August 21, 2026 @ 4:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Quantitative trading firm Hudson River Trading (HRT) has entered a multi-year agreement with CoreWeave (NASDAQ: CRWV) to access specialized artificial intelligence computing resources. The arrangement, described as multi-billion-dollar in scale, will support the development of next-generation trading research and machine learning models. It builds on… Read More

August 21, 2026 @ 12:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

UK Finance has published a report on payments which shares trends in digital and cash payments in the country. According to their research, debit cards remained the most‑used payment method and card payments accounted for 64 percent of all payments. Today, the UK has over… Read More

August 21, 2026 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Standard Chartered (LON: STAN) has completed the issuance of $200 million in three-year floating-rate digitally native notes, becoming the Global Systemically Important Bank and a UK-based issuer that has now placed such instruments on Euroclear’s Digital Financial Market Infrastructure. The notes, created natively on distributed… Read More

August 21, 2026 @ 8:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple has teamed up with Clearpool and Cicada Partners to introduce real-world institutional lending capabilities on the XRP Ledger (XRPL). The collaboration aims to create on-chain credit markets that fund actual business needs rather than relying on typical decentralized finance yield strategies. The partners highlight… Read More

August 21, 2026 @ 8:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

X, owned by Elon Musk, is reportedly examining the use of stablecoins as a method for distributing payments to digital content creators and influencers. According to individuals familiar with the matter, the platform is engaged in discussions about leveraging digital assets pegged to traditional currencies,… Read More

August 21, 2026 @ 6:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Eskimo, a provider of travel connectivity solutions, has launched support for stablecoin transactions on its platform by teaming up with payment specialist Triple-A. This development allows customers to complete purchases of global eSIM data plans using stablecoins directly at checkout, expanding the range of payment… Read More

August 21, 2026 @ 4:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Hungary has reportedly repealed its unique national rules on cryptocurrency asset conversions, aligning its framework with the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation. In late July 2026, the Hungarian Parliament adopted Act XXXVIII of 2026, formally titled legislation on the repeal of certain statutory… Read More

August 21, 2026 @ 2:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Experian has enhanced its ChatGPT application to give United Kingdom consumers direct, secure access to their individual credit scores. Announced on 20 August 2026, this update represents the first occasion on which people in the UK can retrieve their authentic, account-linked Experian Credit Score through… Read More

August 21, 2026 @ 1:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Starling Bank has unveiled a range of artificial intelligence features designed to help its customers take greater control of their finances. Announced on 20 August 2026, these “smart tools” sit inside the bank’s existing conversational AI helper, known as Starling Assistant, and aim to simplify… Read More

August 21, 2026 @ 12:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Harvard University’s endowment, managed by Harvard Management Company, kept its holdings in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) unchanged during the second quarter of 2026. This decision came after the institution had significantly reduced the position in previous periods. According to the latest regulatory disclosures, the… Read More

August 21, 2026 @ 12:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global banks including Barclays (NYSE: BCS) and Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB) are integrating Ant International’s FalconTST AI model to strengthen cash-flow predictions and foreign-exchange liquidity management. In a development underscoring the growing role of specialised artificial intelligence in financial services, several international banks have begun… Read More

August 20, 2026 @ 7:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Edelman Financial Engines has revealed a substantial allocation to Bitcoin exchange-traded funds that surpasses its investment in Amazon. The firm, one of the largest independent registered investment advisors in the United States, disclosed the details through a recent regulatory filing covering the second quarter of… Read More

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