Blockchain & Digital Assets

August 8, 2026 @ 11:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Strategy’s (NASDAQ:MSTR) Michael Saylor asserts Bitcoin can progress independently as the U.S. Senate postpones a vote on the CLARITY Act. Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy Inc., the publicly traded company formerly known as MicroStrategy and the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, has drawn a… Read More

August 8, 2026 @ 8:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Joseph Chalom, chief executive of SharpLink (NASDAQ: SBET), a publicly traded holder of ether, has publicly opposed a draft Ethereum Improvement Proposal that he believes risks stripping ETH of one of its strongest competitive features relative to bitcoin.In a detailed post on X, Chalom argued that… Read More

August 7, 2026 @ 12:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

Wintermute has boosted its US presence by becoming a FINRA registered broker dealer. Wintermute was founded in London in 2017. A US office was established last year (2025). The company is a crypto-native market maker, operating across centralized exchanges (CeFi), DeFi, and moving more into… Read More

August 7, 2026 @ 9:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Hope springs eternal. Yesterday, Senate leadership decided they did not have sufficient support to hold a floor vote on the CLARITY Act, key crypto market infrastructure legislation that aims to protect consumers while enabling digital asset innovation. The Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI) expressed their… Read More

August 7, 2026 @ 8:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MARA Digital Holdings (NASDAQ: MARA), a Bitcoin mining and infrastructure firm, reported a significant reduction in its Bitcoin treasury at the end of the second quarter of 2026. The company’s total holdings stood at 35,577 BTC as of June 30, marking a drop below the 36,000… Read More

August 7, 2026 @ 7:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MoonPay has introduced MoonPay Enterprise, a stablecoin infrastructure solution aimed at banks, financial technology firms, and merchants seeking streamlined global payment capabilities. This marks the company’s most significant platform growth since purchasing the stablecoin infrastructure firm Iron in March 2025. The offering unifies several key… Read More

August 6, 2026 @ 2:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

GUARDD, founded by Sherwood Neiss who is also the co-founder of Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA) and one of the authors of the JOBS Act which approved online capital formation, recently met with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to discuss secondary trading of tokenized exempt… Read More

August 6, 2026 @ 2:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On-chain data reveals that major XRP holders have continued building positions throughout the recent market decline, even as prices remained range-bound. At the same time, Ethereum metrics highlight more evident paper losses among its broader holder base compared with Bitcoin and XRP. According to analysis… Read More

August 6, 2026 @ 12:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Solana blockchain has reached a significant milestone in the tokenization of traditional financial instruments. Its real-world asset (RWA) sector has expanded to a total value of $3.73 billion, establishing a fresh all-time high for the network.This growth reflects increasing participation from institutional players who… Read More

August 6, 2026 @ 11:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) has unveiled the initial group of validators set to secure its Arc blockchain, marking a key step toward the network’s public mainnet launch scheduled for September 16, 2026. The announcement highlights a deliberate approach that places established financial institutions at… Read More

August 6, 2026 @ 10:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Block (NYSE: XYZ), the payments and financial services company founded by billionaire tech entrepreneur Jack Dorsey, disclosed second-quarter 2026 results showing a clear contraction in profitability from its Bitcoin-related activities. Bitcoin Ecosystem gross profit fell 31 percent compared with the same period a year earlier,… Read More

August 6, 2026 @ 9:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Russian President Vladimir Putin has formally approved legislation creating the nation’s first comprehensive rules governing the circulation of digital currencies and digital rights. The measure, signed on August 4, 2026, establishes clear operational standards for a range of market participants, including cryptocurrency exchanges, digital asset… Read More

August 6, 2026 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest stepped up its exposure to two high-profile growth companies on Wednesday, purchasing approximately $17.3 million of Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) shares and nearly $20 million of SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) stock. The moves, detailed in the firm’s official daily trade disclosures, came… Read More

August 6, 2026 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin has moved closer to the $65,000 level in recent sessions, trading in the mid-to-high $64,000 range as of early August 2026. The cryptocurrency has shown resilience after earlier consolidation in the low $60,000s, with intermittent advances testing the psychologically important $65,000 BTC price threshold… Read More

August 6, 2026 @ 5:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tokyo-based JPYC Inc., the issuer of Japan’s regulated yen-pegged stablecoin, has completed an extension of its Series B funding round, bringing the cumulative total raised in the series to roughly 6 billion yen (about $38 million). The company disclosed the development in an official announcement,… Read More

August 6, 2026 @ 4:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) has announced the addition of 24-hour trading of equities five days a week in the UK. According to a note from Coinbase UK, customers will be able to trade approximately 4,000 stocks, as well as manage their crypto and other financial needs, all… Read More

August 6, 2026 @ 1:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tribal gaming regulators and members of Congress are pressing for specific language in the pending CLARITY Act to prevent prediction markets from offering sports and casino-style contracts outside existing state and tribal oversight. The call came during a Senate Committee on Indian Affairs roundtable held… Read More

August 6, 2026 @ 12:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent joint proof-of-concept between Partior and OpenAssets has shown that digital assets, regulated stablecoins, and commercial bank tokenized deposits can complete simultaneous, risk-free settlement. The exercise points to a practical route for continuous, always-on atomic clearing that uses tokenized deposits as the central settlement… Read More

August 5, 2026 @ 9:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Uniswap, one of the largest decentralized exchanges by trading volume, has broadened its services beyond swaps and liquidity provision by introducing Earn. This new product enables traders and investors to generate passive returns on idle digital assets without leaving the Uniswap interface. Available in both… Read More

August 5, 2026 @ 9:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Western Union (NYSE: WU) has rolled out a new product called Stablecard, developed together with the stablecoin infrastructure firm Rain. The offering pairs a digital wallet holding the company’s own dollar-linked token, USDPT, with a Visa secured credit card. The goal is to let people… Read More