August 19, 2026 @ 12:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Xceptor, a provider of data automation tools tailored for capital markets, has expanded its cloud-based software delivery model by introducing sovereign-grade Software-as-a-Service options in Switzerland and Japan. This development addresses the heightened needs of financial organizations in these regulated environments, where strict rules govern data… Read More

August 19, 2026 @ 12:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

The previously announced artificial intelligence service is now being rolled out to eligible users on the Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) platform. Robinhood shared in a post on X that “Agentic Trading for crypto is rolling out now to eligible users. Connect your agent through the Robinhood MCP server to… Read More

August 19, 2026 @ 10:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Citigroup (NYSE: C) has unveiled Custody+, a new modular suite of near- and real-time custody services designed to help institutional clients operate in an environment of continuous markets, shorter settlement cycles, and growing reliance on technology and artificial intelligence. The launch, announced by Citi Investor… Read More

August 19, 2026 @ 10:14 am By JD Alois  |  

The Wyoming Stable Token Commission, the issuer of the Frontier Stable Token (FRNT), has reported that the State of Wyoming has migrated from LayerZero to take advantage of Chainlink’s cross-chain interoperability. The Commission noted that approximately $15 billion in assets have moved from LayerZero to… Read More

August 19, 2026 @ 10:05 am By JD Alois  |  

The US Department of the Treasury has announced it is increasing its “liquidity support” for longer-dated debt securities. The Treasury will now buy 10yr, 20yr, and 30-year long-end fixed-rate government securities, increasing by 2X, from $2 billion per operation to $4 billion. The announcement pushed… Read More

August 19, 2026 @ 9:16 am By JD Alois  |  

It is a big week in Washington, D.C., for the crypto and prediction market industries. First, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced new rules, Regulation Crypto Assets, to provide a regulated path to issue and trade certain crypto assets. The move was somewhat surprising, as… Read More

August 19, 2026 @ 8:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Quartr, a Stockholm-based provider of specialized financial data and research tools, has closed an $18 million funding round. Longtime backer Altos Ventures led the investment, with additional participation from new investor SEB. As a result of this round, Altos has become the company’s largest shareholder, underscoring strong… Read More

August 19, 2026 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based payments Fintech Modulr has reached a key milestone by becoming a direct pa rticipant in the CHAPS high-value payment scheme, settling transactions straight through the Bank of England. This development positions the company as a non-bank payment service provider in the United Kingdom with… Read More

August 19, 2026 @ 7:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes has announced his return to a hands-on leadership role, taking the helm as CEO of Flop Labs. The new venture centers on developing Flop Network and its native token, FLOP, positioned as essential infrastructure for what Hayes describes as the coming… Read More

August 19, 2026 @ 6:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PPRO announced a collaboration with BLIK aimed at advancing agentic commerce capabilities specifically for domestic payments in Poland. The partnership focuses on integrating the popular Polish mobile payment system into the growing ecosystem of AI-driven shopping experiences, where autonomous agents handle discovery, selection, and transactions… Read More

August 19, 2026 @ 12:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

South Korea’s regional banking landscape is taking a step forward in digital finance. Jeonbuk Bank has entered a partnership with Ripple to implement Ripple Payments for international remittances, positioning the lender as the first regional bank in the country to adopt the platform for this… Read More

August 18, 2026 @ 11:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

South Korea’s two largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Upbit and Bithumb, experienced substantial drops in overall revenue during the first half of 2026. These results highlight the ongoing pressure from a prolonged downturn in Bitcoin and the wider digital asset market, which has sharply reduced trading activity… Read More

August 18, 2026 @ 10:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR), chaired by Tom Lee, has expanded its Ethereum holdings to approximately 4.8% of the network’s circulating supply after another weekly purchase. The company reported acquiring an additional 9,926 ETH during the week ending around mid-August 2026. This brought its total… Read More

August 18, 2026 @ 9:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Harmony Protocol, a layer-1 blockchain known for its sharded architecture, has announced plans to reverse its network to a state preceding a significant security breach. The decision follows the discovery of an unauthorized minting event that created trillions of forged ONE tokens, the project’s native… Read More

August 18, 2026 @ 8:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The head of the cryptocurrency platform BitMart has rejected recent public calls for independent verification of the exchange’s financial position. This comes as multiple clients say their funds remain inaccessible and some workers report unpaid wages from the previous month. Sheldon Lee, the founder, issued… Read More

August 18, 2026 @ 6:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Australia’s corporate regulator has issued a strong alert about the growing misuse of generative artificial intelligence to construct elaborate webs of fake online content designed to lure people into fraudulent investment schemes. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) reports a sharp increase in scams… Read More

August 18, 2026 @ 5:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) delivered a bit of a surprise today by proposing new rules for crypto offerings. Regulation Crypto Assets would clarify how securities laws apply to certain digital asset offerings, preempt state authority, and support secondary trading. The Commission had scheduled… Read More

August 18, 2026 @ 5:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Decentralized finance protocol Compound has secured formal approval for a substantial two-year development allocation aimed at accelerating its shift toward institutional participants. The Compound decentralized autonomous organization endorsed a $52 million program—the largest funding commitment in the protocol’s history—to develop infrastructure that supports on-chain credit… Read More

August 18, 2026 @ 4:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance reportedly provided personal and transaction details belonging to one of its clients to Russian law enforcement agencies. The information later formed part of the evidence in a terrorism-financing case linked to donations supporting Ukrainian causes. This occurred well after the exchange publicly declared it… Read More

August 18, 2026 @ 12:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR), the firm long associated with large-scale Bitcoin accumulation under Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, is placing greater emphasis on building liquidity and supporting its preferred stock offerings rather than prioritizing buybacks of its common shares. During the company’s Q2 2026 investor Q&A session on… Read More