Malta’s MiCA fast track is like ordering from McDonald's. It's quick, but it cuts corners on compliance. At zondacrypto, we chose Estonia’s more rigorous route. For a reason – speed does not necessarily equal trust. And MiCA, above all, is supposed to build trust in crypto.

LATEST: 🇪🇺 Kraken and Robinhood backed Global Dollar (USDG) launches in the EU. The Paxos-issued stablecoin is now available 450 million consumers in the European Union.

NEW: 🇺🇸 Kevin O’Leary says the U.S. should look to Bitcoin miners as a model to stay competitive in the AI arms race. He argues their strategy of building in low-cost energy regions offers a blueprint for AI infrastructure, and warns America is falling behind.

SCOOP: USDC stablecoin issuer has a revenue sharing agreement with Bybit, the second-largest crypto exchange, sources say, on top of existing agreements with Coinbase and Binance. Ian Allison reports trib.al/Q4byuvb

JUST IN: Europe’s financial watchdog ESMA - EU Securities Markets Regulator 🇪🇺 has carried out a review of Malta’s MiCA regulation with particular reference to the fast-tracked authorization of one unnamed crypto firm. By Ian Allison. trib.al/HfZyeX0

JUST IN: José Fernández da Ponte, formerly the blockchain lead at PayPal, has jumped ship to layer one blockchain Stellar. By Ian Allison. trib.al/ncx1rfz

📢 New integrations from Midas just dropped on Etherlink 🔗 📢 Bringing two new institutional-grade strategies (mMEV and mRe7YIELD) to the fastest L2 built on Tezos. 👇 Read the full story on @Coindesk, written by Ian Allison 👇 coindesk.com/business/2025/…

SCOOP: Crypto market maker B2C2 is trying to raise up to $200 million, according to a source. Majority holder SBI Holdings will reduce its 90% stake as part of the transaction. Will Canny and Ian Allison report. coindesk.com/business/2025/…

Reas the full story from Jesse Hamilton coindesk.com/policy/2025/07…

Personal news: I’m joining GSR as Head of Content and Special Projects. I’ve covered crypto since 2017, always drawn to market structure and how institutions shape this space. What started with bitcoin futures has evolved into a truly institutional market with real

.Archax is set to buy Deutsche Digital Assets. The deal gives the UK-based crypto exchange access to Europe through Germany. By Ian Allison. trib.al/muRNEpb

EXCLUSIVE: Institution-focused crypto exchange firm EDX has launched an international trading platform with perpetual futures. By Ian Allison. trib.al/HPyZepF

JUST IN: 🚨 Polymarket is considering launching its own stablecoin.

Crypto finance firm Clearmatics is debuting a new class of decentralized derivatives called ‘Forecast Markets’ on its autonity_ blockchain, Ian Allison reports. trib.al/mFqoRLn

Really appreciate this CoinDesk Ian Allison Autonity is building a layer 1 for autonomous futures markets. Forecast Markets will take the DeFi and TradFi space by storm. Our upcoming trading competition - The Forecastathon will showcase the AFP in its full glory!

BREAKING: The upcoming White House report embraces a "golden age of crypto" in the U.S., signaling the integration of digital asset trading and DeFi into mainstream finance. Written by Ian Allison and Jesse Hamilton trib.al/EFbcR2B

I might point people to this article by Ian Allison of CoinDesk the next time someone accuses the crypto industry at-large of insufficient self-examination as to risks. And bravo to Galaxy for authoring this report. coindesk.com/business/2025/…

EXCLUSIVE: Nomura-backed digital assets firm Laser Digital has received permission to roll out crypto derivatives in Dubai. By Ian Allison. trib.al/AQ1qv0R

Incredible story by Ian Allison CoinDesk, covering the launch of the Payy Visa card! The news comes on the heels of continued momentum for stablecoins post-GENIUS Act. Check out the piece below 👇 coindesk.com/business/2025/…

🔥SCOOP: Ethereum wallet MetaMask will unveil details of its own stablecoin as soon as this week. By Ian Allison. coindesk.com/business/2025/…