August 27, 2026 @ 3:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Payouts.com and the Casper Association have joined forces to give autonomous AI systems a practical way to pay for digital goods and services. The collaboration, announced in late August 2026, positions Casper Network as a settlement layer for Payouts.com’s AgentWallet and Digital Employees products. Together… Read More

August 27, 2026 @ 1:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ground says it is joining two digital asset industry advocacy groups: the Blockchain Association and CCI’s Vault Coalition. The Vault Coalition was launched on June 5, 2026, by the Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI). Its goal is to clarify U.S. rules for onchain vaults—smart-contract products that pool… Read More

August 27, 2026 @ 12:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Firms using Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) raised $23.1 million in the month of July 2026. This is a month-over-month decline of -19.3% from June 2026, which totaled $28.6 million, and a year-over-year decline of -33.5% from July 2025 at $34.8 million. More optimistically, there were… Read More

August 27, 2026 @ 11:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Former executives from Danish digital bank Lunar have closed a sizable early funding round to launch Repodo, an authorized audit firm designed around artificial intelligence rather than traditional, labor-intensive workflows. The Copenhagen-based company raised €8.2 million in pre-seed capital, a figure that stands out in… Read More

August 27, 2026 @ 10:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) CEO Brian Armstrong addressed the proposed confiscation tax in California, calling it “deeply un-American” and saying he is considering leaving the state. The comments were made during the Katie Miller Podcast, where Armstrong addressed a litany of issues surrounding crypto and the policies that impact… Read More

August 27, 2026 @ 10:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

StarkWare has reported that a Bitcoin transfer designed to withstand a future quantum-computer attack has been confirmed on the live network. The company said the spend used Avihu Levy’s Quantum-Safe Bitcoin construction, which was first described in a research paper in April 2026 and has… Read More

August 27, 2026 @ 9:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) reported solid earnings last night, beating on the top and bottom lines. While shares briefly dipped on the news, rationality soon kicked in, and investors saw the actual story: that Nvidia continues to lead the world in AI development and is executing on… Read More

August 27, 2026 @ 8:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech investment regained momentum in the first half of 2026, with the United States accounting for the bulk of international deal activity. KPMG’s latest Pulse of Fintech report shows global funding reaching $103.1 billion across 2,100 transactions, up from $72.2 billion in the second half… Read More

August 27, 2026 @ 8:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Connecticut officials have taken prediction-market operator Kalshi to state court, asking a judge to halt what they describe as unlicensed sports betting offered through the company’s event contracts. Attorney General William Tong, Consumer Protection Commissioner Bryan T. Cafferelli, and Governor Ned Lamont announced the action… Read More

August 27, 2026 @ 7:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Younger consumers in the United Kingdom now place more confidence in artificial intelligence than in traditional media or online personalities when they look for help with investing. That finding comes from new research by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which surveyed people aged 18 to… Read More

August 27, 2026 @ 5:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lloyds Banking Group customers across the United Kingdom faced another disruption to digital banking on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, when mobile applications for Lloyds Bank, Halifax, and Bank of Scotland became unavailable for a period during the afternoon. Many account holders found they could not… Read More

August 27, 2026 @ 5:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK’s competition regulator has taken a closer look at one of the largest proposed tie-ups in cash logistics and ATM infrastructure. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened a formal Phase 1 review of The Brink’s Company’s planned purchase of NCR Atleos, a transaction… Read More

August 27, 2026 @ 1:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer at Bitwise Asset Management, observed that presenting a positive outlook for bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency market has become notably more straightforward in 2026 than it was during earlier periods of market stress. Hougan contrasted the current climate with the… Read More

August 27, 2026 @ 12:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cosmos Labs, the organization responsible for maintaining key components of the Cosmos blockchain ecosystem, publicly addressed a developing security concern tied to its Cosmos EVM module. This open-source component enables Cosmos SDK-based networks to support Ethereum Virtual Machine-compatible smart contracts, allowing developers to deploy familiar… Read More

August 26, 2026 @ 11:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

X’s former product chief, Nikita Bier, used a seemingly sarcastic reply on August 25 to confirm a long-teased next step for the platform’s crypto tools: buy and sell controls attached to posts. The remark came after a trader joked that a bull market could begin… Read More

August 26, 2026 @ 10:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Japan is preparing to develop a financial infrastructure that would allow near-instantaneous, around-the-clock settlement of stock and Japanese government bond transactions through distributed ledger technology (DLT), commonly known as blockchain. According to reports, this initiative aims to modernize the country’s payment and securities settlement systems,… Read More

August 26, 2026 @ 10:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A coalition of 39 state bankers associations has unveiled the BankChain Alliance, a collaborative effort to create a shared, industry-controlled blockchain network aimed at modernizing payment and deposit services for banks of all sizes. The initiative, announced on August 25, 2026, seeks to deliver capabilities… Read More

August 26, 2026 @ 10:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V) has joined a Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)-supported effort aimed at bridging conventional financial payment systems with those built around stablecoins. The initiative, known as BLOOM (Borderless, Liquid, Open, Online, Multi-currency), seeks to expand the settlement options available to banks and other institutions… Read More

August 26, 2026 @ 6:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Scalable Capital has taken a pioneering step by opening its investment platform to external artificial intelligence assistants. Clients can now link accounts to tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok, enabling natural-language analysis of holdings and trade execution. The company positions the move, branded “Agentic… Read More

August 26, 2026 @ 5:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Chris Malone, who served as OpenAI’s head of data centers, has stepped down from the artificial intelligence company after roughly 17 months in the role. The move, first detailed by The Wall Street Journal based on anonymous sources and later confirmed by multiple outlets including… Read More