk. Source: cointelegraph.com (Read Full Article)

SBI Holdings unveiled plans for exchange-traded products, including a gold-crypto ETF and a Bitcoin-XRP dual ETF. Source: cointelegraph.com (Read Full Article)

Coinbase legal chief Paul Grewal met with Karnataka IT Minister Priyank Kharge to explore collaboration on developer tools, cybersecurity and blockchain in governance. Source: cointelegraph.com (Read Full Article)

Apex Fusion will debut Vector, a Cardano-aligned blockchain that claims instant finality and 10x transaction speed, at Rare Evo on Saturday. Source: cointelegraph.com (Read Full Article)

A German man is facing a US federal lawsuit after allegedly using a Coinbase‑like domain name to earn affiliate commissions and pose phishing risks. Source: cointelegraph.com (Read Full Article)