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Fiserv president Dhivya Suryadevara resigns citing 'good reason' clause after CEO change.
BlackRock-backed tokenization firm Securitize falls 40% following its SPAC debut.
Kraken pursues a banking license in Europe to expand its regulated crypto services.
EDX Markets closes a $76M Series C with Japan's SBI Holdings as the sole investor.
Tokenized equities trading hit a record $3.86B in June, driven by SpaceX's IPO.
U.S. SEC is expected to propose a rule this month to ease crypto fundraising for startups.
SEC prepares crypto rule changes targeting exchanges and broker-dealers in its 2026 regulatory agenda.
KOR Protocol raises $7.5M Series A at $100M valuation from 1kx and Blockchain Capital for an onchain creative-works clearinghouse.
Tether invests $20M in Mercado Bitcoin as the Brazilian platform expands into regulated tokenization services.
Gemini launches zero-commission stock trading for US users, expanding beyond crypto toward a financial super app.
Vanguard hires a head of digital assets to shape crypto strategy for personal wealth clients and engage with regulators.
Vanguard posts a job listing for a digital assets leader, signaling an evolving crypto strategy.
Crypto exchange EDX Markets raises $76M led by SBI Holdings.
Tether's former investment chief is seeking to sell part of his stake in the stablecoin issuer.
Japanese firms add Bitcoin and XRP to corporate treasuries as yen weakness drives diversification.
Coinbase receives a UK investment services license, enabling derivatives and equities trading.
Coinbase secures UK regulatory authorization to offer traditional investment products alongside crypto.
Former Tether CIO Richard Heathcote is seeking buyers for part of his 1.26% stake in the firm.
The U.S. establishes a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve via executive order, treating bitcoin as a long-term reserve asset akin to gold.
JPMorgan, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and PNC are in preliminary talks to acquire Fiserv's debit network to bypass Durbin Amendment fee caps.
The SEC appoints former JPMorgan Chase executive Paul Knight as COO to oversee operations during a push on crypto and market-structure rules.
Grayscale argues Strategy's bitcoin sales will strengthen its financing structure and support a pricing floor.
Federal agencies continue negotiating the operational details of a U.S. Bitcoin reserve.
New York UCC rules and FinCEN's GENIUS Act CIP proposals impose bank-aligned compliance on stablecoin issuers.
US Treasury draft report warns that an AI market downturn could shock stocks, credit markets, and infrastructure investors.
Trump's strategic bitcoin reserve faces legal and jurisdictional obstacles.
M1X Global raises a $5.5M seed round led by Paradigm to expand its tokenized sovereign debt platform.
BonkDAO loses $20M after a malicious governance proposal attack drains its treasury.
Vitalik Buterin proposes shrinking Ethereum's state to near-zero using ZK proofs and validator-managed state.
Visa data shows USDC transaction volume surpassing Tether's USDT, marking a shift in stablecoin dominance.
Ethereum core developers align with Buterin's roadmap but push for faster implementation across client teams.
Securitize plans acquisitions with a $400M war chest after going public, per its CEO.
TeraWulf signs a 20-year data center lease with Anthropic at its Kentucky site, expected to generate $19B in revenue.
Summer.fi pauses its Lazy Summer vaults following a $6M exploit.
Sberbank plans a crypto wallet and digital depository launch in its apps by early December under a new Russian digital asset law.
Cantor analysts say Strategy's path to recovery requires restoring STRC shares to par value.
Strategy accelerates bitcoin sales, raising $216M.
Russia's largest bank plans a crypto wallet launch amid Moscow's market-clearing regulatory moves.
Ripple upgrades its preliminary Luxembourg crypto asset provider license to full compliance status.
Ripple secures MiCA CASP authorization from Luxembourg, enabling regulated crypto services across 30 EEA countries.
DeFi protocol Summer Finance loses $6M in a flash loan exploit using a $65.4M loan to obtain a $70.9M redemption.
South Korea formalizes court procedures for seizing and liquidating crypto assets in civil judgments.
A look ahead at crypto market catalysts including FOMC minutes and SpaceX joining the Nasdaq 100.
Mesh targets a $2B valuation in a funding round reportedly led by Binance, as demand for crypto-to-fiat settlement infrastructure grows.
Kalshi, Polymarket, and Rothera see record prediction-market volumes driven by World Cup betting, with Kalshi hitting $31B in June notional volume.
Sanctioned states used over $100B in crypto in 2025, an eightfold increase from 2024, as digital assets fuel sanctions evasion.
White House AI adviser says Trump won't license AI models, rejecting an 'FDA for AI' approach.
Congress takes a summer break without passing crypto clarity legislation, leaving regulatory framework unsettled.
Americans traded $571M on Polymarket political bets, highlighting the difficulty of enforcing the platform's U.S. ban.
An opinion piece argues that stablecoin market winners will be determined by collateral quality rather than yield offerings.
The Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act passes out of House Financial Services Committee, requiring disclosure and no-cost options from EWA providers.
Bitcoin ETFs saw their eighth consecutive week of net outflows, the longest negative streak on record.
Ethical hackers find a flaw in a cryptographic library that could have exposed $70B in crypto assets, using a $3,000 server.
EU regulators move to bar retail investors from prediction markets amid rapid growth in the sector.
The UK introduces new crypto regulations aimed at enabling global trading, though significant compliance challenges remain.
ZEN.COM integrates Mastercard Click to Pay across its platform serving 1.5M users in 33 markets.
A sanctioned Russian stablecoin claims to process billions in transactions, but on-chain data contradicts the claim.
Visa and eDreams ODIGEO partner to enable AI agents to complete travel purchases using Visa's Trusted Agent Protocol and Payment Passkey.
IMF warns that tokenization's financial system impact hinges on policy choices; risks may shift to infrastructure providers and smart contracts.
Bank of Russia declares its digital ruble ready for widespread rollout in September, signaling openness to stablecoins for cross-border settlements.
IMF warns that tokenization could accelerate financial flows but increase systemic fragility and contagion risk.
New Jersey legislature passes Fair Price Protection Act banning surveillance-based pricing for food, sent to governor.
PayPal joins the European Payments Council to help shape SEPA standards and European payments infrastructure.
Payward acquires Reap for up to $600M to add stablecoin card issuance and B2B payments infrastructure.
Illinois passes a 0.2% crypto transaction tax; CFTC chair Selig criticizes the decision as overreaching state policy.
JPMorgan analysts criticize the Strategy bitcoin sale policy as introducing avoidable risk into crypto markets.
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev discusses the role of real-world assets and traditional finance convergence in crypto's future.
US Treasury sanctions over 100 ISIS-K crypto addresses linked to $1.4M in transactions.
Europe's MiCA crypto framework faces potential regulatory rethink three years after implementation.
Circle stock slides 41% in a month as rival stablecoin OUSD launches; Ark Invest buys $18M in shares.
Robinhood launches Robinhood Chain, a Layer 2 blockchain for real-world assets on Arbitrum, with Stock Tokens, Earn lending, and agentic trading accounts.
U.S. Senate stalls on CLARITY Act and comprehensive crypto market structure legislation while private capital accelerates stablecoin and digital asset adoption.
Plaid holds preliminary IPO discussions with banks; CEO reiterates company is preparing for public markets but no timeline set.
Robinhood Chain launches on mainnet as a Layer 2, offering 24/7 tokenized stocks and DeFi integrations with Uniswap.
Square launches ChatGPT and Claude plugins enabling restaurants to accept AI-placed orders without marketplace fees or setup requirements.
Taiwan enacts comprehensive cryptocurrency legislation requiring licensing, reserve mandates, and strict penalties for operators.
Taiwan passes a crypto licensing law requiring digital asset platforms to register with the Financial Supervisory Commission.
House Financial Services Committee advances payments legislation expanding fraud tools, earned wage access, and credit-reporting standards.
Morgan Stanley's FIXR agent cuts P&L reconciliation workload in half by using human-in-the-loop automation rather than full autonomy.
Phantom hires market makers from Hyperliquid to expand its perpetual futures trading capabilities.
A consortium of 140+ companies including Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, and Coinbase launches Open USD, a shared-ownership stablecoin designed to decentralize reserve economics across participants.
Ramp study finds companies with highest AI spending are expanding headcount, not automating away jobs.
Circle's stock drops 16% following Open USD announcement; analysts characterize the decline as overdone.
Analysis of OpenUSD as a competitive threat to Circle's stablecoin business, which drove a stock selloff.
Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 5, a mid-tier model with near-flagship performance at discounted pricing ($2/$10 per million tokens introductory rate).
Google rolls out Gemini Omni Flash API for enterprise video production, enabling conversational editing of finished clips.
Visa, Stripe, Coinbase, and others partner on Open USD, a stablecoin sharing reserve revenue, launching later this year.
OKX AI launches a marketplace where AI agents can find work and receive payment in stablecoins.
Stripe, Coinbase, and BlackRock back a rival stablecoin network, weighing on Circle's valuation.
MetaMask launches Money Account, integrating stablecoin yield generation and spending capabilities in a single wallet product.
MetaMask launches Money Account, offering users up to 4% APY on mUSD holdings via Monad and Morpho vaults.
Nasdaq expands distribution of market data feeds to blockchain infrastructure platforms.
New York Life Investment Management launches a tokenized high-yield corporate bond fund via Centrifuge, making its institutional strategy accessible on-chain.
UK lowers stablecoin capital buffer requirements, creating lighter regulation than the EU's MiCA framework.
EU's MiCA regulatory deadline prompts crypto firms to reassess operations and consider relocating to Dubai.
Tether trades at a 7-10% premium on Indian exchanges due to supply constraints, according to exchange operators.
