Japan has moved closer to easing its cryptocurrency leverage trading rules after a senior ruling party lawmaker said the current 2x cap is too restrictive for market liquidity and price discovery. According to Nikkei, Seiji Kihara, who heads the Liberal…
KB Kookmin Bank has expanded its blockchain strategy by preparing to launch a Kinexys-powered cross-border corporate payment service next month, becoming the first South Korean bank to use J.P. Morgan’s blockchain payment network for trade settlements. South Korea’s Yonhap News…
Stripe’s stablecoin partnerships head, Connor Fitzgerald, has stepped down after helping build the company’s global stablecoin card program from launch to operations across more than 100 markets. Connor Fitzgerald announced on X that last week was his final week at…
CFTC warns prediction markets again against broad self-certifications as its July 27 deadline for proposed event-contract rules nears.
Garden Finance has temporarily taken its application offline after an attacker compromised the off-chain database of an independent solver, leading to the loss of solver-owned digital assets while leaving protocol contracts and user funds unaffected. Blockchain security firm Blockaid reported…
Triple-A has confirmed that unauthorized access to its treasury wallets resulted in the loss of company-owned digital assets while stating that client funds and payment operations have remained unaffected. Triple-A said in a statement on Monday that it detected unauthorized…
Brian Armstrong says AI agents may surpass human transactions as Coinbase builds Agentic Finance with x402, Base and USDC payment rails now.
WEMIX says compromised contract owner privileges enabled 5.23M WEMIX$ minting, while $724,198 in USDC.e moved across chains during the hack.
Storj Labs files for Chapter 11 after raising about $35 million while keeping cloud services active and proposing tokenholder equity access.
KB Kookmin Bank will use JPMorgan’s Kinexys for near-real-time U.S. dollar payments across 10 countries, starting in August 2026 for clients
MiCA and new U.K. rules may raise compliance costs, pushing crypto firms towards mergers, acquisitions and partnerships with European banks.
Strategy says Bitcoin may fall 11.4% yearly for 5.8 years while funding interest and preferred dividends under an internal BTC Rating model.
Hoskinson says Bitcoin could lose its top ranking if governance cannot coordinate a quantum-safe upgrade, while Cardano prepares to respond.
LMAX weighs a sale or Nasdaq IPO at up to $5 billion after hiring Morgan Stanley and KBW, as it expands institutional crypto services now.
Cambridge data shows Bitcoin mining power use rose 38% to 190 TWh as hydropower led the mix and low-carbon energy reached 59.4% in late 2025
XRP Ledger added $2.6 billion over six months, taking total RWA value to $4.38 billion as tokenized energy drove most of the rise this year.
Bitcoin Policy Institute joins a U.S. State Department programme placing private experts on digital freedom and tech projects worldwide now.
Robinhood is reportedly in talks to add Crypto.com event contracts as prediction markets grow amid federal-state legal disputes in the U.S.
Binance tests staff with monthly phishing drills, retrains failures, and may dismiss repeat offenders as social engineering attacks grow.
Wise plans a new U.S. national trust bank charter bid under the GENIUS Act after the OCC rejected its first filing over compliance concerns.