Law and Order

Turkey Moves to Expand Watchdog Powers Over Crypto, Bank Accounts

In brief Turkey is reportedly drafting legislation to grant its financial intelligence unit Masak expanded powers to freeze bank and crypto accounts linked to suspected criminal activity. The bill would allegedly allow the watchdog to shut down accounts, limit transactions, and blacklist crypto wallet addresses across banks, payment firms, and exchanges. Experts warned the measures…

Technology

Anchorage Digital Expands Institutional Access to Solana DeFi With Jupiter Integration

In brief The integration aims to streamline swaps–crypto-to-crypto trades that bypass centralized platforms–and other DeFi processes within Porto’s dashboard. In an announcement,Anchorage noted the “delicate balance” for institutions interconnecting with DeFi to manage dapps. In July, Jupiter announced the introduction of a new lending product. Anchorage Digital said on Tuesday it will add Solana swap…

Markets

Solana ETF Approval Odds Now a Certainty, Eric Balchunas Says

In brief The SEC’s adoption of generic listing standards has made the 19b-4 review clock irrelevant, shifting the approval process to S-1 registrations. Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas said Solana’s S-1 just filed its fourth amendment, signaling that approval could come soon. A Solana ETF could trigger speculative buying but may also face a “sell the…