FATF Travel Rule for Crypto: What It Actually Means in Practice
The FATF Travel Rule forces VASPs to share sender and receiver data on transfers above USD/EUR 1,000. It is unevenly enforced and is reshaping how exchanges and DeFi connect.
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The FATF Travel Rule forces VASPs to share sender and receiver data on transfers above USD/EUR 1,000. It is unevenly enforced and is reshaping how exchanges and DeFi connect.
On-chain options protocols let anyone buy or sell crypto options without a broker, but volumes are still tiny compared to Deribit because liquidity provision is brutally hard.
Virtuals Protocol is a Base-based launchpad where anyone can spin up an AI agent token. Most launchpad tokens go to zero — and the structure explains why.
DeFiLlama tracks over $100B locked across thousands of protocols. Here are the 10 that consistently matter, what they do, and the risks most guides skip.
A practical compliance map for US-to-Mexico USDC corridors, covering state licensing, MiCA CASP registration, the FATF Travel Rule, and the real audit hot spots.
Chainlink powers most DeFi price feeds, but most LINK holders never earn fees. Here is the staking v0.9 design, what CCIP really does, and who actually competes with it.
39.6K $ETH (≈93.6M) moved from #Coinbase to Beacon Depositor.
The Travel Rule requires sender and recipient data on crypto transfers above $1,000. Stablecoins are the main target because they are traceable and freezable by design.
Virtuals Protocol launches AI agents as tradable tokens on Base. Most go to zero. VIRTUAL stakers capture agent revenue through VADER buybacks. Here is the actual mechanism.
Total value locked tells you how much money sits in a protocol. Revenue tells you how much it actually earns. Here is how the top 10 stack up in 2026.
Chainlink is the decentralized oracle network that brings off-chain data into smart contracts. Here is what it does, what LINK is for, and what to weigh.
Both VIRTUAL and TAO trade on the AI agent narrative, but their economic models point in opposite directions. Here is how each one actually works.
Chain abstraction promises one signature across any blockchain. ERC-7683 is the emerging standard that makes it work. Here is how intents, fillers, and cross-chain settlement actually fit together.
The FATF Travel Rule forces VASPs to send sender and recipient data with transfers above roughly $1,000, and stablecoins are squarely in scope.
A protocol with $5B locked can earn less than one with $200M. Here's why TVL and revenue diverge, and what the gap actually tells you.
Compound is the lending protocol that helped invent DeFi yield. Deposit assets, earn interest set by an algorithm, or borrow against them. Here is how it works.
Decentralized options bring traditional option contracts on-chain. Here is how protocols like Opyn and Lyra work, what they offer and the real risks.
Intents let crypto users declare an outcome instead of signing a transaction. ERC-7683 standardizes that promise across chains like Ethereum, Uniswap, and Across.
Aptos shipped its mainnet, but daily activity is still a fraction of Solana's. Here is what actually lives on the chain, who uses it, and where the risks sit.
23.4K $ETH (≈55.3M) moved from #Coinbase to Beacon Depositor.