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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.

95 articles · Serbia

Ilya Bratanov · 2 days ago

CLARITY Act Stalls in Senate: 49-50 Vote Falls 11 Short of 60-Vote Threshold

The U.S. Senate rejected the CLARITY Act cloture vote 49-50, falling 11 short of the 60 needed. Three Republicans opposed on substance; a fourth voted no for…

United States Regulation

Ilya Bratanov · 3 days ago

CLARITY Act Senate Vote Today: 126 Amendments and Only 16% Odds

The U.S. Senate votes today on a procedural cloture threshold for the CLARITY Act, not final passage. Prediction market odds of passage by year-end have…

Regulation United States

Ilya Bratanov · 4 days ago

Mexico: Hidden 300-GPU Crypto Farm Seized, Cartels and Stolen Power Probed

Mexico's fourth clandestine mining bust since 2025 seized 300 GPUs in Puebla's mountains. Investigators are probing stolen electricity and cartel ties in a…

Security Mining AML

Ilya Bratanov · 7 days ago

ESMA Warns on Tokenized Markets: Crypto and TradFi Are Close Enough to Transmit Shocks

ESMA warns that crypto-traditional finance links now risk transmitting shocks across sectors. Tokenized equities grew sixfold in 18 months, and prediction…

Regulation Europe

Ilya Bratanov · 10 days ago

Banca d'Italia Orders Crypto Firms: Screen Every Transfer, No Minimum

Banca d'Italia tells crypto operators to screen every transfer for sanctions compliance, with zero minimum threshold. Even micro-transfers must be checked…

Regulation Sanctions MiCA

Ilya Bratanov · 12 days ago

Dollar Stablecoins Hit Forex Markets: What the Bank of Korea Study Found

A Bank of Korea study shows how demand for USDT and USDC on global exchanges can ripple into the forex market via market maker hedging, putting local…

Stablecoins Macroeconomics MiCA

Ilya Bratanov · 16 days ago

21 Banking Giants Plan a Joint Stablecoin: Dollar in 2027, Euro Next

Goldman Sachs, Citi, Deutsche Bank, and 18 more financial giants plan a joint stablecoin company by H2 2026, targeting a dollar launch in 2027 with the euro…

Stablecoins MiCA

Ilya Bratanov · 18 days ago

Revolut Closes USDT in Europe: Deadline to Sell or Transfer Expires Today

Revolut's August 31 deadline to sell or transfer USDT across the EEA expires today. Balances not moved will be auto-converted. Here is what customers need to…

Stablecoins MiCA Regulation

Ilya Bratanov · 18 days ago

MiCA Crypto Blacklist: 165 of 167 ESMA Records Come From Italy's Consob

165 of 167 entries in ESMA's MiCA non-compliant register come from Italy's Consob. The figure exposes fragmented EU enforcement, not a map of where illegal…

MiCA Regulation Security

Ilya Bratanov · 20 days ago

Coinbase Brings Apple and Nvidia On-Chain: Do You Actually Own the Stock?

Coinbase launches tokenized Apple, Nvidia, Meta, and Alphabet shares on Base, usable in DeFi 24/7. But buying the token doesn't mean owning the stock outright.

Tokenization Coinbase DeFi