Blockchain & Digital Assets

August 11, 2026 @ 12:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Block, Inc. (NYSE: XYZ), the payments and financial technology firm co-founded by tech entrepreneur and bilionaire Jack Dorsey, has grown its long-term Bitcoin holdings to 9,117 BTC as of June 30, 2026. The update appears in the company’s quarterly report filed with the US Securities… Read More

August 10, 2026 @ 11:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thailand’s government has introduced a temporary tax relief measure designed to support cryptocurrency activity within its regulated financial system. The Finance Ministry confirmed that capital gains arising from crypto trading will be exempt from tax for a five-year period running from 1 January 2025 to… Read More

August 10, 2026 @ 9:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A significant security incident has struck Coinsbuy, a B2B cryptocurrency payment processing platform serving enterprises, merchants, and exchanges. On-chain investigators reported that wallets linked to the service were drained of approximately $7.9 million in assets spanning the Ethereum and TRON networks. #PeckShieldAlert Specter has reported… Read More

August 10, 2026 @ 9:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Brazil is preparing to strengthen safeguards against cryptocurrency-related fraud through a new regulatory measure that introduces a mandatory waiting period for certain outbound transfers. The Central Bank of Brazil (Banco Central do Brasil) published Resolution BCB No. 584/2026 on August 7, 2026, amending earlier fraud-prevention… Read More

August 10, 2026 @ 8:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Arthur Hayes, the co-founder of BitMEX and chief investment officer at Maelstrom, has outlined a scenario in which Bitcoin could experience further short-term weakness before ultimately surging to extraordinary heights. In a recent essay, the crypto commentator suggested that the leading digital asset might trade… Read More

August 10, 2026 @ 5:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered evidence that the North Korean threat actor known as Kimsuky is weaving artificial intelligence more deeply into its operations. The group, long associated with intelligence gathering and revenue-generating cyber activity for the regime, now appears to be experimenting with local large… Read More

August 10, 2026 @ 3:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The tokenized real-world assets (RWA) ecosystem is rapidly approaching the $40 billion threshold. Recent figures from the industry tracker place the total distributed on-chain value of these assets at just over $38 billion, leaving only a relatively small gap before the next major milestone is… Read More

August 10, 2026 @ 3:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Texas is intensifying its examination of large-scale power users as Governor Greg Abbott has instructed state regulators to thoroughly review every data center project seeking to connect to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) grid. The August 3, 2026 directive requires the Public Utility… Read More

August 10, 2026 @ 12:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) has launched crypto trading in the UK. In a release, Robinhood said it was rolling out crypto trading to eligible UK customers beginning this week. The move mirrors competitor Coinbase, which has moved in the opposite direction, first offering crypto trading and then… Read More

August 10, 2026 @ 9:04 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

While Forward Financing saw the biggest number, several others reached unicorn status thanks to fresh capital. Forward Financing nabs $525M in new financing The package includes a $350 million variable funding note (VFN) facility alongside a $175 million asset-backed securitization (ABS). It grows Forward Financing’s… Read More

August 10, 2026 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitkub Exchange continues to highlight its long-standing relationship with Coinbase Institutional, part of Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), a collaboration that has been in place since August 2021. The Thai digital asset platform regards this arrangement as a key element of its approach to protecting customer holdings, relying… Read More

August 10, 2026 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Token Terminal indicated that the market for tokenized stocks and exchange-traded funds has shifted away from heavy reliance on any one blockchain network. Recent figures highlight a more balanced distribution of market value across several major platforms, underscoring growing maturity in the on-chain equities sector…. Read More

August 10, 2026 @ 7:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

German authorities are currently evaluating whether to put forward Joachim Nagel, the head of the country’s central bank, as a candidate to lead the European Central Bank (ECB). This internal deliberation stems from growing talk that the current ECB president, Christine Lagarde, could step down… Read More

August 10, 2026 @ 2:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Italy’s largest banking group, Intesa Sanpaolo (BIT: ISP), has executed a notable shift in its cryptocurrency-related exchange-traded fund portfolio during the second quarter of 2026. According to its latest quarterly disclosure submitted to US regulators, the institution substantially reduced its position in a major Bitcoin… Read More

August 10, 2026 @ 1:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Small and medium-sized businesses often face the same uncertainties as large corporations—unpredictable weather, fluctuating fuel costs, election-related policy shifts, or even the financial impact of promotional campaigns—but rarely have access to sophisticated risk management tools. A new artificial intelligence application called Blanket aims to change… Read More

August 9, 2026 @ 11:22 pm By Michael Wong  |  

“Strong regulation is essential to the long-term development of digital assets,” Blockchain.com Co-CEO Lane Kasselman said as the crypto platform secured a definitive Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) custody services license from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA). The licence, granted through Blockchain.com’s Cayman Islands… Read More

August 9, 2026 @ 11:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The US State Department has introduced a new public-private collaboration known as the Freedom Tech Excellence Program, or FTEP. This initiative aims to strengthen American diplomatic efforts focused on digital liberty and free expression around the world by temporarily integrating specialists from the private sector… Read More

August 9, 2026 @ 9:44 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The Digital Assets sector had plenty to say on stablecoins, the Coldcard hack, and crypto investing this week. Stablecoins “It’s a demand-side story for treasuries at exactly the moment the traditional buyers are stepping back. “The traditional U.S. marginal debt buyer was the foreign official sector,… Read More

August 9, 2026 @ 9:32 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has filed a civil lawsuit against North Korea, its Reconnaissance General Bureau, and the Lazarus Group over a February 2025 cyberattack described by a U.S. court as “one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts in history.” The lawsuit was filed in the U.S…. Read More

August 9, 2026 @ 8:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A large Ethereum investor has liquidated a substantial portion of long-held tokens after more than three years, locking in cumulative losses exceeding $19 million. On-chain trackers identified the wallet, associated with the address beginning 0x7C5a, as having maintained its position through multiple market cycles before… Read More