August 20, 2026 @ 6:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

During the CFTC Innovation Advisory Committee meeting today, there was an interesting exchange between CME Group CEO Terry Duffy and CFTC Chairman Mike Selig. Duffy expressed his support for the crypto industry, something they have participated in since 2017, as well as artificial intelligence, utilized… Read More

August 20, 2026 @ 3:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitwise Asset Management Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan has outlined a bold outlook suggesting that blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) transaction activity could expand by as much as 100 times in the years ahead. In a recent investment note examining common investor missteps, Hougan… Read More

August 20, 2026 @ 2:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Maya Protocol, a decentralized cross-chain liquidity network that facilitates native swaps of assets such as Bitcoin and Ethereum without centralized intermediaries or wrapped tokens, experienced a major security breach in mid-August 2026. An attacker combined multiple software vulnerabilities to manipulate the protocol’s internal accounting, withdraw… Read More

August 20, 2026 @ 2:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Federal prosecutors in Georgia have publicly detailed criminal charges against Edward Zimbardi following his recent return to the United States from Fiji. The 59-year-old resident of Flowery Branch stands accused of orchestrating a large-scale investment fraud that authorities say diverted more than $165 million from… Read More

August 20, 2026 @ 12:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, the White House hosted prominent crypto industry insiders and multiple government officials to tout efforts to advance crypto market infrastructure legislation and rule-making within federal agencies. The press presentation provided a positive spin on progress already made and expectations for the approval of the… Read More

August 20, 2026 @ 11:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Two international banks have completed the inaugural live interbank transaction involving tokenized deposits on a blockchain-enabled platform developed by Swift. The milestone, announced on August 19, 2026, underscores growing progress toward seamless, round-the-clock cross-border payments using regulated bank-issued digital money. Standard Chartered (LON: STAN) and… Read More

August 20, 2026 @ 11:14 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority has issued a warning for investors regarding “risky” investments such as Mini-bonds and Loan Notes. The regulator cautions that these securities typically set a term for a return of the principal, along with interest, but if the firm goes bust,… Read More

August 20, 2026 @ 10:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Brokerage firm Muriel Siebert & Co has partnered with tZero to give its account holders access to digital securities. Siebert reports around 170,000 account holders. According to a release, Siebert will connect tokenized securities and blockchain-enabled financial products to Siebert clients. John J. Gebbia, CEO of Siebert Financial,… Read More

August 20, 2026 @ 9:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Tandem Bank, a UK challenger bank, has announced significant executive changes following a board refresh earlier this year. In March, Tandem announced that Stephen Jones would become Chair, succeeding Paul Pester. Jones is currently Executive Chair of Investment Banking at Panmure Liberum. He previously held… Read More

August 20, 2026 @ 9:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A planned revival of the stalled Bitcoin (BTC) network focused BIP-110 minority chain is once again drawing attention to longstanding risks tied to contentious Bitcoin forks, including chain splits and the absence of replay protection. BIP-110, known formally as the Reduced Data Temporary Softfork, aimed… Read More

August 20, 2026 @ 9:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealed an enforcement action against Netcapital (NASDAQ:NCPL). The allegations included the actions of several employees and related individuals that may have created phantom revenue for the company. The complaint alleges that the defendants pursued a fraudulent scheme… Read More

August 20, 2026 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance reported that its internal monitoring systems identified and helped neutralize a suspicious governance proposal targeting a decentralized autonomous organization. The DAO proposal, which appeared designed to compromise access to the project’s treasury holdings valued at approximately $1.2 million, was reportedly detected with fewer than… Read More

August 20, 2026 @ 8:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Japanese firm Metaplanet is expanding its bitcoin strategy into the United States by taking a controlling interest in Nasdaq-listed Super League Enterprise. Under a definitive agreement announced on August 18, 2026, Metaplanet will transfer 2,100 bitcoin—valued at roughly $132.1 million—plus $2.5 million in cash. In… Read More

August 20, 2026 @ 7:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Shares in the Swedish buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) Fintech Klarna Group (NYSE: KLAR) plunged sharply after the company scaled back its full-year projections for revenue and related transaction metrics, overshadowing an otherwise solid set of second-quarter figures. The company stock fell as much as 22 percent on… Read More

August 20, 2026 @ 1:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bengaluru-based fintech company Navi has secured a $100 million investment from Dutch technology investor Prosus, marking the firm’s first raise of external institutional capital. The deal, announced on August 19, 2026, involves MIH Payments Holdings BV, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Prosus, and remains… Read More

August 19, 2026 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

China’s central bank has taken another significant step in advancing its state-backed digital currency by incorporating additional commercial lenders into the operational framework for the electronic yuan, commonly referred to as the e-CNY. On August 17, 2026, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) announced the… Read More

August 19, 2026 @ 9:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Shares of  surged nearly sixfold on their first day of trading in Shanghai, marking a key moment for China’s humanoid robotics industry. The Hangzhou-based company, widely regarded as the country’s leading maker of advanced robots, opened at 1,100 yuan on the technology-focused STAR Market—far above… Read More

August 19, 2026 @ 4:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Etched, an artificial intelligence (AI) firm that designs chips, racks, software, and manufacturing methods that aim to provide best-in-class throughput, latency, cost, and power efficiency, reported yesterday that it had raised $700 million at a valuation of $21 billion. The funding round was led by… Read More

August 19, 2026 @ 4:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Trading Technologies International (TT), a provider of capital markets technology solutions, has partnered with Crypto.com to broaden institutional access to regulated prediction markets and cryptocurrency derivatives. The collaboration will integrate connectivity to OG.com—Crypto.com’s CFTC-regulated exchange and clearinghouse—directly into the TT platform.The link to OG.com’s prediction… Read More