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Ripple license push; Bitcoin near 70k; Nasdaq tokenized stocks via Kraken; Tornado Cash retrial; and a bill banning prediction-market contracts.
Press review for 11 mars 2026 – editorial selection
Last updated: 07:18
Daily News Summary: Ripple advances Australian licensing via BC Payments Australia; Bitcoin trades near 70k amid oil-market shifts; Nasdaq plans on-chain tokenized stocks with Kraken; Tornado Cash retrial looms; and Democrats push a ban on prediction-market contracts.
🏛 Ripple to Acquire Australian Financial Services License as APAC Payments Volume Doubles
- Ripple plans to obtain the Australian Financial Services License through the acquisition of BC Payments Australia.
- The move would expand Ripple's regulated footprint to over 75 licenses worldwide.
- APAC payments volume doubles.
Sources
Ripple to acquire Australian financial services license as APAC payments volume doubles
coindesk.com
📈 Bitcoin Steady Above $70,000 as IEA Proposes Largest-Ever Oil Reserve Release
- Bitcoin steadies above $70,000 and had risen about 7% from Monday's lows.
- Energy price fears eased; Asian equities rose and Brent crude fell below $90.
- IEA proposes the largest-ever oil reserve release.
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🚨 Tornado Cash Dev Roman Storm Could Face Retrial
- A U.S. federal prosecutor has requested to retry Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm.
- Retrial date proposed for early or mid-October and is expected to last about three weeks.
- Storm helped create Tornado Cash in 2019 as a privacy protocol for the Ethereum network.
- First trial ended with a mixed outcome; convicted of conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money-transmitting business and deadlocked on two other counts.
⚙️ Nasdaq to Launch Tokenized Stocks via Kraken Partnership
- Nasdaq announced plans to launch tokenized stocks through a partnership with Payward, the parent company of Kraken.
- Tokenized stocks and ETFs will preserve existing shareholder rights and governance structures.
- Kraken will serve as distribution partner and settlement layer for xStocks.
- Launch is targeted for the first half of 2027, pending regulatory approval.
🏛 Democrats Introduce Bill to Ban Prediction Market Contracts on War and Death
- The DEATH BETS Act would prohibit CFTC-registered exchanges from listing contracts tied to terrorism, assassination, war, or death.
- The bill was introduced by Democrats to address prediction-market contracts on sensitive topics.
- The measure would restrict listing of such contracts on CFTC-registered exchanges.
Review based on an editorial selection of reliable press sources.
