Blockchain & Digital Assets

July 27, 2026 @ 6:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

One of South Korea’s commercial banks is preparing to introduce a new blockchain-powered option for corporate clients engaged in international trade. KB Kookmin Bank announced plans to introduce a specialized payment service next month that leverages JPMorgan’s Kinexys distributed-ledger network. The offering targets importers and… Read More

July 27, 2026 @ 2:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Efforts to advance major cryptocurrency legislation in the US Senate are encountering significant timing obstacles as lawmakers approach their summer break. Senate Majority Leader John Thune has indicated limited confidence in securing full passage of the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act, commonly referred to as… Read More

July 26, 2026 @ 11:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR), the Bitcoin treasury company led by Michael Saylor, has recently introduced a suite of refined BTC-centric performance indicators that explicitly account for its debt obligations and preferred stock. The update reflects the firm’s evolving capital structure. As preferred equity—often labeled “digital credit”—has grown… Read More

July 26, 2026 @ 9:48 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Regulation was on digital assets’ minds this week. They shared their thoughts on the CLARITY and the GENIUS Act and how they compare with the European Union’s MiCA regulation [Markets in Crypto Assets]. Other topics included AI and investing. Markets and investing “Capital is beginning to… Read More

July 26, 2026 @ 8:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Charles Hoskinson, co-founder of Cardano, has indicated that Bitcoin may not hold onto its position as the leading cryptocurrency indefinitely if its governance structure cannot effectively manage the challenges of quantum computing. Speaking in a recent live interview, he framed the potential vulnerability as rooted… Read More

July 26, 2026 @ 7:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BitMEX and its co-founders are once again facing legal challenges in the United States, this time through a newly filed class-action lawsuit that accuses the crypto derivatives platform of operating a secret internal trading operation against its own customers. The complaint was submitted on July… Read More

July 26, 2026 @ 6:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) has partnered with Abu Dhabi-owned Mubadala Capital and infrastructure specialist KAIO to create a regulated digital token representing Mubadala’s evergreen private markets fund. The announcement, made on July 23, 2026, marks one of the clearest signals yet that major institutional players are embracing… Read More

July 26, 2026 @ 5:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD) is reportedly exploring a potential collaboration with Crypto.com to incorporate the latter’s event-based contracts into its growing suite of prediction market offerings. According to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing people familiar with the discussions, the brokerage is in talks… Read More

July 26, 2026 @ 5:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LMAX Group, an institutional platform specializing in cryptocurrency and foreign exchange trading, is actively evaluating the possibility of becoming a publicly traded company. The firm has engaged investment banking advisors Morgan Stanley and Stifel Financial in order to review a range of strategic alternatives. Among… Read More

July 26, 2026 @ 12:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

B2C2, a London-based cryptocurrency market maker majority-owned by Japan’s SBI Holdings, has engaged in discussions with several prospective buyers regarding a partial or full sale of the company, according to recent reports. These conversations, which have spanned roughly the past year and a half, involve… Read More

July 25, 2026 @ 10:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is preparing to significantly expand trading availability by introducing a specialized overnight platform for exchange-traded products (ETPs) in the first half of 2027. This initiative reflects the broader shift in traditional finance toward more flexible, around-the-clock operations, influenced by the… Read More

July 25, 2026 @ 3:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A coalition of major financial institutions and Bitcoin-focused firms has formed the Bitcoin Security Consortium, committing substantial resources to bolster the cryptocurrency network’s long-term defenses. Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR), the company formerly known as MicroStrategy and led by Michael Saylor as executive chairman, is among the nine… Read More

July 25, 2026 @ 10:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is expanding its tools for the emerging agentic economy, with a particular focus on allowing businesses to receive payments from autonomous AI systems. In an official update, the company outlined three coordinated releases aimed at businesses, individual users, and developers.Starting this week, Coinbase… Read More

July 25, 2026 @ 10:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Solana blockchain recorded its strongest performance yet in the realm of consumer payment cards. Top-up volumes linked to crypto cards built on the network reached an unprecedented peak in May, climbing to $94.32 million. This figure marks the highest monthly total observed for such… Read More

July 24, 2026 @ 3:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The official X account belonging to Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD) Chief Executive Officer Vlad Tenev was reportedly taken over and used to promote a newly created memecoin known as Vladhood, or $VLAD. The unauthorized post framed the token as the official mascot of Robinhood Chain… Read More

July 24, 2026 @ 3:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Swiss cantonal lender BancaStato has expanded its product range by introducing regulated cryptocurrency trading for its customers, powered by digital asset specialist Sygnum and core banking technology provider Avaloq. The collaboration allows account holders to purchase, retain, and dispose of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Solana… Read More

July 24, 2026 @ 2:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) will report Q2 2026 earnings next Thursday, with analysts looking for insight into how the transition to becoming an everything exchange is proceeding and how crypto markets are holding up in a choppy market. For investors, a stalled CLARITY Act and a sinking… Read More

July 24, 2026 @ 1:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

The probability that the CLARITY Act will be voted on in the US Senate before the August recess is in decline. Kalshi currently has a 40% chance of a vote on the bill taking place before August 8th. On July 20th, the probability was over… Read More

July 24, 2026 @ 1:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

The CLARITY Act, legislation that outlines a framework to regulate crypto, is in a holding pattern in the US Senate as negotiations drag on. Earlier this week, new language in the bill was revealed in an attempt to reach a compromise with policymakers who do… Read More

July 24, 2026 @ 11:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ), a card issuance and management platform, has partnered with Zerohash to enable stablecoin utilization. Clients of Marqeta may now integrate stablecoin payments into their products seamlessly. Zerohash will handle custody, compliance, and liquidity for the payment stablecoins while Marqeta manages card issuance,… Read More