August 13, 2026 @ 12:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fidelity Digital Assets says that “markets may appear quiet, but the digital asset landscape isn’t standing still.” In a post on X, FDA reported that “Spot BTC ETP inflows have reaccelerated” and “30-day realized volatility is hovering near multi-year lows.” Bitcoin has been stuck in… Read More

August 13, 2026 @ 11:54 am By JD Alois  |  

The US Department of the Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), has reversed requirements that mandated individuals to report beneficial ownership in companies. The final rule will become effective after it is published in the Federal Register. The rule adopts what was proposed this past… Read More

August 13, 2026 @ 10:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Bullish (NYSE: BLSH) has reported Q2 2026 earnings, which delivered revenue of $92.6 million and a net loss of $280 million Adjusted EBITDA was $29.5 million, with digital asset sales reported at $32.6 billion (versus $58.6 million in the year-prior quarter). For the six months… Read More

August 13, 2026 @ 9:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, Securitize (NYSE:SECZ) filed its first earnings report after listing on the New York Stock Exchange. Securitize went public last month in a SPAC deal. In early trading, Securitize shares are down around 20%. Securitize is a prominent platform in the tokenization sector. It generates… Read More

August 13, 2026 @ 8:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC), Division of Investment Management has issued a no-action letter on August 12, 2026, allowing Franklin Templeton’s registered funds to invest in the firm’s own blockchain-based money market fund for cash management purposes. The letter addresses custody arrangements under Section… Read More

August 13, 2026 @ 8:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut reportedly scales back WeWork access for its premium membersRevolut, one of Europe’s leading digital banks, has quietly reduced the WeWork coworking space benefits available to customers on its higher-tier paid plans. The change, which took effect in early August 2026, followed negotiations… Read More

August 13, 2026 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

HSBC Asset Management, part of HSBC (NYSE: HSBC), has taken an equity stake in Model ML, a London-based startup developing specialized artificial intelligence (AI) tools for the financial sector. The investment, channeled through HSBC Asset Management’s primary venture capital approach, arrives as institutions increasingly prioritize… Read More

August 13, 2026 @ 8:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European digital bank N26 has rolled out support for Wero, the pan-European instant payment system, inside its mobile app. The Berlin-based neobank announced the integration on 11 August 2026, making the service available to eligible customers in Germany and France. A gradual expansion to additional… Read More

August 13, 2026 @ 2:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MARA Holdings (NASDAQ: MARA) has obtained a $450 million lending arrangement backed by Bitcoin from Coinbase Prime. This facility forms part of a broader financing package designed in part to support the company’s planned purchase of Long Ridge Energy, a substantial power generation and digital… Read More

August 13, 2026 @ 1:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum researchers have put forward a draft improvement proposal designed to reshape how the network handles rewards for those securing it through staking. Known as the Tapered Issuance Burn under EIP-8361, the idea centers on gradually destroying a growing portion of the newly issued tokens… Read More

August 13, 2026 @ 12:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Two former executives from the mobile banking Fintech MoneyLion have secured more than $10 million in funding to launch Astraeus, an artificial intelligence-powered infrastructure platform aimed at wealth management companies. The New York-based startup seeks to solve longstanding issues of fragmented technology systems that hinder… Read More

August 12, 2026 @ 10:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A cross-party group of United Kingdom parliamentarians has formally challenged various banks over their reluctance to provide accounts and related services to companies focused on cryptocurrency and digital assets. The move highlights ongoing friction that industry participants say threatens the sector’s ability to expand within… Read More

August 12, 2026 @ 9:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission, along with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, filed fraud charges against Goliath Ventures and its founder, Christopher Delgado. The enforcement action alleges that Goliath and its founder created a $425 million crypto Ponzi scam. From at least January 2023… Read More

August 12, 2026 @ 6:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood Chain, the Ethereum Layer 2 built by the trading platform using Arbitrum technology, has shown strong recent throughput. Over the most recent full week of available data, the network processed an average of approximately 11.6 million transactions each day. This level set a new… Read More

August 12, 2026 @ 5:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Two of Canada’s financial institutions, Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and Bank of Montreal (BMO), have reached an agreement to sell their jointly owned payments processing company, Moneris Solutions Corporation, to the technology-focused private equity firm Francisco Partners. The all-cash deal is valued at approximately… Read More

August 12, 2026 @ 4:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco-based crypto asset manager Bitwise Asset Management has trimmed roughly 14 percent of its global staff, bringing its headcount down from approximately 180 employees to around 155. The company confirmed the reduction in an emailed statement, noting that the changes took place during an… Read More

August 12, 2026 @ 4:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Developers behind the Harmony blockchain protocol have officially acknowledged a significant security breach that allowed the unauthorized generation of a large volume of additional ONE tokens, the network’s native digital asset. The confirmation comes after on-chain observers first highlighted unusual activity involving the sudden appearance… Read More

August 12, 2026 @ 3:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

This past week, it was reported that Netherlands-based digital bank bunq had been denied a US charter by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The response sent to bunq’s legal representation in the US was uncharacteristically harsh and critical of the Fintech’s attempt… Read More

August 12, 2026 @ 3:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has invoked emergency powers to maintain orderly operations in regard to prediction markets. The action followed a formal alert from KalshiEX, LLC regarding an emerging market disruption. The move stems from a lawsuit initiated by New York Attorney General… Read More