August 26, 2026 @ 10:46 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Central Bank (ECB) is preparing to launch the long-anticipated “Pontes” ecosystem with qualified distributed ledger technology-enhanced platforms that provide services, including tokenization, to the European wholesale market. The ECB’s Governing Council approved Pontes in 2025, which takes a two-track approach: the first track,… Read More

August 26, 2026 @ 9:50 am By JD Alois  |  

  Last week, Socket’s research team published a post warning Firefox users about extensions that can steal your crypto. According to Socket, 77 Firefox extensions may pilfer your identity and abscond with your wallet and credential information. These extensions may impersonate legitimate platforms like OKX,… Read More

August 26, 2026 @ 9:26 am By JD Alois  |  

The Personal Consumption Expenditures index (PCE), a closely watched measure of inflation, landed as expected today. While showing sticky inflation at 3.3%, above the target rate, the inline reading for July was greeted with a sigh. July PCE was 3.7% versus an expected 3.6% year… Read More

August 26, 2026 @ 8:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A longtime Bitcoin Core contributor has flagged a noticeable decline in routine bitcoin transactions within El Zonte, the Salvadoran coastal community better known as Bitcoin Beach. Jon Atack, active on Bitcoin Core since 2019 and living in El Salvador since 2022, described a recent lunch… Read More

August 26, 2026 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitwise Asset Management has unveiled Automated Token Portfolios, or ATPs, a new offering that delivers institutionally structured model portfolios composed of tokenized stocks. These portfolios reside directly in an investor’s crypto wallet and draw on Coinbase’s tokenized stock products.Under this arrangement, Bitwise creates the underlying… Read More

August 26, 2026 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto exchange and investment platform Kraken recently faced disruption after a wave of unsolicited micro-transfers reached addresses linked to its platform. Between August 17 and 24, 2026, nearly 12,000 tiny cryptocurrency deposits—typically valued at just a few cents to a couple of dollars—arrived from a… Read More

August 26, 2026 @ 8:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Google Cloud has introduced a specialized artificial intelligence solution tailored for professionals in the financial sector, marking a significant step in applying advanced agentic technology to regulated industry workflows. Announced on August 25, 2026, the offering—known as Gemini Enterprise for Financial Services—targets capital markets and… Read More

August 26, 2026 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut has introduced EURR, a digital asset designed to track the euro on a one-to-one basis. This euro-denominated stablecoin marks a significant step for the fintech company as it expands its offerings into regulated blockchain-based money. Aimed at bridging traditional finance with digital assets, EURR… Read More

August 26, 2026 @ 12:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinkite, the Canadian firm behind the Coldcard Bitcoin hardware wallet, has rolled out a significant firmware upgrade in the wake of a major security incident that saw substantial amounts of Bitcoin drained from affected devices. The company is urging owners to act promptly, highlighting that… Read More

August 26, 2026 @ 12:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A collaborative effort between the Responsible Fintech Institute and technology provider Safeheron has introduced a practical trial aimed at assessing post-quantum cryptography applications in digital asset transactions. Announced from Singapore on August 23, 2026, the program draws in chosen banking entities and supervisory bodies from… Read More

August 25, 2026 @ 8:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global asset management firm Franklin Templeton has joined forces with Hong Kong-based digital asset platform HashKey Exchange to make a tokenized money market fund available to investors throughout Asian markets. The collaboration marks another significant step in bringing traditional finance products onto blockchain infrastructure while… Read More

August 25, 2026 @ 8:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

India is set to introduce its inaugural tokenized corporate bonds in September, marking a significant step toward integrating blockchain technology into the country’s debt markets for near-instant transaction settlements. According to multiple sources familiar with the plans, this pilot initiative will be led by REC… Read More

August 25, 2026 @ 4:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

An article on WSJ.com says US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent may get support from the crypto markets as he tries to push bond yields lower. Earlier this week, Bessent said the US Treasury Department would use its balance sheet to buy Treasuries in an attempt to drive yields… Read More

August 25, 2026 @ 4:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Figure’s  (Nasdaq: FIGR) YLDS, a digital asset that is a security, is now accepted as collateral on EDX Markets, an institutional crypto trading platform. YLDS,  a regulated yield-bearing security,  gives institutions flexibility to manage capital. EDX also said it will adopt YLDS as a treasury… Read More

August 25, 2026 @ 3:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent working paper from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland sheds light on how American households view and interact with cryptocurrencies. Titled “Do You Even Crypto, Bro? Cryptocurrencies in Household Finance,” the study draws on repeated large-scale surveys of U.S. households to examine investment… Read More

August 25, 2026 @ 3:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A San Francisco-based entrepreneur with roots in the gaming industry has been found guilty of orchestrating a scheme that defrauded investors in a cryptocurrency trading fund of nearly $1 million. On August 24, 2026, a federal jury in the Northern District of California convicted Japheth… Read More

August 25, 2026 @ 3:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe, the global payments and financial infrastructure company, is commemorating ten years of operations in Singapore by rolling out a series of enhancements designed to help Asian companies expand internationally more efficiently. The updates focus on multi-currency treasury features, additional local payment options, and simplified… Read More

August 25, 2026 @ 3:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has ranked Canada as the least effective jurisdiction for assisting victims of cryptocurrency-related crimes, based on his extensive experience handling such cases. In recent comments shared via his Telegram investigations channel and on X, he placed Canada at the top of a… Read More

August 25, 2026 @ 3:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A recently highlighted vulnerability in Ledger’s Ethereum application for its hardware wallets has drawn attention in the cryptocurrency community. The issue involved a race condition in certain clear-signing processes. In these flows, users review human-readable transaction details on the device screen before approving them. Security… Read More