Blockchain & Digital Assets

July 11, 2026 @ 3:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A comprehensive bipartisan bill designed to tackle America’s persistent housing affordability challenges has officially become law without President Donald Trump‘s official signature. The legislation, known as the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, cleared both chambers of Congress with strong support earlier in the summer… Read More

July 11, 2026 @ 3:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Japanese Bitcoin treasury firm Metaplanet has launched a collaborative feasibility study with yen stablecoin issuer JPYC and blockchain infrastructure provider Progmat. The initiative, known internally as Project NOVA, aims to develop innovative digital credit instruments that leverage Bitcoin as collateral or a credit enhancement tool,… Read More

July 11, 2026 @ 10:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto exchange Kraken is gearing up to introduce a significantly revamped version of its mobile application, with advanced artificial intelligence capabilities taking the spotlight. The update positions autonomous AI agents as the core element of the trading experience, aiming to deliver personalized guidance and market… Read More

July 11, 2026 @ 10:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent analysis by researchers at the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) has shed new light on the physical distribution of Ethereum’s infrastructure, revealing notable geographic clustering of its validator nodes. According to the findings, approximately 31% of the network’s beacon node activity is… Read More

July 11, 2026 @ 9:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Large US financial institutions, including Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), are updating their internal policies to restrict staff from engaging in certain types of bets on rapidly growing prediction platforms. These changes aim to mitigate potential conflicts of interest and guard against the… Read More

July 10, 2026 @ 12:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Ethereum Foundation‘s Protocol Security team has shared insights from experiments using coordinated AI agents to scan critical components of the Ethereum ecosystem. These efforts demonstrate that AI tools can successfully identify genuine vulnerabilities in protocol-level code, including systems software, cryptographic implementations, and smart contracts… Read More

July 10, 2026 @ 12:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Predictions markets platform Polymarket has taken formal steps to introduce margin trading under US regulatory oversight. This development could enable participants to engage in event-based contracts with reduced upfront capital requirements, potentially drawing in a broader range of institutional and experienced traders seeking more flexible… Read More

July 10, 2026 @ 10:06 am By JD Alois  |  

The CLARITY Act remains in legislative purgatory as elected officials haggle over the bill’s language. The crypto market infrastructure framework will determine the trajectory of the US market and could fuel digital asset innovation and US dominance in this sector of  Fintech. Yet an updated… Read More

July 10, 2026 @ 9:58 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

A busy week for Klarna highlights this week’s fintech raises and acquisitions. Klarna announces €900M German facility It’s Klarna’s first forward flow and warehouse financing agreement in Germany. Under the two-year agreement, Klarna has sold a portfolio of its German Fair Financing term loans and… Read More

July 10, 2026 @ 9:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Stablecoin issuer Circle (NYSE:CRCL) has shared that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has granted final approval to operate the First National Digital Currency Bank. The bank is a national trust entity. Circle submitted an application to the OCC on June 30,… Read More

July 10, 2026 @ 8:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) announced a significant leadership transition in its legal department as Chief Legal Officer and Secretary Paul Grewal prepares to leave his executive role at the end of July 2026. Grewal, who joined the cryptocurrency exchange in 2020, has been instrumental in navigating the… Read More

July 10, 2026 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) on July 9, 2026, approved Mirae Asset Consulting’s plan to acquire a controlling interest in Korbit, one of the country’s established cryptocurrency exchanges. The decision marks the first time a major domestic financial conglomerate will gain direct ownership of… Read More

July 10, 2026 @ 8:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Asset manager Bitwise has underscored a notable resilience in Bitcoin’s market structure, pointing to an incrementally higher price floor even amid intense competition for investment dollars from the artificial intelligence sector and slow progress on comprehensive crypto rules in Washington. Senior Investment Strategist Juan Leon… Read More

July 10, 2026 @ 1:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently released rules to oversee the digital assets market, a significant milestone in the country’s efforts to create a regulatory environment for crypto. The rules include regulations for trading platforms/intermediaries, custody, lending/borrowing, staking, and more. These measures, scheduled to… Read More

July 9, 2026 @ 5:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Dinari Inc. and tZERO Group, Inc. announced a strategic partnership on July 8, 2026. The collaboration aims to give broker-dealers a unified, regulated framework for offering tokenized U.S. equities through a single integration point. Dinari specializes in dShares, digital tokens that represent ownership in US… Read More

July 9, 2026 @ 4:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The cryptocurrency exchange AscendEX has officially ceased its platform activities effective July 1, 2026, leaving users without any firm timeline or assurance that their deposited assets will be returned in full or on schedule. In a notice posted to its website on July 6, the… Read More

July 9, 2026 @ 4:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Wallet users can now directly access institutional-quality yields through Plume Network’s nBASIS vault, a development that brings tokenized strategies from major asset managers Bitwise and Invesco into one of the largest self-custody wallet ecosystems. The integration marks a notable expansion of real-world asset (RWA)… Read More

July 9, 2026 @ 11:57 am By JD Alois  |  

The CLARITY Act, crypto market infrastructure legislation, was approved in the US House of Representatives a year ago in July of 2025. Today, the vital legislation is mired in discussion in the US Senate as traditional finance, crypto detractors and industry supporters battle to create… Read More

July 9, 2026 @ 10:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Global firm Swift says its blockchain based payments and transfers network is ready to go while announcing 17 banks* have signed up to help pilot the service. Swift states that it will now support 24/7 payments with tokenized deposits. The banks using the service are… Read More

July 9, 2026 @ 9:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Circle Ventures, part of stablecoin issuer Circle (NYSE:CRCL) has invested in Elliptic, a prominent digital asset intelligence firm. The terms of the investment were not immediately available. According to a public statement, Elliptic has joined Circle’s Agentic Design Partner Program, an initiative to shape compliance… Read More