🇪🇺 TODAY: Coinbase launches regulated crypto futures in Europe, available to Coinbase Advanced users in 26 countries.

Bridging USDC to Cardano is still $0 👀 We’re extending $0 deposit fees on the USDC → USDCx bridge deposit and relay services for the next 90 days as USDCx momentum continues to grow. Any future changes to the fee strategy will always be communicated transparently.

⚡️JUST IN: MASTERCARD LAUNCHES CRYPTO PARTNER PROGRAM WITH 85+ COMPANIES INCLUDING BINANCE, PAYPAL, AND RIPPLE Mastercard has unveiled a Crypto Partner Program that brings together over 85 companies, including @Binance, @Circle, Ripple, Gemini, PayPal, and Paxos, to connect

🔥 HUGE: Mastercard launches a Crypto Partner Program, bringing together 85 crypto companies to develop cross-border transfers, B2B payments and global payouts.

🇺🇸 TODAY: SEC and CFTC sign an MOU to coordinate crypto regulation and support new product development.

USDCx is now live on SundaeSwap. 👀 USDCx on Cardano is a stablecoin backed 1:1 by USDC held in @Circle’s xReserve smart contract. Swap it, provide liquidity, and earn fees while powering DeFi. Check out supported pairs → app.sundae.fi Bridge USDC → USDCx with $0

🚨STANDARD CHARTERED SIGNS NEW CRYPTO PARTNERSHIP Hana Group, one of South Korea’s largest financial groups, has partnered with Standard Chartered to expand into digital assets, including stablecoins. The deal aims to combine both banks’ networks to explore blockchain

All of crypto, connected to Cardano

TODAY 🚨: The Commission issued an interpretation that clarifies the application of federal securities laws to crypto assets. This is a major step to provide greater clarity regarding the Commission’s treatment of crypto assets. Read the release here: ow.ly/XhhV50YvxvO

🚨 BIG: The SEC says most crypto assets are not securities, including staking, airdrops, and Bitcoin mining, providing new regulatory clarity.

Chairman Paul Atkins on today’s interpretation on crypto assets: “After more than a decade of uncertainty, this interpretation will provide market participants with a clear understanding of how the Commission treats crypto assets under federal securities laws.”

$ADA has been classified as a digital commodity by the SEC and CFTC. A meaningful development for the Cardano ecosystem and for the broader digital asset industry.

An update on our engagement with Mastercard. While Cardano was not included in the initial cohort of 85 launch partners, EMURGO has been actively engaging with their APAC team to change that and ensure our ecosystem is represented. Following a leadership transition at

Coinbase has been named as a custodian for the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust. Institutional adoption continues, regardless of short term price effects.

This is the most pro-digital asset administration in United States history. It’s the right time to pass the Clarity Act. If not now, then when?

🔥TODAY: BESSENT AND ARMSTRONG PUSH FOR CLARITY ACT Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong both agree and say it’s time for congress to advance the CLARITY Act and move the U.S. crypto framework toward passage.

JUST IN: 🇯🇵 Japan officially approves bill to recognize cryptocurrency as a financial asset.

BREAKING: 🇯🇵 Japan has officially approved a Bill to Classify Crypto as a Financial asset. This is giga bullish for markets.

🚨 NEWS: Cardano's Leios Testnet is expected to launch in June! Ouroboros Leios will significantly increase Cardano's TPS, with a huge scalability upgrade to the network. IOG Product Manager Carlos Lopez de Lara confirmed the June timeline in his recent post.

Earlier this week, the FDIC released its proposal to implement the GENIUS Act. As it is implemented, the GENIUS Act will position the United States as the global leader in digital asset innovation while reinforcing the strength of the U.S. dollar.