Year: 2026

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has renewed his criticism of the crypto industry, placing digital asset groups alongside other well-funded political interests during a campaign event supporting Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy…

A Washington state judge has granted a preliminary injunction that will block Kalshi from offering sports-related prediction markets to residents, adding another court setback for the federally regulated event-contract platform.…

South Korea’s first CBDC pilot has been conducted without any independent government security inspection, with participating banks relying mainly on their own pre-launch reviews before testing began. Summary South Korea’s…

Hanwha Group has become the largest shareholder in tokenization firm Securitize after its combined stake across affiliates and investment vehicles reached 9.6%, according to newly disclosed U.S. regulatory filings. Summary…

UK lawmakers have launched a cross-party inquiry into whether banks have unfairly restricted cryptocurrency firms from accessing banking services and imposed limits on crypto-related payments, expanding Parliament’s examination of the…

Senate Democrats have secured additional customer protection measures in the latest CLARITY Act negotiations as lawmakers continue working to finalize the crypto market structure bill ahead of a possible floor…

ENS DAO has activated a new eight-member Security Council with limited power to cancel malicious governance proposals before they execute.  Summary ENS DAO approved an eight-member council requiring five signatures…

Base founder Jesse Pollak said the Ethereum layer-2 network is working with Coinbase on a tokenized equities product backed 1:1 by underlying shares.  Summary Base and Coinbase now near 1:1-backed…

Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz has admitted that he regrets selling some of his early XRP and Ethereum holdings, while explaining that risk management drove the decisions rather than a…

The London Stock Exchange is preparing to launch a separate night-time trading venue in the first half of 2027, according to the Financial Times.  Summary LSE plans overnight trading from…