Ethereum’s Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ) has completed what its contributors describe as the first atomic cross-chain transaction from Ethereum Layer 1 to a Layer 2 network on mainnet.

U.S. regulators are accelerating efforts to create a clearer federal framework for crypto markets, with the CFTC proposing nationwide rules for exchanges offering leveraged or margined digital asset trading.

Turkey has emerged as one of the world’s largest digital asset markets, processing nearly $200 billion in annual crypto transactions as consumers and businesses seek alternatives amid inflation and pressure on the Turkish lira.

Japan has added Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex to its asset-freeze sanctions list as part of a broader package targeting Russia.