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Ilya Bratanov

Ilya Bratanov is a crypto copywriter with over three years of experience writing in-depth technical reviews, SEO-optimized guides, platform comparisons, and educational explainers.

105 articles · Serbia

Ilya Bratanov · a day ago

Cryptosmart Easy Launches Post-MiCA: 30+ Cryptos and Tax Handled by the Exchange

Cryptosmart Easy launches after MiCA authorization, adding 30+ cryptocurrencies and a withholding tax feature. The exchange calculates and remits capital…

Ilya Bratanov · 2 days ago

CFTC Drafts Federal Rules for Crypto Exchanges After CLARITY Act Stalls

The CFTC published an ANPRM on October 5 to build federal rules for retail crypto trading with margin or leverage, and to create a new exchange category, the…

United States Regulation

Ilya Bratanov · 6 days ago

SEC Proposes Crypto Custody Rules for Funds, Opens Door to Self-Custody

The SEC published a 760-page crypto custody proposal on October 1, covering registered advisers and funds. “Self-custody” here means advisers holding client…

SEC Custody United States

Ilya Bratanov · 7 days ago

Swiss National Bank Warns: Stablecoins Could Undermine Banks and Monetary Policy

Swiss National Bank board member Petra Tschudin warned on September 30 that large-scale stablecoins risk eroding bank credit and monetary policy tools. A call…

Stablecoins

Ilya Bratanov · 8 days ago

Banca d'Italia Studies Zero-Knowledge Proofs for Digital Payments

The Banca d'Italia published a technical study on zero-knowledge proofs, blind signatures, and cryptographic commitments for digital payments, covering both…

Regulation Privacy

Ilya Bratanov · 11 days ago

Fideuram AI Voice Cloning Fraud: 36 Million Euros Lost to Bitcoin Wallets

AI voice cloning fraud drained roughly 95 million euros from Fideuram in February 2026, with 36 million still missing and funds traced to two Bitcoin wallets.

Scams Security AML

Ilya Bratanov · 13 days ago

The Clearing House Picks Quant for On-Chain Money: 25 US Banks Align

The Clearing House, owned by 25 major US banks, selects Quant for its tokenized deposit network linking RTP and CHIPS. The same vendor built the UK's GBTD…

Tokenization United States Quantum

Ilya Bratanov · 14 days ago

UK Banks Complete First Live Tokenised Deposit Payments on Blockchain

Lloyds, NatWest, Barclays and HSBC have completed the UK's first live interbank transactions using tokenised deposits, not stablecoins but real bank money…

Tokenization Banks Web3

Ilya Bratanov · 15 days ago

ECB and EU Central Banks Want to Scrap MiCA's 60% Bank Deposit Rule for Stablecoins

The ECB and 27 EU national central banks formally proposed scrapping MiCA's 30-60% bank deposit rule for stablecoin reserves, citing systemic risk and the…

Stablecoins Banks MiCA

Ilya Bratanov · 16 days ago

ECB's Pontes Goes Live: 13 Banks Settle Tokenized Assets in Central Bank Money

ECB's Pontes went live on September 21, 2026, with 13 institutions including Deutsche Bank and Santander. The ECB itself will invest in tokenized securities,…

Tokenization Europe