Web3 Wavefronts - Digestible News on Crypto, DeFi and AI

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The Web3 Wavefronts Podcast presented by www.theWeb3.News (https://www.theweb3.news/), brings you straight to the point of Web3, blockchain, crypto, and AI news. We deliver the essential updates and insights, stripping away the complexity to give you news that's easy to digest. What You Get: Catch Up Quickly: News on Web3 and blockchain, making the future of technology accessible. Understand Web3: Key updates in the Web3 world, simplified for clarity without jargons Explore AI: Insights into how AI is changing the game, presented in an easy-to-grasp manner. Our Promise: To keep you informed with news that cuts to the chase. "Web3 Wavefronts" ensures you're updated on the latest in technology without the overload. Whether you’re deeply invested in these fields or just getting started, we make sure you get the news in a way that makes sense to you. Stay Informed: With "Web3 Wavefronts," you stay ahead of the curve with news that matters, explained in a way that’s straightforward and quick to grasp. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

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business · business · news

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First episode

5 Apr 2024

Latest episode

24 Feb 2026

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   24 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   SEC Staff FAQ Sets 2% Net Capital Haircut for Eligible Payment Stablecoins

   On February 19, 2026, the SEC Division of Trading and Markets issued a staff FAQ under Exchange Act Rule 15c3-1 that sets a uniform 2 percent net capital haircut for qualifying payment stablecoins held as proprietary long and short positions, replacing a prior de facto full deduction practice. The 2 percent level aligns with haircuts applied to money-market instruments backed by short-term Treasuries and cash. The treatment applies only to proprietary positions included in net capital, does not change customer protection or custody rules, and does not apply to customer assets. Eligibility requires compliance with GENIUS Act criteria, permitted issuer licensing, full fiat reserves, monthly AICPA reserve attestations, recognized auditors, and bankruptcy-remote custody and tested redemption mechanics. Firms must update trading and risk systems to identify eligible tokens and apply the 2 percent haircut, collect and retain issuer documentation and attestations, implement diverse price sources and automated depeg thresholds, and establish escalation and collateral-substitution playbooks; firms may apply higher internal haircuts and concentration checks or stress testing if liquidity or peg conditions deteriorate. The change reduces capital charges for eligible holdings (for example, $100 million of eligible tokens now triggers a $2 million charge rather than a full deduction) and permits broker-dealers, clearing brokers, and prime brokers to consider using eligible stablecoins for settlement, collateral, intraday funding, market making, and treasury operations. The SEC invited feedback on whether to amend Rule 15c3-1 to codify definitions and eligibility conditions, and cross-agency coordination and final rulemaking by other regulators will affect which issuers can rely on this treatment; the NCUA proposed GENIUS Act rules on February 12, 2026, including licensing, reserve and liquidity standards, and a proposed one percent investment limit for credit unions. Source: https://web3businessnews.com/policy/sec-stablecoin-capital-relief/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

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   24 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Russia to Implement Domestic Crypto Licensing and Controls by Mid-2026

   Russian authorities will treat cryptocurrencies and stablecoins as tradable assets, file a draft bill to the State Duma in March 2026, and target adoption during the spring session with the law set to take effect on July 1, 2026 and full liabilities and penalties phased in on July 1, 2027. The regime will require exchanges, brokers, banks, and custodians to obtain local licenses and meet requirements including qualified custody, order and trade reporting, KYC and suitability checks, segregation of client assets, and capital requirements, while limiting retail activity through eligibility and suitability rules and allowing supervised intermediaries as the only compliant onramps for Russian users. Authorities will require foreign platforms to operate through Russian subsidiaries, enforce data localization, and enable corporate and technical controls including targeted domain and app restrictions to reduce offshore fee outflows estimated at about $648 million per day and roughly $15 billion per year. Enforcement will proceed in stages, prioritize shutdowns of fraud and unauthorized intermediaries, provide transition windows for legitimate platforms to apply for licenses, and deploy Roskomnadzor AI-assisted blocking tools and escalation pathways from summer 2026 alongside prosecutorial and central bank actions that impose administrative penalties for users and criminal-style liability for firms operating outside the licensing regime. Exchanges and service providers will incur compliance and operational costs from custody standards, local servers, capital buffers, and reporting systems; foreign platforms will choose between establishing Russian subsidiaries and local infrastructure or risking loss of market access; domestic licensed intermediaries will capture onshore volume and will be subject to supervision under the licensing regime. Entrepreneurs and firms with Russian exposure should map user flows, audit custody and self-custody exposure, prepare KYC and onboarding systems, plan for data localization, evaluate custody partners that meet the custody and reporting requirements, budget for operational costs tied to capital and reporting obligations, and develop contingency plans for traffic and liquidity fragmentation; investors and builders should prepare for licensing gates, custody requirements, enhanced reporting, consider partnerships with licensed or rapidly compliant local intermediaries, define fallback plans for liquidity and market-making, and align operational timelines and capital allocation with the March–July 2026 window and the July 1, 2027 liability deadline. Key milestones to watch include the March 2026 bill filing, the spring State Duma vote, the July 1, 2026 effective date, potential first regulated domestic transactions in late 2026, and the July 1, 2027 enforcement date; signals to track include how many major foreign platforms apply for Russian subsidiaries, how quickly domestic players scale custody and compliance, and whether Roskomnadzor begins technical restrictions on offshore access in summer 2026; risks include VPN circumvention, fragmented liquidity across domestic and offshore order books, and licensing or onboarding backlogs that could sustain a grey market. Source: https://web3businessnews.com/crypto/russia-2026-crypto-framework/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

