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SEC and CFTC publish a joint token taxonomy. Most crypto assets are classified as non-securities under the new guidance.
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is considering various regulatory options to mitigate crypto risks to the financial system.
A thorough comparison of the two largest decentralized (DeFi) borrowing and lending protocols: Compound Finance vs. Aave.
ECB chief is pushing to add DeFi, Lending and Staking to the EU crypto framework MiCA, which has not yet come into force.
A series of high-profile bankruptcy filings by various multi-billion dollar companies led to the crypto industry’s first “Lehman Moment”.
Recently, the major U.S. bank Goldman Sachs published that it will work with MCSI and CoinMetrics to create a new framework for digital assets.
As part of a joint financial industry project (“Guardian”), banking giant JP Morgan is conducting the first real DeFi transaction.
Morgan Stanley files second S-1 amendment for MSBT, aiming to become the first major US bank to directly issue a spot Bitcoin ETF.
Marktrückblick
A summarizing review of what has been happening at the crypto markets of the past week. A weekly report in cooperation with Kaiko.
NFTs
Gemini shuts down NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway on February 23, 2026. Users have one month to withdraw approximately 650,000 NFTs.
