WorldPingNew SEC staff guidance says announcing a token buyback on a functional network isn't a promise that turns the token into a security, a shift one attorney says makes securities laws look "opt-in."…
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WorldPingCrypto projects spent about $638 million with token buybacks through late August 2026, according to Allium Labs data. That is already a record, up from $545 million over the same stretch of 2025. Hyperliquid accounted for roughly $370 million and Pump.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CryptoSlate
WorldPingAccording to statistics from the cryptocurrency automated teller machine (ATM) aggregation website, coinatmradar.com, the number of crypto ATMs has dropped considerably over the last 148 days.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Bitcoin.com
WorldPingBuying a tokenized stock sounds as though it should be simple. You pick a company you know, buy a token representing its shares, and hold it in a digital wallet.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CryptoSlate
WorldPingHester Peirce, one of the institution’s most pro-crypto commissioners, announced she is leaving the commission on October 2. Peirce will join the Regent University School of Law as an associate professor in November, leaving her current public policy role.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Bitcoin.com
WorldPingInstitutional crypto demand is developing beyond public disclosures, according to Bitwise’s interviews with 15 major institutions.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Bitcoin.com
WorldPingAfter the Clarity Act failed in the Senate, the SEC, CFTC, and the Fed moved within days to write crypto's rules themselves. Will it be enough?
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Decrypt
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