Skew, a Switzerland-regulated peer-to-peer lending platform with a debit card, provides crypto users access to the lending market while enjoying traditional services. While decentralized finance (DeFi) has made significant strides in recent years, the global lending market remains mainly in the hands of traditional institutions. Banks and centralized platforms continue to act as gatekeepers, sidelining smaller borrowers…

Newly updated guidelines from Dubai’s crypto regulator include provisions on real-world asset (RWA) tokenization and clarify rules for issuers. On May 19, Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) released its updated Rulebook for virtual asset service providers (VASPs) operating in the region. The regulator gave market participants until June 19 to comply with the new rules. The…

VanEck plans to launch a private digital assets fund in June targeting tokenized Web3 projects built on the Avalanche blockchain network, the asset manager said in a statement shared with Cointelegraph. The VanEck PurposeBuilt Fund, available only to accredited investors, aims to invest in liquid tokens and venture-backed projects across Web3 sectors, including gaming, financial…

Stablecoin adoption among institutions could surge as the United States Senate prepares to debate a key piece of legislation aimed at regulating the sector. After failing to gain support from key Democrats on May 8, the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act passed the US Senate in a 66–32 procedural vote on…

Bitcoin Suisse secured an in-principle approval (IPA) from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), marking a major step in the Swiss crypto firm’s expansion beyond the European Union. The Swiss crypto financial service provider received the in-principle approval through its subsidiary BTCS (Middle East), according to a May 21 news…

To combine Bitcoin’s robust security with the flexibility of the EVM, Syscoin uses advanced rollup technology while addressing issues overlooked by most layer-2 models. Despite innovative layer-2 protocols, scalability and smart contract functionality remain headaches for Web3 developers due to Bitcoin’s fundamental limitations. Even the Bitcoin Taproot update, which opens doors to smart contracts — self-executing…

Driven by institutional adoption, stable infrastructure and familiar financial mechanisms, digital assets are shifting from speculative ventures into trusted components of conservative portfolios, marking crypto’s maturation and broader mainstream financial integration. Cryptocurrencies were born as rebels, but they’re maturing into something far more familiar: a respectable addition to conservative investment portfolios. When Bitcoin debuted during…

US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins appeared before lawmakers in one of his first hearings since taking the reins at the financial regulator, addressing questions about his plans for the cryptocurrency industry. In a May 20 hearing discussing oversight of the SEC, Atkins reiterated his pledge to make regulating digital assets a “key priority”…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin unveiled a proposal to preserve trustless, censorship-resistant access to Ethereum, even as the network scales. On May 19, Buterin shared a post outlining how to make Ethereum’s layer-1 scaling “more friendly” to users running local nodes for personal use. The Ethereum co-founder highlighted the importance of independent users running nodes, saying that a…

Ripple, the creator of cryptocurrency XRP, launched cross-border blockchain payments in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a development that could spur the adoption of cryptocurrency in a country receptive to digital assets. Zand Bank, the UAE’s first all-digital bank, and Mamo, a fintech company that offers a digital payment platform for businesses, will be the…