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   23 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Bitcoin Spot ETFs Post $3.8B Five-Week Outflow as Price Tests Support

   U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded about $3.8 billion in net redemptions across five consecutive weeks, the longest streak since February 2025, bringing year-to-date outflows to about $4.5 billion and printing roughly $316 million in net redemptions in the most recent week. BlackRock’s IBIT registered roughly $2.10–$2.13 billion of withdrawals over the five-week span, including about $303.5 million last week, and Fidelity’s FBTC accounted for about $954 million of outflows; Ether ETFs experienced weekly redemptions near $123 million, while cumulative spot Bitcoin ETF inflows since the 2024 launches remain in the $53–$54 billion range. Bitcoin traded near $64,300, down about 25 percent year-to-date in 2026 and about 47 percent from the $126,000 peak, with near-term supports around $65,000, a tighter band at $64,200–$64,400, and a broader liquidity pocket near $60,000 after a concentrated sell-off erased roughly $100 billion of crypto market value within 24 hours. Drivers included tariff uncertainty tied to Section 122 timelines, geopolitical tensions, and rotation into store-of-value assets; on-chain and institutional signals showed increased exchange deposits averaging about 1.58 BTC per depositing address and a roughly $760 million transfer to Binance, and hedge funds and large allocators trimmed positions with a reported 28 percent deallocation in late 2025. Sustained ETF outflows increased realized volatility, widened spreads, and pressured futures basis and borrow rates, which complicated hedging for corporate treasuries, raised financing costs for miners and other capital-intensive operators, increased mark-to-market sensitivity for companies with Bitcoin exposure, and prompted greater inventory churn for market makers as primary outflows fed secondary selling. Near-term scenarios hinge on flows and policy clarity: a decisive reclaim above $70,000 would invite marginal risk capital back into ETFs and ease primary market pressure, while a confirmed break below $65,000 would bring $60,000 into focus for a potential liquidity sweep that could flush stops and either produce a rebound or confirm a deeper drawdown; halving-related supply dynamics may provide tailwinds by mid-2026 while tariff headlines and legal uncertainty could keep risk premia elevated. Indicators to watch include weekly primary market flows for IBIT and FBTC, developments in the Section 122 tariff policy timeline and related court actions, cross-asset signals such as gold, the dollar and equity volatility, and derivatives metrics including options skew near $60,000 and futures basis across major venues. Source: https://web3businessnews.com/crypto/bitcoin-etf-outflows-five-weeks/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

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SEC Staff FAQ Sets 2% Net Capital Haircut for Eligible Payment Stablecoins

Published 24 Feb 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] It's Tuesday, February 24, 2026, and you're listening to the Web 3 News Daily Podcast. Today's update covers a technical but important change from the SEC that matters for broker dealers, trading desks, and any institution building institutional stablecoin rails. On February 19, 2026, the SEC Division of Trading and Markets published a staff FAQ that resets how broker dealers calculate net capital under certain payment stablecoins under Exchange Act Rule 15C31, where many firms had been effectively forced to deduct the full value of crypto assets from net capital, a de facto 100 % treatment that reflected concerns about liquidity and pricing, the FAQ allows a uniform 2 % haircut for qualifying payment stablecoins. […]

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