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Sony Bank gets conditional OCC approval for US trust bank to issue dollar-backed stablecoin
The trust bank subsidiary, Connectia Trust, is expected to issue and manage a dollar-backed stablecoin, pending final…
Sen. Wyden urges Senate leaders to preserve contested blockchain developer protections in broader crypto bill
Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden is urging Senate leaders to ensure a provision protecting blockchain software developers re…
Binance Wallet adds Plume’s yield vault offering access to Invesco and Bitwise funds
Binance Wallet has added Plume's yield vault, giving users access to tokenized funds managed by Invesco and Bitwise.
Cash App owner Block to pay $45 million after states say it made false security promises
Block Inc. has agreed to pay $45 million to settle allegations brought by regulators in nearly every U.S. state.
European Commission looks to expand MiCA to cover emergence of tokenization, non-EU stablecoin issuers: report
The European Commission is reportedly seeking comment from stakeholders on expanding MiCA rules until Sept. 30.
Citadel drops U.S. Portofino suit, seeks bankruptcy order against firm's founder in UK
After winning a 6 million-pound London arbitration award, Citadel dropped its U.S. trade secrets case, saying another…
BNB Chain builds new Layer 1 for agentic trading, targets 2027 mainnet
BNB Chain is building a new Layer 1 for agentic trading with sub-50ms preconfirmation and no public mempool, targetin…
India central bank seeks to bar financial institutions from exposure to crypto assets: Reuters
India's central bank called for banks to be barred from crypto exposure as it reiterated support for tighter restrict…
Reserve Bank of India still favors crypto prohibition to curtail tax evasion: Reuters
Indian regulators maintained a hawkish stance despite the growing embrace of digital assets and technology by governm…
Nigel Farage to quit UK Parliament, seek new mandate amid probes into crypto-linked gifts
Nigel Farage resigned as an MP amid two probes over gifts from Tether investor Christopher Harborne and convicted fra…
Federal judge denies Kalshi’s bid to block New York gambling law enforcement
The judge said New York gambling laws, as applied to Kalshi's sports-event contracts, are not preempted by the federa…
Kraken wins $22 million arbitration against auditor Mazars for ditching the firm during Operation Choke Point 2.0
Payward sued its former auditor, Mazars, for abandoning a nearly complete audit during Operation Choke Point 2.0.
CFTC charges North Carolina man over alleged $14 million crypto, futures fraud
The CFTC charged a NC man and his company after the agency said he swindled about 60 people out of $14 million in a c…
Russia’s legal crypto on-ramp to arrive with a state-owned bank holding the keys
The reported December launch matters because Russia’s new rules may make custody, limits, and compliance the price …
Crypto exchange Kraken is trying to become a bank in Europe
Kraken's focus is on Lithuania as the jurisdiction to secure the license, according to a person familiar with the plans.
U.S. SEC to propose crypto rule as soon as this month to ease startups, fundraising
A newly updated agenda from the securities regulator shows so-called Reg Crypto high on its near-term list.
SEC plans crypto rule changes for exchanges and broker dealers in 2026 regulatory agenda
The SEC is laying the groundwork for cryptocurrency rule changes before the end of the year, with a blueprint for exc…
1kx, Blockchain Capital back $7.5 million KOR Protocol Series A at $100 million valuation
KOR Protocol is building an onchain clearinghouse that helps register and route creative works and pay out rights hol…
Cardano’s 9.0.1 Hotfix Shows Why Last-Mile Upgrades Matter Before A Hard Fork
Hard forks are usually discussed in big-picture terms, but the final approach is often decided by smaller technical c…
Dogecoin Core 1.14.8 Lands With Security Fixes The Network Cannot Ignore
Dogecoin does not always get taken seriously when the market is in meme mode, but infrastructure updates are where th…
Coinbase secures UK investment services license to add derivatives and equities trading
Coinbase secured a UK investment services license to offer derivatives and equities trading in addition to crypto.
Upbit, Naver stock-swap deal faces second delay amid proposed crypto law debate
The companies said that the development of the country's landmark crypto legislation could affect the deal's progress…
Two traders sue Polymarket over disputed resolution of Strategy bitcoin sale market
Plaintiffs allege Polymarket wrongly resolved the market as "No" despite Strategy's SEC filing disclosing it sold 32 …
Bitcoin's U.S. reserve still a work-in-progress as federal agencies hash it out
The White House says it's still evaluating the "best structure" for the federal fund to hold bitcoin as a long-term r…
President Trump’s strategic bitcoin reserve hits a legal and jurisdictional snag: Bloomberg
President Trump's plans for a strategic bitcoin reserve are hitting a legal and jurisdictional snag, according to rep…
Paradigm leads $5.5 million seed round in M1X Global to expand tokenized sovereign debt platform
M1X Global, which worked with the Republic of the Marshall Islands on the issuance of the onchain sovereign bond USDM…
Judge revives fraud claim against Barry Silbert, DCG in Genesis Yield lawsuit
The class action centers on Genesis Yield, a lending program that let customers deposit crypto in exchange for intere…
Trump Bitcoin Conference Keynote Puts Crypto Policy Back In The Political Spotlight
Donald Trump’s scheduled keynote at the Bitcoin Conference in Nashville puts crypto policy back on the main politic…
Vitalik Buterin proposes ‘Extremely Lean’ Ethereum, shrinking the chain to near-zero state with ZK proofs
Buterin outlined a two-step plan to shift Ethereum's state management to validators and replace per-epoch balance upd…
Vitalik Buterin Pushes For Ethereum L2 Fee Reform As Wallet Fragmentation Grows
Vitalik Buterin is again pressing on one of Ethereum’s most awkward user-experience problems: Layer 2 networks may …