MetaMask is pulling its Ethereum validators and won’t say why
MetaMask is exiting validators in its staking arm after a security incident it has not described. The browser wallet is a separate product.
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London now has bitcoin products that hedge out the dollar
HANetf has listed sterling and euro-hedged bitcoin ETCs in London, Frankfurt and Paris. Hedging strips out dollar moves, but it costs and cuts both ways.
Your crypto platform has five months to apply for a UK licence
Crypto firms can now apply to the FCA, but the regime only takes effect on 25 October 2027 and no firm has been authorised yet. Deadline: February.
FCA rules keep Robinhood’s new 10x crypto perps out of the UK
Robinhood is offering crypto perpetual futures at up to 10x leverage in the US. FCA rules have barred UK retail from crypto derivatives since 2021.
Senate Democrats refer Tether to Treasury over Iran-linked USDT
Tether's $550m Iran freeze figure is self-reported and only about $474m is itemised. Senate Democrats want Treasury and Justice to take a look.
Polygon plans to lift POL staking rewards to 7.7% for two months
The 7.7% figure is a gross rate before validator commission, and the plan is described as running for roughly two months, not indefinitely.
FCA orders three London peer-to-peer crypto traders to stop
The FCA, HMRC and the Met issued cease and desist letters at three London premises. No arrests were announced, and no UK P2P firm is registered.
Binance’s CoinMarketCap buys CoinGlass, the liquidation tracker traders watch
Terms weren't disclosed. The deal puts data on Binance's rival venues, including liquidations and funding rates, inside one exchange group.
Tether puts its exposure to an at-risk offshore bank below 0.034%
Tether says under 0.034% of group assets sit at EQIBank. On a base above $160bn that is still tens of millions, and nobody outside can check it.
FCA sets out crypto authorisation rules 13 months before they apply
The FCA's new crypto guidance explains rules that don't take effect until 25 October 2027. Applications for authorisation open on 30 September 2026.