September 8, 2026 @ 1:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Metaplanet’s (TYO: 3350) stock weakened again after Chief Executive Simon Gerovich tried to answer shareholder criticism in a public note and left the market unconvinced. The Tokyo-listed Bitcoin treasury company dropped nearly 10 percent on Tuesday to 244 yen, after a 7.5 percent decline on… Read More

September 8, 2026 @ 12:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sweden’s tax authority has intensified its scrutiny of cryptocurrency mining operations, issuing substantial additional tax assessments against several firms based in the northern town of Boden. Skatteverket has determined that six companies must pay nearly 540 million kronor—roughly 56 million dollars—in back taxes after concluding… Read More

September 8, 2026 @ 11:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A large share of cryptocurrency-related profits generated in France appears to have gone undeclared, according to new on-chain analysis from blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis. The company’s Crypto Tax Report estimates that French residents generated about $9.4 billion in potentially taxable crypto activity during 2025. That… Read More

September 8, 2026 @ 11:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European wealth technology startups faced a steeper funding winter in the second quarter of 2026. Capital flowing into the sector contracted sharply from the $343.2 million raised in the opening three months of the year to $185.5 million between April and June, according to data… Read More

September 8, 2026 @ 11:07 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission under the leadership of Chairman Paul Atkins has made leaps and bounds in updating securities rules to accommodate innovation. He has also expressed his intent on making access to capital easier as well as providing greater access to  private securities… Read More

September 8, 2026 @ 10:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) is positioning itself for a coming shift in how people and companies buy and sell online. According to the payments network, autonomous software agents will play a growing role in digital commerce, moving from helpful assistants to systems that can search, compare, decide… Read More

September 8, 2026 @ 9:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has publicly rejected a high-profile forecast that artificial intelligence will trigger a sharp collapse in Bitcoin. In a September 7 exchange on X, he said he stands on the opposite side of a claim that AI will erode confidence in Bitcoin’s… Read More

September 8, 2026 @ 7:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Washington State regulators have moved to sanction a major cryptocurrency kiosk operator, arguing that gaps in its compliance systems left consumers—especially older residents—exposed to fraud and unfair charges. On September 3, 2026, the Washington Department of Financial Institutions announced a Statement of Charges against GPD… Read More

September 8, 2026 @ 7:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Federal prosecutors have secured a guilty plea from a Mexican citizen accused of helping move millions of dollars in narcotics profits out of the United States through digital assets. Carlos Erick Vazquez Gonzalez, 48, admitted on September 4, 2026, to taking part in a money-laundering… Read More

September 8, 2026 @ 5:17 am By Michael Wong  |  

Saudi Arabia’s Al Qadsiah Club has signed a memorandum of understanding with cybersecurity provider LogRhythm | Exabeam to explore the use of cloud-based security and AI  tools to protect the sports club’s growing digital operations. The agreement, signed on the sidelines of technology conference LEAP… Read More

September 8, 2026 @ 3:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The operator behind the so-called Wave 3 cluster of Coldcard hardware-wallet thefts has begun systematically cashing out stolen bitcoin after weeks of inactivity, according to a Monday update from Galaxy Research. Galaxy’s on-chain team says the actor created 293 separate 2-of-2 multisignature vaults, one for… Read More

September 8, 2026 @ 1:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

US listed spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have now drawn about $1.68 billion in cumulative net subscriptions since they began trading last November, according to the latest industry tallies. The figure underscores a durable, if uneven, institutional bid for regulated exposure to the token even as… Read More

September 8, 2026 @ 12:40 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

FTV leads TabaPay’s $155M round This financing includes both primary capital for the company and a secondary transaction. Alongside the transaction, TabaPay also announced its intent to acquire Transact Bank, N.A., an OCC-chartered and FDIC-insured bank based in Denver, Colorado. Through a single API, TabaPay… Read More

September 7, 2026 @ 11:13 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Singapore-based Ant International has received a payment institution licence from Brazil’s central bank, expanding its regulated presence as the financial technology company strengthens its local and cross-border payment capabilities in Latin America’s largest economy. The licence from Banco Central do Brasil builds on services Ant… Read More

September 7, 2026 @ 10:01 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved an initial public offering (IPO) by Mynt Inc., operator of the GCash mobile wallet, that could raise up to 92.32 billion pesos ($1.6 billion), potentially making it one of the country’s largest-ever listings. The regulator approved… Read More

September 7, 2026 @ 8:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A fight over Robinhood Chain’s fee design has moved past a two-person argument and now includes voices from Solana, Arbitrum, and BNB Chain. The issue is no longer only how much a single transfer costs. It is who should earn money from network activity, and… Read More

September 7, 2026 @ 8:03 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Swedish private equity firm EQT has agreed to acquire a majority stake in specialty insurance and reinsurance broker McGill and Partners from Warburg Pincus for $2 billion, the companies said. The transaction will see Warburg Pincus sell its equity stake in full, while McGill and… Read More

September 7, 2026 @ 6:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A long-quiet Bitcoin address that first received coins in mid-2016 moved more than a thousand coins in a single transaction, while holders of early physical Bitcoin collectibles also began unlocking a cluster of coins after years of inactivity. The sending wallet used the older P2PKH… Read More

September 7, 2026 @ 4:34 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

SoFi, Payward team up on multiple fronts Payward will leverage SoFi’s Big Business Banking capabilities, join the SoFi Exchange Network (SEN) and list SoFiUSD on its multi-asset trading platform. SoFi will also use Kraken Prime, Payward’s full-service prime brokerage solution, as an additional source of… Read More