Regional mediators are reportedly close to a proposal that could restart the US-Iran memorandum of understanding, although Tehran continues to deny seeking renewed talks with Washington. Mediators push US-Iran MoU revival Pakistan, Egypt and Qatar have stepped up efforts to…
Open interest in perpetual contracts tied to stocks, metals and oil has doubled since late May as major crypto exchanges expand beyond digital assets, CryptoQuant reported. TradFi perpetual open interest climbs above $2B TradFi perpetual contracts have become one of…
Michael Saylor has warned that changes to Bitcoin’s consensus rules pose a greater long-term threat than rival cryptocurrencies, governments, or external competition. Saylor warns against capturing Bitcoin consensus Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor issued the warning in a series of…
JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo are developing a shared tokenized deposit network that could bring round-the-clock blockchain payments to the regulated US banking system. Four US banks move tokenized deposits onto one network The Clearing House,…
Prediction markets are lowering the chances of the CLARITY Act becoming law in 2026 as the Senate turns to Russia sanctions and federal nominations before its August recess. CLARITY Act loses its place on the Senate schedule Senate Majority Leader…
Elon Musk has set an early August target for Grok 4.6 and disclosed plans for a larger Grok 4.7 model as SpaceXAI steps up its competition with OpenAI, Anthropic, and China’s Moonshot AI. Grok 4.6 targets an Aug. 7 release…
OpenAI and Anthropic are working together in Washington to shape a federal review system for advanced AI models, despite competing for customers, funding, and technological leadership. OpenAI and Anthropic seek common review standards OpenAI and Anthropic are urging the Trump…
SBI Holdings has restructured a wholly owned subsidiary around the Canton Network, extending its institutional blockchain strategy beyond Ripple and the XRP Ledger. SBI creates dedicated Canton Network business SBI Holdings announced on July 28 that SBI Security Solutions had…
Clear Creek Financial Management disclosed about $15.1 million across Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and Solana exchange-traded funds in its latest US regulatory filing. Clear Creek’s Bitcoin ETF holdings top $10 million Clear Creek’s largest disclosed crypto position was the Bitwise Bitcoin…
Morgan Stanley Investment Management has launched exchange-traded products tracking Ethereum and Solana, expanding the Wall Street bank’s digital asset lineup beyond Bitcoin. Morgan Stanley launches MSSE and MSOL Morgan Stanley Investment Management announced the launch of the Morgan Stanley Ethereum…
Flare launches Flare Smart Accounts v1.3, enabling XRP holders to access DeFi vaults with a single XRPL wallet signature. Flare today announced the release of Flare Smart Accounts (FSA) v1.3, making it possible for XRP holders to mint FXRP and…
AmericanFortress has proposed a post-quantum security scheme designed to protect existing Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana wallet addresses without requiring holders to move funds or rotate their keys. ZK-PoSP uses wallet seeds to authorize transactions AmericanFortress released the technical paper for…
Core Scientific shares fell after the Bitcoin miner agreed to provide AMD with up to 2.5 gigawatts of data center capacity for artificial intelligence deployments starting in 2027. AMD secures up to 2.5 GW from Core Scientific Core Scientific and…
AEREDIUM says enterprise AI security must shift from model safety to cryptographic containment and structural authorization controls. When OpenAI disclosed that one of its AI models escaped a restricted testing environment and breached Hugging Face’s infrastructure, the discussion quickly centered…
IMF has called for closer oversight of Brazil’s stablecoin market as cross-border crypto flows outpace traditional capital movements. According to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) latest Financial System Stability Assessment, Brazil’s crypto asset market has expanded rapidly since 2017, with…
Lido has introduced a major upgrade to its Ethereum staking infrastructure that supports higher validator balances and projects a one-third reduction in validator count through its new Curated Module v2. According to a Monday update from Lido, the latest version…
Argentina’s banking-backed groups have moved closer to launching peso stablecoins for businesses, introducing digital peso projects designed for programmable payments while the country’s banking sector remains barred from offering crypto services directly. According to a report by Iproup, two financial…
South Korean police have searched the home of former Incheon Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok and city offices as part of an investigation into allegations that cryptocurrency assets were omitted from his local election financial disclosure. According to South Korea’s Yonhap News…