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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ethereum’s current price structure is being compared to a phase that once played out in a major stock price, where years of sideways movement and repeated rejections eventually gave way to a powerful breakout above resistance. The comparison, shared by crypto analyst Crypto Tice on X, points out that what looks like long-term stagnation around $2,000 on Ethereum’s chart may be a setup that has appeared before in Netflix’s price history. A Repeating Structure Inside A Range Technical patterns have a way of resurfacing across different markets, which…
Swiss banks start CHF stablecoin sandbox, while Thailand moves to tighten crypto funding rules to stop illegal financial activities. A group of leading Swiss banks has launched a live trial for a Swiss franc stablecoin. At the same time, Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission has suggested more stringent crypto funding regulations. These concurrent actions demonstrate the way digital finance is being formed by global regulators and banks. Swiss banks test CHF stablecoin in secure sandbox environment Large banks such as UBS, PostFinance, Sygnum, Raiffeisen, Zuercher Kantonalbank and BCV participated in this project. They are working with Swiss Stablecoin AG to…
Welcome to our institutional newsletter, Crypto Long & Short. This week:Bob Williams on how stricter crypto regulations in Asia are putting more personal responsibility on senior leaders, making strong governance and D&O insurance essential.The FBI’s Haidy Grigsby on how crypto scams are increasingly targeting experienced investors by building trust and tricking them into making larger deposits until their money is gone.Top headlines institutions should pay attention to by Francisco Rodrigues.Hyperliquid’s TradFi bet is now 40% of its own volume in Chart of the Week.-Alexandra LevisExpert InsightsAsia’s digital asset crackdown: accountability gets personalBy Bob Williams, FinTech, digital assets, & blockchain advisory…
SEC drops 7 crypto cases, including Binance and Coinbase, citing past misinterpretations of federal securities laws. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently dropped seven cases involving crypto companies, including Binance and Coinbase. This action comes after the agency admitted mistakes in past enforcement. It described some cases as based on “incorrect interpretations of federal securities laws.” The decision has provided companies and investors with clearer guidance after years of uncertainty. SEC Admits Errors in Past Enforcement The SEC acknowledged that some previous cases were handled under flawed interpretations of the law. It stated that these mistakes affected major…
Standard Chartered PLC is reportedly seeking to fully acquire Zodia Custody Ltd. to merge it with one of its digital asset divisions, sources close to the matter told Bloomberg on Wednesday.The ‘restructuring’ plan, which could come as soon as this month, contemplates merging Zodia’s crypto custody business into one of the investment bank’s divisions that provides similar services, the sources told Bloomberg.The sources also said Standard Chartered is considering allowing Zodia Custody to continue operating as a separate software-as-a-service (SAAS) business for cryptocurrency custody.The people close to the negotiations, according to Bloomberg, did not clarify whether Standard Chartered has approached…
The British universal bank and financial services group HSBC says the US equities market has likely hit bottom. In a new interview on Squawk on the Street, the bank’s chief multi-asset strategist Max Kettner says that the S&P 500 closing low at 6,343 on Monday could be the near-term low. “[U]ntil very recently, we didn’t get this overall pretty contrarian bias signal. We haven’t had a pretty sort of strong signal that would tell us everyone’s pretty much out of the market. That, as of last week, is no longer the case. We are seeing that across the board from…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure In a strange move, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has clarified shortcomings in its past approach by dropping seven lawsuits against crypto companies, among them Binance and Coinbase. Another Crypto-Mishap…But From Regulators Strange things are happening in crypto today. Not only a top U.S. legacy outlet released a piece claiming to have uncovered Satoshi Nakamoto’s identity, but the SEC’s new Fiscal Year 2025 Enforcement Report contains an unusually blunt self‑critique: it admits prior leadership misallocated enforcement resources to chase media headlines and raw case counts instead…
Regulatory approval positions Coinbase to compete with traditional finance while expanding beyond core crypto services Coinbase is accelerating its global expansion with a decisive entry into Australia’s regulated financial sector. The move marks a clear push beyond crypto trading into traditional financial services. New regulatory approval positions the exchange to compete directly with established financial institutions. Coinbase Targets “Everything Exchange” Vision With Australia License Approval US cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has secured an Australian Financial Services License (AFSL) from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. The license includes authorization to offer retail derivatives, making Coinbase the first crypto exchange to receive…
Wall Street broker Bernstein said the rise of quantum computing poses a credible but manageable threat to Bitcoin and the broader crypto ecosystem, as recent breakthroughs compress timelines for potential attacks on modern cryptography.Advances such as Google Quantum AI’s reported reduction in qubit requirements suggest the risk is no longer a distant, decade-long concern, the broker noted. Still, the firm cautioned that scaling quantum systems to the level needed to break widely used encryption remains a complex, multi-step challenge.”Quantum should be seen as a medium to long term system upgrade cycle rather than a risk,” analysts led by Gautam Chhugani…
Bitcoin has been in a bearish trend that spilled over from 2025 into the year 2026. This has persisted from January, and throughout the first quarter of the year, the Bitcoin price has continued to decline as a result. This trend, however, seems to be nearing its end with the most recent move. According to one crypto analyst, there has been a deviation, which could end up being very important for the cryptocurrency to enter the next bull market. Bitcoin Rejection Trend Is Coming To An End Looking back at the performance of the Bitcoin price starting from January through…