Saturday, 18 July 2026
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European banks are losing the payments war in installments. First came mobile apps, which took their fees and transaction data, then digital payments and startups took even more control. Now the ECB is warning that stab…
Cardano's founding developer is letting go. Input Output announced Friday it will hand control of core blockchain infrastructure to outside specialist firms, beginning in August—the Haskell node, Plutus smart-contract p…
Galaxy Digital will rename Texas Tech’s football stadium under a 15-year agreement, expanding its West Texas presence as the state attracts growing crypto investment.
Through an introduction with a “reputable third-party service provider,“ the company took on a developer who, as part of an investigation, was revealed to be tied to North Korea.
China did it again. Moonshot AI launched Kimi K3 in the dead of night and markets woke up today doing what they always do when a Chinese lab closes the gap: They panicked.
With the Senate likely voting on a crypto bill within days, Elizabeth Warren asked for information on Donald Trump’s earnings between January and July ahead of a 2027 deadline.
Moonshot AI just put out the biggest Chinese open-source model ever released, and it topped Claude Fable 5 at writing scripts.
The odds of the Clarity Act becoming law this year have fallen to their lowest level ever on crypto prediction market Polymarket, reflecting growing skepticism that Congress will pass the landmark crypto market structur…
Stablecoins have long been pitched as a faster way to move dollars across borders. In Bolivia, they’re increasingly becoming a way to access dollars in the first place. The country’s recent proposal to recognize Tether’…
Starting with the 2026 season, Texas Tech's football stadium—currently Jones AT&T Stadium—will be rebranded Galaxy Stadium. Galaxy Digital, the Nasdaq-listed (GLXY) trading, asset-management and data-center company, ann…
Two of the world's biggest payment networks made major blockchain moves this week, highlighting what some have described as a growing competition between the two to control the infrastructure behind tokenized payments.
Bitcoin saw a key rejection at local highs before reversing lower, moving with stocks for a second day as US-Iran war downside took its toll.
ECB’s Piero Cipollone said stablecoin adoption could erode bank deposits, but the digital euro will keep banks at the center of payments.
SBI Holdings received regulatory approval to acquire a majority stake in Singapore-based crypto exchange Coinhako as it expands into stablecoins, onchain finance and tokenized assets.
Bitcoin is testing the $63,000 level, weighed down by a broad retreat from risky assets and persistent selling from long-term holders cashing out at a loss.
Three men have been jailed in the UK for a £4 million ($5.3 million) cryptocurrency fraud in which they posed as police officers to convince victims to hand over their coins—then spent the proceeds on Rolexes, designer …
The United Kingdom National Crime Agency (NCA) and City of London Police said two men associated with the “Scattered Spider” hacking group were sentenced to five years and six months in prison.
ESMA adds 14 CASPs to its MiCA register, with banks and Ripple Payments Europe among the new entries as total providers reach 294.
Kraken, Bitstamp, 1inch and Bitfinex have all set up shop in the British Virgin Islands — but you might find it tricky to book an on-site meeting with one of their executives.
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Bitcoin, ether and every other major cryptocurrency fell on Friday, with many pointing to a Beijing startup that gave away a model that beat Anthropic's best at writing code.
The Bank of England approved HSBC Orion to go live in its Digital Securities Sandbox, with the first Digital Gilt Instrument transaction expected in the first quarter of 2027.
SBI Group acquired a majority stake in Singapore-based crypto platform Coinhako, the Japanese financial services conglomerate said on Friday. Coinhako holds a Major Payment Institution license from the Monetary Authorit…
The Rotterdam court said bankruptcy was necessary to ensure an orderly settlement because the company lacked enough assets to fully repay users.