July 28, 2026 @ 3:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Senate Majority Leader John Thune was on Hannity last night on Fox News, where he discussed pending legislative actions in the Senate. One of the top legislative ambitions is the SAVE Act, a bill that would require proof of citizenship to vote in elections, an… Read More

July 28, 2026 @ 3:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tokenization-focused Securitize (NYSE: SECZ) has taken another significant step in building out its compliance infrastructure. On July 27, 2026, the company announced that its subsidiary, Securitize Capital LLC, has successfully registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an investment adviser. This development expands… Read More

July 28, 2026 @ 3:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tokyo-listed Metaplanet Inc., one of the world’s largest public corporate holders of Bitcoin, is progressing efforts to develop credit instruments supported by its cryptocurrency reserves. These initiatives, which industry observers have described as potential Bitcoin-backed bonds or “Bitbonds,” form part of the company’s broader Project… Read More

July 28, 2026 @ 10:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Following a targeted report on VASPs and digital assets, the FATF [Financial Action Task Force], a global coordinator of financial standards and illicit activity, has filed a report on decentralized finance, or DeFi. FATF standards are followed, and at times adhered to, by approximately 200… Read More

July 28, 2026 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Fund and asset management is expected to be completely changed by artificial intelligence (AI). What is interesting, though, is the rapidity of this change, as it is predicted to undergo a transformation in the next 12 months. ClearWater Analytics anticipates that the entire fund management… Read More

July 28, 2026 @ 9:37 am By JD Alois  |  

SparkKitty is a Trojan horse-type malware hack that targets crypto accounts. While the malware has been around for a couple of years, recent reports about its prevalence on both Google Play and the Apple Store are reminders that consumers must always be diligent – even… Read More

July 28, 2026 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The National Football League (NFL) has formally urged the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to significantly tighten its proposed framework governing sports-related event contracts, arguing that the current draft falls well short of safeguards needed to protect game integrity and market participants. In a letter dated… Read More

July 28, 2026 @ 7:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Storj Labs, the company operating a decentralized cloud storage network, has initiated a voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding as part of a planned financial restructuring. The filing took place on July 26, 2026, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of West… Read More

July 28, 2026 @ 7:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BitMine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR), a publicly traded firm focused on accumulating cryptocurrency assets for long-term investment, has disclosed that its Ethereum (ETH) position has grown to approximately 5.79 million tokens. This milestone follows the company’s purchase of nearly 9,950 ETH over the most recent week,… Read More

July 28, 2026 @ 7:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction that blocks Minnesota from enforcing its newly enacted prohibition on prediction markets, delivering a major win to platforms including Polymarket and Kalshi just days before the measure was set to take effect.U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez of… Read More

July 28, 2026 @ 7:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A state-backed Chinese company has started mass production of domestically developed immersion deep-ultraviolet (DUV) lithography machines, a critical technology for advanced semiconductor manufacturing previously dominated by Dutch firm ASML. The development, first reported by The Information and later detailed by Reuters, marks progress in Beijing’s… Read More

July 28, 2026 @ 5:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood’s (NASDAQ: HOOD) blockchain has recorded a sharp rise in real-world asset activity, with the value of tokenized equities and related holdings climbing rapidly in recent weeks. Data from analytics platforms shows the market capitalization of RWAs on the network has grown approximately fivefold over… Read More

July 28, 2026 @ 12:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A National Labor Relations Board administrative law judge has determined that a financial technology firm unlawfully dismissed a data engineer after he posted public criticism of the company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion programs on social media. The ruling requires the company to restore the worker… Read More

July 27, 2026 @ 10:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TRM Labs has noted that on July 24, 2026, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) significantly widened its Iran-related sanctions by designating additional individuals and companies linked to Iranian businessman Babak Zanjani and the associated Dot One commercial network…. Read More

July 27, 2026 @ 10:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange BitMart has announced it will begin an orderly wind-down of its trading platform operations. The decision follows a thorough review of the company’s current operating conditions, the broader market environment, and its longer-term strategic priorities. Officials expressed deep regret over the move while… Read More

July 27, 2026 @ 4:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed Registered Offering Reform this past May. The rule change has been receiving comments with a deadline of today. The goal is to make it easier for public firms, especially smaller ones, to raise money through a registered offering. A… Read More

July 27, 2026 @ 3:53 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Fintech innovators were busy integrating AI agents into their products and expanding into new markets. Wondergate’s Payment SaaS platform Payment SaaS platform is designed to help payment platforms and merchants rapidly build global acquiring capabilities. It contains Hong Kong MSO and US/Canada MSB licenses. A… Read More

July 27, 2026 @ 2:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ongoing efforts sharply focused on advancing more comprehensive cryptocurrency / blockchain market structure legislation in the US Senate have encountered significant new resistance over ethics rules that are intended to limit financial conflicts involving senior government officials and digital assets. Lawmakers from both parties are… Read More

July 27, 2026 @ 10:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Kingscrowd, a leading data provider for online capital formation, is extending its Reg CF funding round listed on StartEngine. Typically, platforms in the funding portal/online capital formation sector will partner with another platform to raise money online. Kingscrowd covers data for both Reg CF and… Read More