Year: 2026

The National Football League has urged the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to tighten its proposed prediction market rules, arguing that stronger safeguards are needed to protect game integrity and…

Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao backed crypto license passporting across ASEAN on July 28 during a fireside discussion at the ASEAN Tech Summit Manila 2026. Summary CZ backed simplified ASEAN…

Psalion announced its third and largest venture fund on July 27, introducing a $50 million Singapore vehicle for pre-seed and seed-stage blockchain companies.  Summary Psalion launched a $50 million Fund…

South Korean crypto exchange Upbit announced trading support for Ripple USD on July 28, adding RLUSD pairs against the Korean won,  Summary Upbit added RLUSD trading against won, Bitcoin and…

U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres denied KalshiEX’s request for an emergency injunction pending appeal on July 27 in KalshiEX LLC v. Williams.  Summary Judge Analisa Torres denied Kalshi emergency relief…

Kraken parent Payward entered a definitive agreement on July 27 to acquire Magic Labs’ wallet-as-a-service business through an asset purchase. Summary Payward will acquire Magic Labs’ wallet business, adding infrastructure…

Zimbabwe’s securities regulator listed seven fintech projects as approved regulatory sandbox participants on July 24, with tokenization accounting for four of the projects. Summary Seven fintech projects received SECZ approval…

A U.S. federal judge on July 27 granted Kalshi, Polymarket US and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission preliminary relief from Minnesota’s prediction market ban. Summary Judge Katherine Menendez blocked Minnesota’s…

South Korea’s Korea Exchange halted trading in KOSPI-listed shares for 20 minutes on July 28 after the benchmark fell 8.02% to 6,213.51. Summary 8.02% KOSPI drop triggered a 20-minute marketwide…

The stablecoin market contracted in June 2026 even as transaction activity reached a record. Summary $7.7 billion left stablecoins in June, cutting total market capitalization to approximately $312 billion overall.…