JUST IN: Russia's new crypto regulation takes effect today, opening regulated trading through licensed intermediaries but crypto payments for goods and services remain banned inside the country.
UPDATE: Michael @saylor's @Strategy bought Bitcoin for the first time in two months, acquiring 4,603 $BTC for $369.7M, pushing its total holdings to 845,050 $BTC ($65.9B).
LATEST: Singapore's MAS proposes turning its stablecoin framework into enforceable law, requiring 100% reserve backing, par redemption, and banning issuers from paying interest or yield on holdings.
MARKETS: Institutional money is quietly piling into $XRP futures on CME even as the broader market cuts exposure.
CME's share of open interest jumped from 10% to 17% in two weeks, while $XRP rallied nearly 40%.
