August 24, 2026 @ 3:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

AI tools are transforming cryptocurrency-related illicit activities, with overall adoption climbing sharply according to recent findings from blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs. The company’s 2026 AI-in-Crime Adoption Index scores the use of artificial intelligence across crypto crime at 54 out of 100, placing it in… Read More

August 24, 2026 @ 2:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore’s DBS Bank (SGX: D05) has expanded the use of specialised agentic artificial intelligence tools to support roughly 1,500 relationship managers and credit risk managers worldwide in handling corporate credit assessments.The initiative, announced in mid-August 2026, follows a successful pilot involving 150 staff members. The… Read More

August 24, 2026 @ 2:19 am By Michael Wong  |  

Global consumer-focused investment firm L Catterton has agreed to make a strategic investment in Japanese independent financial advisory firm Financial Standard, as the private equity firm seeks to tap growth in Japan’s expanding wealth management market. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed…. Read More

August 24, 2026 @ 1:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The native token of the so-called decentralized trading platform Hyperliquid, known as HYPE, has reached a fresh all-time high, surpassing $77 in recent sessions. This milestone caps a strong year in which the asset has advanced almost 200% from the start of 2026. The gains… Read More

August 24, 2026 @ 1:25 am By Michael Wong  |  

Singapore’s national accountancy body has agreed to deepen cooperation with its Indian counterpart on artificial intelligence training and professional qualification recognition, potentially extending a Singapore-developed AI programme to more than 1.5 million members and students in India. The Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) and… Read More

August 24, 2026 @ 12:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut has applied to open a branch in Finland, aiming to deliver local account details and closer everyday banking options to its existing users there. The fintech firm, operating in the European Economic Area through its Lithuanian-licensed entity Revolut Bank UAB, confirmed that… Read More

August 24, 2026 @ 12:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Grayscale Investments has taken another significant step toward offering the first US spot exchange-traded fund focused on Zcash, the privacy-oriented cryptocurrency. On August 21, 2026, the firm submitted Amendment No. 5 to its Form S-3 registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),… Read More

August 23, 2026 @ 11:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Laser Digital Japan Co., Ltd. has finalized its registration as a Crypto Asset Exchange Service Provider under the Payment Services Act. The Tokyo-based firm, the local arm of Nomura’s digital assets subsidiary Laser Digital, announced the milestone on August 21, 2026. This marks the first… Read More

August 23, 2026 @ 10:55 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Calgary-based payments company Helcim has raised C$53 million ($38 million) in a Series C funding round led by BDC Capital’s Growth Venture Fund, lifting its valuation to C$250 million as it seeks to capture growing demand from small and mid-sized businesses. The round included new… Read More

August 23, 2026 @ 9:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin owners are getting ready to claim an equivalent amount of a new cryptocurrency known as eCash, or ECX, as a planned hard fork of the Bitcoin blockchain moves into its initial phase. The project, developed by LayerTwo Labs under the leadership of longtime Bitcoin… Read More

August 23, 2026 @ 8:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Grayscale Investments has examined conditions that may interest long-term investors evaluating whether to increase their Bitcoin holdings. The firm’s head of research, Zach Pandl, outlined several elements that appear to be coming together, while emphasizing that future price movements remain uncertain and that market timing… Read More

August 23, 2026 @ 8:18 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Thredd to underpin Cashi’s Hong Kong stablecoin card debut Thredd contributes issuer processing infrastructure for Cashi, whose app lets users send and hold digital assets. The card can facilitate daily spending. In Hong Kong, users get virtual Visa cards and Google Pay support. Apple Pay… Read More

August 23, 2026 @ 8:15 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Hong Kong broadcaster TVB Limited is planning an artificial intelligence computing venture with private equity firm Gaw Capital Partners that could receive up to HK$2 billion ($255 million) in equity investment from Gaw Capital, according to a stock exchange filing seen by CrowdFund Insider. TVB… Read More

August 23, 2026 @ 6:00 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Asia-Pacific central banks have agreed to strengthen cooperation on artificial intelligence and scam prevention as financial authorities grapple with emerging risks to consumers and the region’s financial systems, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said. BSP Governor Eli Remolona Jr. and his counterparts approved initiatives… Read More

August 23, 2026 @ 5:49 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Why AI will select AI “The sheer number of AI agents is already unmanageable at enterprise scale. Gartner predicted that the average Fortune 500 company will go from less than 15 AI agents in 2025 to more than 150,000 in 2028, while only 13% of… Read More

August 23, 2026 @ 5:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Reports indicate that Binance, which decisively remains the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has continued to allow new customers from European Union countries to open and verify accounts well after the July 1, 2026, deadline under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation. The… Read More

August 23, 2026 @ 5:36 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Chinese fintech firm Lianlian DigiTech is expanding into AI-powered agentic payments as its global payments business recorded double-digit growth in the first half of 2026, according to its latest Hong Kong stock exchange filing. The digital payments company said it is developing an Agent Wallet… Read More

August 23, 2026 @ 1:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

South Korea’s financial regulator has taken a major step toward modernizing oversight of digital asset markets by rolling out an artificial intelligence system designed to detect and analyze unfair trading practices in real time. The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) announced on August 20, 2026, that… Read More

August 23, 2026 @ 12:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MoonPay has introduced support for Cash App Pay, enabling eligible customers in the United States to fund purchases of digital assets directly from their Cash App account balances. The company positions itself as the sole platform currently providing this payment option specifically for buying cryptocurrencies… Read More

August 23, 2026 @ 12:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MANTRA Chain, the Layer 1 blockchain dedicated to real-world asset tokenization, has fully paused its network operations and locked all transfers after identifying an incident. The project’s official channels confirmed the stoppage on August 21, 2026, describing it initially as a precautionary step while the… Read More