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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 · a month ago

US Crypto Rules Stall Again: SEC Cancels August Vote After CLARITY Act Delay

The SEC cancelled its August 14 meeting on crypto startup rules, citing a scheduling conflict. After the CLARITY Act stall, the US regulatory picture looks…

Ilya Bratanov · a month ago

Bitwise to Tokenize Its Solana ETF: Wall Street Moves On-Chain

Bitwise is partnering with Superstate to tokenize shares of its Solana Staking ETF (BSOL). Wall Street's on-chain pivot just got its clearest example yet.

Tokenization Solana RWA

Ilya Bratanov · a month ago

Trezor Data Breach: 13,689 Customers Exposed and How to Stay Safe

Trezor's shipping provider ShipMonk was breached, exposing 13,689 customers' names, addresses, phones, and emails. Devices are safe, but physical and phishing…

Security Wallets

Ilya Bratanov · a month ago

Revolut Gets French Banking Licence: What Changes for Crypto Users

Revolut secured a full French banking licence on August 10, 2026, and Western European customers will migrate to the new structure. But a banking licence and…

Regulation Banks MiCA

Ilya Bratanov · a month ago

Consob Blocks 6 More Sites: Italy's Crackdown on Illegal Crypto Hits 1,805

Consob has blocked 1,805 unauthorized sites since 2019, including 233 crypto cases. Italy now enforces two separate legal powers: the 2019 Decreto Crescita…

Regulation Europe MiCA

Ilya Bratanov · a month ago

CLARITY Act Senate Vote: September 15 Could Reshape US Crypto Rules

The US Senate has set September 15 for the first procedural vote on the CLARITY Act, the bill that would define when a token is a security or a commodity.

Regulation SEC United States

Ilya Bratanov · a month ago

US Sanctions Dubai Crypto Exchange Shelbit Over Iran Links

The U.S. Treasury sanctioned Dubai exchange Shelbit over alleged IRGC financing. The real story: blockchain transparency turned a Reuters investigation into a…

Sanctions Security Regulation

Ilya Bratanov · a month ago

Stripe Pushes Into European Stablecoins: Bridge Gets MiCA License

Stripe's subsidiary Bridge just secured dual MiCA and EMI licenses in Luxembourg, unlocking access to all 27 EU markets. A $1.1B acquisition is now a…

Stablecoins MiCA Regulation

Ilya Bratanov · a month ago

Tether Targets Saudi Real Estate with Hadron: RWA Ambitions Beyond USDT

Tether announced a partnership with First Data and BKN301 to tokenize institutional real estate in Saudi Arabia using its Hadron platform. The move signals…

Tokenization Tether RWA

Ilya Bratanov · a month ago

Blockchain Life 2026 Dubai: 15,000 Attendees and the AI Future Forum Debut

Blockchain Life 2026 heads to Dubai on December 1-2 with 15,000 attendees from 130 countries and a new AI Future forum stage making its debut.

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