① Farage Reports Alleged Crypto Lobbying to UK Standards Watchdog

A Labour MP says the Reform leader pressured the Bank of England to set policies to enrich his biggest donor, a major investor in Tether.

② The SEC and the CFTC Seek Comments on Portfolio Margin Coordination
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission are seeking comments on portfolio margin coordination, a technical issue with real implications for derivatives liquidity.

③ eToro Acquires On-Chain Perps: The Broker App Is Set to Launch DeFi’s Best Products
eToro invests $12.5 million in Extended and the planned Zengo integration, pushing the broker app onto the blockchain platform. Over 100 markets, high volume—new risks are ahead.

④ Alpaca Partners with Eugene Investment to Open Up Korean Stocks
Alpaca has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Korea’s Eugene Investment & Securities to expand global investors’ access to Korean stocks through its brokerage infrastructure platform. Under the agreement, Eugene Investment & Securities will serve as Alpaca’s local execution agent

⑤ BTSE Enters Indonesia’s Regulated Crypto Market via the NVX Rebrand
With the launch of BTSE Indonesia, BTSE has officially expanded into Indonesia’s regulated crypto market, after the exchange completed a rebrand of local crypto exchange NVX. The move was announced on July 3 and is a joint venture between BTSE Group and PT Aset Kripto International. Partnership c

⑥ Gate Launches Tokenized Stocks gStocks Backed 1:1 by Real Stocks
Gate launches gStocks, a tokenized securities service that allows users to trade digital tokens backed 1:1 by underlying stocks. The exchange says each token has full backing from the corresponding stock, and users can trade around the clock via Gate’s order book. T

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