Year: 2026

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.…

X Money has begun rolling out to Premium and Premium+ subscribers in the United States, adding deposit accounts, instant transfers, and a Visa debit card directly to the social media…

New York Attorney General Letitia James has urged Congress to revise the CLARITY Act, warning that the crypto market structure bill could restrict states from prosecuting fraud and enforcing investor…

Cantor Fitzgerald is advising Swiss digital asset lender AMINA Bank on a possible public listing as the Wall Street firm expands its role in crypto capital markets. Summary AMINA Bank…

Metaplanet plans to use its newly acquired Japanese brokerage to develop Bitcoin-backed bonds offering yields of roughly 4% to 6%, according to Benchmark. Summary Metaplanet envisions issuing Bitcoin-backed bonds yielding…

Ondo Finance has launched the Ondo Network, replacing its planned blockchain with an execution layer built for fast, private, and non-custodial trading. Summary Ondo Network replaces Ondo Chain as the…

Tether Gold has secured Shariah certification for XAU₮, widening the gold-backed token’s potential use among Islamic banks, institutions, and individual investors. Summary Amanah Advisors certified XAU₮ after reviewing its structure…