New XRP Ledger amendments target $530 million in tokenized Wall Street assets
A privacy feature built for institutional money is going to a vote on the XRP Ledger, where more than $530 million of tokenized real-world assets already sit.
Digital Assets
Domestic stablecoins could boost demand for dollar-backed tokens: IMF
Domestic-currency stablecoins intended to curb reliance on dollar-backed tokens could instead make it easier for users to move funds into digital dollars, according to a senior International Monetary …
Bitcoin holders risk losing real BTC if they sell coins from BIP-110 fork, says developer
Bitcoin holders stand to lose real BTC this weekend by trying to sell coins from a fork that may not even be worth anything.
Bitcoin Payment Service BTCPay Warns Critical Flaw Is Under Active Attack
BTCPay Server warned users Friday that attackers are exploiting a critical vulnerability that could lead to stolen funds.
Treasury Sanctions Crypto Exchanges It Says Laundered Millions for Iran
The U.S. Treasury just sanctioned two crypto exchanges it says laundered millions for Iran's Revolutionary Guard—naming one operator who ran the scheme from Georgia and the UAE, and a second platform …
US Treasury’s OFAC sanctions 2 Iran-linked crypto exchanges
The US government sanctioned an individual and two crypto exchanges it said facilitated money laundering for a combined $5 million in digital assets linked to Iran.
Flock Wanted to Turn 350,000 Uber Drivers Into a Nationwide Plate-Scanning Fleet
The controversial law enforcement vendor Flock Safety wanted to make every Uber, Lyft, and delivery car a moving license-plate reader.
VET Price Stays Under Pressure as Bulls Remain Missing
The VET price continues to struggle after sinking to an all-time low of $0.00429 in June 2026, with little evidence that buyers are ready to step back in. While many expected historical support levels…
Trump-Backed American Bitcoin director Justin Mateen buys nearly $2 million of ABTC stock
Justin Mateen, a director of the board at American Bitcoin (ABTC), the mining company backed by U.S. President Donald Trump’s family, purchased nearly $1.93 million worth of the company's stock over t…
Circle expands USDC to OKX ecosystem with X Layer launch
The rollout gives X Layer users access to Circle-issued USDC and crosschain transfers as the stablecoin expands across major blockchain ecosystems.
Trump Media Abandons Crypto Treasury, Prediction Market Ventures
President Donald Trump’s Trump Media & Technology Group has scrapped plans to launch a Crypto.com-backed CRO treasury company and abandoned a broader digital asset deal with the company.
Trump Media pulls back from crypto, scraps Crypto.com's CRO token treasury deal
Trump Media (DJT) is unwinding parts of its crypto push, including scrapping plans to establish a publicly traded CRO token accumulation company, which it unveiled near the height of last year's digit…
Donald Trump’s media company to terminate Crypto.com deal
The president’s company will unwind an agreement with Crypto.com to create a multibillion-dollar CRO treasury and reportedly not integrate prediction markets onto Truth Social.
XRP at a Crossroads as Senate Punts on Clarity Act
The Senate left town without taking up the Clarity Act, pushing the market-structure vote to at least September. Every major coin shrugged it off—except XRP.
OpenAI's First Device Is a $300-Plus Doughnut-Shaped Speaker: Report
Designed with Jony Ive's LoveFrom studio, the screenless gadget is slated for 2027 and will use cameras, lights and moving parts.
Grayscale Staking Update Locks In Monthly Rewards Ahead Of IRS Deadline
Grayscale updated its trust agreement on August 6, ahead of the August 10 IRS deadline.
LINK Price Risks Another Retest as Whale Selling Clouds Chainlink Outlook
LINK has dropped below $10 after previously rallying from a 17-month consolidation near $6.
Crypto Biz: Crypto’s biggest business is starting to look a lot like banking
Crypto business is converging with banking as stablecoin reserves, tokenized funds, Treasury income and balance sheet management become key profit drivers.
Bitcoin Wallet Dormant Since 2011 Moves Millions in BTC
A Bitcoin address that had stayed silent for 15 years just sent its coins out for the first time.
Reform UK chair calls for probe into SBF-linked donation: Report
As the chairman of the Reform UK calls for an investigation into a FTX-linked political donation, the party’s leader prepares to face voters amid his own crypto-related scandal.
GTA 6 Hype Hits Crypto: Take-Two Stock Launches on Solana
GTA 6 Creator's Take-Two's tokenized stock (TTWO) is now trading on the Solana blockchain.
Bybit sues North Korea and Lazarus Group over $1.5 billion hack, secures asset freeze
Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange, has filed a civil lawsuit against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), its Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB) intelligence agen…
Russia cracks down on 9 crypto exchanges in Moscow City
Russia has shut down nine unregistered crypto exchanges in Moscow, with the FSB alleging they helped move scam proceeds abroad through Ukrainian call centers.
BitMEX sale collapsed as buyers balked at founder ownership and shrinking business
Before once-popular crypto exchange BitMEX announced plans to wind down operations, it spent two years exploring a sale with multiple prospective buyers including competitor exchanges and payments pla…