Blockchain & Digital Assets

September 7, 2026 @ 3:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

DeFi Development Corp. (NASDAQ: DFDV), the firm that has built its balance sheet around accumulating Solana, has outlined plans for a new preferred-stock raise aimed at expanding that treasury. The company said it intends to offer up to $20 million of Variable Rate Series C… Read More

September 7, 2026 @ 2:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitwise Asset Management’s spot XRP exchange-traded fund has crossed a notable threshold, reaching more than $500 million in assets under management only nine months after it started trading. The firm shared the update on August 31, 2026, highlighting how quickly the product has drawn capital… Read More

September 7, 2026 @ 1:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Hyperliquid is expanding its builder-deployed perpetual market framework with an optional add-on known as HIP-3*. The change, discussed by co-founder Jeffrey Yan on September 3, 2026, is meant to let independent market operators restrict access to selected venues without rewriting the protocol’s open core. HIP-3… Read More

September 7, 2026 @ 12:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood Chain processed about $875 million in decentralized exchange volume on August 30, alongside a record 5.52 million transactions. The session put the two-month-old Layer 2 among the busiest venues in crypto that day and arrived as tokenized stocks, the products the network was designed… Read More

September 7, 2026 @ 12:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Hardware wallet maker Trezor has confirmed that a data incident at its fulfillment partner ShipMonk reached far more people than first announced. In a September 4, 2026 update to its official notice, the company said ShipMonk contacted it on September 2 with word that stolen… Read More

September 6, 2026 @ 5:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Informal money-transfer systems such as hawala have grown more organised and now lean heavily on digital tools to hide criminal proceeds, a Financial Action Task Force (FATF) report concludes. Drawing on information from about 45 countries and organisations, including Pakistan and India, the Paris-based body… Read More

September 6, 2026 @ 5:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Matt Hougan, chief investment officer at Bitwise Asset Management, recently reduced the crypto market to three themes he thinks investors should own for years: Bitcoin as a hedge against currency debasement, Zcash as a privacy asset, and a long tokenization cycle involving Ethereum, Solana, Uniswap… Read More

September 6, 2026 @ 3:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A heated public argument between AMC Entertainment (NYSE: AMC) CEO Adam Aron and Robinhood’s (NASDAQ:HOOD) leadership has turned a niche product—tokenized stock exposure—into a test of who controls a company’s name, capital, and investor rights. On September 3, 2026, Aron said Robinhood had listed a… Read More

September 6, 2026 @ 3:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thailand’s securities regulator has finalized a long-anticipated framework that will require licensed digital-asset businesses to treat cryptocurrency transfers more like traditional wire payments. Announced on 2 September 2026, the Travel Rule for Digital Assets will take effect on 27 February 2027, giving firms roughly six… Read More

September 6, 2026 @ 2:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

South Korea is preparing what appears to be one of the most progressive official programs yet to put conventional capital-market products onto blockchain rails. On September 4, 2026, the Financial Services Commission presented a staged policy roadmap for tokenized securities after a public-private council meeting… Read More

September 6, 2026 @ 1:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD) has completed a live tokenized payment exercise on the Project Agorá platform, joining a broader international effort to modernize wholesale cross-border transfers while keeping settlement inside the regulated banking system. The trial moved tokenized funds between TD’s New York branch, operating… Read More

September 6, 2026 @ 1:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

US authorities have announced a multi-stage effort to interrupt digital fundraising tied to Hamas, reporting that more than $560,000 in cryptocurrency intended for the group has been taken into government custody. The Justice Department said court-authorized actions also allowed the FBI to assume control of… Read More

September 6, 2026 @ 12:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Chilean cryptocurrency platform Orionx has begun a permanent shutdown of its business after a forensic review uncovered a shortfall exceeding seven million dollars in customer-held digital assets. The company, which for years allowed users to buy, sell, and store cryptocurrencies, posted a notice on its… Read More

September 6, 2026 @ 9:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Financial privacy is entering another period of public scrutiny. Grayscale Investments argues that artificial intelligence is accelerating that shift by making it easier to link public financial records to real people. In research published at the end of August 2026, Head of Research Zach Pandl… Read More

September 5, 2026 @ 4:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zcash’s (ZEC) token has crossed a threshold that had remained out of reach for nearly a decade of regular trading. On Friday, ZEC traded above $1,000 and printed an intraday high near $1,023, a milestone that excludes only the chaotic first sessions after the coin… Read More

September 5, 2026 @ 11:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Connecticut officials have issued a public warning about the dangers of using unregulated overseas decentralized finance platforms after one state resident transferred a large sum that could not be retrieved. Attorney General William Tong released the consumer alert on September 3, 2026, together with Banking… Read More

September 5, 2026 @ 10:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Geyser, a US-linked Bitcoin crowdfunding site, has refused a campaign from Cuba Bitcoin after an automated review labeled the submitted wallet a sanctions failure. The grassroots group made the rejection public on September 3, 2026, calling the explanation empty and arguing that origin, not the… Read More

September 5, 2026 @ 2:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BCP Technologies has completed its first live purchase of a tokenised US Treasury bill using its sterling stablecoin, marking a notable moment for on-chain settlement in the UK market. The London-based issuer said it bought Archax’s $GOVY tokenised T-bill and settled the trade in tGBP,… Read More

September 5, 2026 @ 1:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Aegis Trust, a South Dakota–chartered firm that acts as an SEC-qualified custodian for digital assets, has unveiled plans for what it describes as the first tokenized money market fund built around social impact. The announcement, issued from Pierre on September 2, 2026, frames the product… Read More

September 4, 2026 @ 5:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

The National Sheriff’s Association has done an about face reversing its opinion on the CLARITY Act, crypto market legislation that will protect consumers while establishing updated rules for the digital asset sector in the US. Previously, the Association has voiced its opposition to the legislation… Read More