August 4, 2026 @ 8:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Central Bank (ECB) has recently indicated that Euro area businesses are taking up artificial intelligence, yet the process remains highly uneven, according to a recent analysis of firm-level survey data. Drawing on two specialized modules of the Survey on the Access to Finance… Read More

August 4, 2026 @ 8:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

South Korea’s cryptocurrency platform Bithumb has outlined a multi-year plan to go public, targeting completion of its initial public offering in 2028. The exchange shared details of this roadmap in an official customer notice on August 3, 2026, emphasizing that the process is designed to… Read More

August 4, 2026 @ 7:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR) expands its Ethereum position to nearly 4.8% of supply, with combined holdings valued at $11.3 billion.Bitmine Immersion Technologies, a publicly traded firm focused on building a substantial digital asset treasury centered on Ethereum, has reported further growth in its ETH… Read More

August 4, 2026 @ 5:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin-focused treasury company Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) has started actively monitoring the cryptocurrency’s 200-week moving average, according to a recent announcement from its founder and executive chairman. The firm now displays this metric along with the premium of Bitcoin’s current price relative to that average on its… Read More

August 4, 2026 @ 4:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Tether has released its second-quarter 2026 financial figures, highlighting steady operational results and strategic adjustments to its reserve portfolio. The company, known for issuing the USDT stablecoin, recorded approximately $1.5 billion in net operating profit for the three months ending June 30,… Read More

August 3, 2026 @ 7:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

The California Confiscation tax, which is slated to be on the ballot this coming November, has gained the support of the California Democrat party. This past June, the “billionaire tax” earned sufficient signatures to move the issue to a ballot vote, evading the state legislature…. Read More

August 3, 2026 @ 6:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Aave, one of the more active decentralized lending protocols, is preparing to phase out support for a range of underused asset reserves and fully wind down its presence on several smaller blockchain networks. The initiative, announced by founder Stani Kulechov, forms part of a broader… Read More

August 3, 2026 @ 3:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd portfolio company BioCatch has been acquired by Visa (NYSE:V) for $2.4 billion. In a company statement, Visa said it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire the anti-fraud tech firm. BioCatch has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning platform to analyze deep… Read More

August 3, 2026 @ 2:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) has revealed its intention to purchase MDSec Consulting Limited, a specialized information security firm based in the United Kingdom. The move aims to reinforce the bank’s defenses against increasingly sophisticated digital threats. Announced on July 30, 2026, the transaction is… Read More

August 3, 2026 @ 2:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Quantum computing is moving steadily toward becoming a practical commercial technology rather than remaining primarily a research endeavor, according to recent comments from IBM’s (NYSE:IBM) top executive. The company’s chief executive indicated that the field is nearing a point where it will begin delivering tangible… Read More

August 3, 2026 @ 12:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has formally granted a petition from CME Group seeking review of a prior staff decision that conditionally approved Nasdaq PHLX’s plans to list and trade cash-settled Bitcoin index options. As a result, the approval remains stayed while the… Read More

August 3, 2026 @ 11:44 am By JD Alois  |  

The EU Commission’s AI Act transparency requirements went into force on 2nd August, 2026. The European Commission’s AI Office, together with national authorities, will begin enforcing the new rules. Under the rules, AI systems including chatbots must tell users they are dealing with AI. Images,… Read More

August 3, 2026 @ 11:22 am By JD Alois  |  

The US Senate is scheduled to convene at 3 PM today. The upper house of Congress will be in session this week, but the summer recess will kick in at the end of the week, with Senators not scheduled to return until September 14th. As… Read More

August 3, 2026 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Following a significant security incident involving Coldcard hardware wallets, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has advised crypto holders to consider spreading their assets across multiple wallets. The event underscores that even reputable offline storage solutions are not immune to flaws and highlights the ongoing challenges… Read More

August 3, 2026 @ 8:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Michael Coates, the newly appointed chief information security officer at the Solana Foundation, has raised alarms about how artificial intelligence is transforming cryptocurrency-related fraud into something far more convincing and harder to detect. In a recent interview, Coates stressed that the industry’s most pressing risks… Read More

August 3, 2026 @ 6:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Chime (NASDAQ: CHYM), the consumer-focused fintech firm, has announced plans to reduce its staff by approximately 10 percent. The decision will impact nearly 150 employees at a company that employed about 1,500 people at the close of the previous year. Leadership at the Fintech firm has… Read More

August 3, 2026 @ 5:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Shares of Sezzle Inc. (NASDAQ: SEZL), the buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) fintech platform, have shown signs of technical recovery after a period of consolidation. The stock has recently moved back toward its 10-week moving average, following a steady year-to-date advance of approximately 144% in 2026. This performance… Read More

August 3, 2026 @ 5:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A critical vulnerability in certain Coldcard hardware wallets has led to substantial Bitcoin losses, with researchers tracking approximately 1,367 BTC drained from more than 4,500 addresses. The estimated value of the stolen funds has climbed toward $90 million as of early August 2026, according to… Read More

August 3, 2026 @ 4:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Authorities from the United States and a coalition of partner nations have issued a coordinated warning about the persistent dangers posed by skilled information technology specialists linked to North Korea. These individuals form an extensive network operating both inside the country and abroad, employing deceptive… Read More

August 3, 2026 @ 3:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A coalition of global financial institutions and central banks has successfully finished real-value testing under Project Agorá, an initiative examining how tokenization can streamline wholesale cross-border payments. The trials, coordinated by the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub, involved processing genuine monetary transfers using digital… Read More