EU consults on bringing DeFi, prediction markets, and crypto perps under MiCA

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Wednesday, laying out a structured, contract-by-contract review process for event contracts that may involve terrorism, war, gaming, or other restricted activities under federal law. The move replaces an approach that prior CFTC leadership had tried and failed to advance. In 2024, […]

The CFTC's proposal could reshape prediction markets, limiting speculative trading on sensitive geopolitical events and impacting market dynamics. The post Commodity Futures Trading Commission proposes crackdown on prediction markets tied to war, terrorism, and assassination appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Polychain-backed Botanix Labs is winding down its Spiderchain Bitcoin Layer 2 after a year of mainnet operation, citing insufficient demand for Bitcoin-native DeFi. Users have until July 9 to withdraw assets.

The integration builds on Myriad’s use of the Chainlink Runtime Environment to power its prediction market infrastructure.

Uniswap's dominance in tokenized gold trading highlights the potential risks and rewards of market concentration in decentralized finance. The post Uniswap captures 84% of tokenized gold DEX volume as real-world assets flood DeFi appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Markets sold off ahead of CPI. Crypto tax bills hit a wall in the House. And Morpho closed one of the biggest DeFi rounds in a long time.

The integration of real-world payment infrastructure with DeFi lending enhances liquidity options, but it also introduces new risk management challenges. The post Morpho enables USDC borrowing for Huma Finance’s PST holders through RockawayX vault appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Aave's new risk framework may centralize cross-chain activity, impacting smaller operators and slowing exotic asset listings in DeFi. The post Aave introduces new risk framework after $292M exploit appeared first on Crypto Briefing.