The latest in digital assets, markets and regulation.
Nasdaq’s venture arm invested $100 million in Payward, valuing the Kraken parent company at $21 billion, to facilitate tokenized Nasdaq-listed stocks on the exchange.
Blockchain settlement firm Fnality appointed former Bank of England deputy governor Jon Cunliffe to chair its UK board as it expands euro and dollar payment systems.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin proposed EIP-8288, a draft standard aiming to reduce the gas cost of quantum-safe private transactions by over 99% through recursive STARK proofs.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for immediate action on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act as the Senate returns, citing concerns over US leadership in digital assets.
Indian agricultural lender Arya.ag is testing a system to tokenize warehouse receipts for stored grain on a dedicated Avalanche layer-1 blockchain in partnership with Finternet.
Glassnode data shows Bitcoin's sell-side risk metric has halved to 7, indicating low profit-taking despite recent price highs above $80,000.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $166.8 million in net outflows over two sessions, reversing the strongest three-week inflow period of 2026.
TransparentBusiness Inc., operating as Unicoin, filed a lawsuit against Uniswap Labs in the Southern District of New York seeking cancellation of the UNI trademark registration.
Ant International has partnered with Visa and Mastercard to establish interoperable 'Know Your Agent' standards for secure AI-driven payments.
Hardware wallet maker Trezor reported that hackers breached its third-party email provider to send fraudulent security alerts, prompting warnings about potential broader compromises.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged the Senate to pass the crypto market structure bill next week, warning that delay signals unwillingness to lead on digital assets.
Purported white-hat hackers exploited a validation flaw in the Liquid Network to withdraw $320 million in BTC, returning 85% after Blockstream patched the vulnerability.