Archive September 2026

MiCA has been fully applicable since July 1, 2026: any crypto platform serving European clients must be licensed under penalty of illegality. But the regulation stops at the door of decentralized finance (DeFi). A user of Uniswap or Aave is not protected by any of its rules and does not always know it. The European framework is now the only one in force. But MiCA does not regulate decentralized finance (DeFi), and this boundary was intentionally drawn by the regulation.

OpenAI is already preparing a new massive financial operation. The company is reportedly looking to raise at least $30 billion from investors, with a target valuation close to $1.4 trillion. This amount mainly shows how costly the AI race has become. Between data centers, chips, and computing power, financial needs continue to explode.

Hedera's token surged nearly 30% on Monday and Tuesday, hitting its highest point since January, before retreating on Wednesday. The momentum owes much to the arrival of an identity solution for AI agents on IBM Cloud. Another catalyst attributed to the network, a tokenization signed by BlackRock, remains to be confirmed.

Aiden Pleterski will appear without a lawyer before a Toronto jury. Nicknamed the Canadian "Crypto King," the 27-year-old is to be tried starting October 5 in a fraud and money laundering case involving tens of millions of dollars entrusted by investors. His trial is expected to last four weeks.