Key Highlights Research from the Ethereum Foundation indicates that reducing settlement delays could cut capital lockup costs for cross-chain liquidity providers by as much as 75%. Major stablecoin issuers such as Circle charge fees and impose caps on expedited transfers while awaiting Ethereum’s standard finality process. A proposed change to validator mechanics would decouple consensus ...
Key Highlights: Fidelity’s regulatory settlement outlines how California retail customers gained full crypto transfer functionality between April and June 2025. Fidelity must provide reasonable written notice to California retail customers if it discontinues external cryptocurrency transfers. Tax-advantaged accounts are excluded from the transfer mandate, with Fidelity Crypto IRAs remaining unavailable in California and Oregon. California ...
Key Highlights: Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky faces up to $35 million in conditional state obligations under a settlement agreement with the New York Attorney General. The agreement imposes a permanent ban barring Mashinsky from working in the securities, commodities, and cryptocurrency industries or offering compensated investment advice. Settlement clauses allow certain financial terms to ...