Year: 2026

Blockchain Association sent Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer an eight page response on Aug. 3, disputing the National Sheriffs’ Association’s objections to the latest CLARITY…

A former FBI supervisory agent allegedly stole about $1 million in cryptocurrency, mixed it with personal funds, and asked ChatGPT how to use the money and relocate to Europe. Summary…

FalconX has reportedly cut about 10% of its global workforce as the digital asset prime broker prepares for an extended cryptocurrency market downturn. Summary FalconX reduced its global workforce by…

Mastercard has completed its acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure provider BVNK, bringing on-chain payment technology into its global network. Summary Mastercard finalized the up to $1.8 billion acquisition first announced in…

President Donald Trump called on ExxonMobil and Chevron to cut US fuel prices after the oil majors earned roughly $26.5 billion combined during the second quarter. Summary ExxonMobil earned $14.5…

The CLARITY Act remains stuck in the Senate after the White House reportedly failed to respond to a bipartisan ethics proposal, pushing its 2026 passage odds back down to 27%.…

XRP Ledger developers and users can now connect to globally distributed public nodes operated by Ankr, expanding network access ahead of the expected xrpld v3.3.0 release. Summary Ankr has deployed…

Bitwise has disclosed NRR as the ticker for its proposed spot NEAR ETF in an amended filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Summary Bitwise filed Amendment No. 3…

Kenya has anchored more than 15 million academic records to the Avalanche C-Chain as it replaces slow, paper-based certificate checks with a national electronic verification system. Summary Kenya has anchored…

BlackRock has launched two tokenized money market products as the world’s largest asset manager expands its blockchain-based cash management and real-world asset strategy. Summary BSTBL will issue tokenized shares on…