Japan FSA to Unveil New Crypto and Stablecoin Division
Japan’s Financial Services Agency will open a standalone Cryptocurrency and Stablecoin Division on Aug. 7, folding what used to be scattered oversight desks into one ...
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Sui Co-Founder Sam Blackshear Steps Down as Mysten Labs’ CTO, Joins Anthropic
Sui blockchain co-creator and Mysten Labs chief technology officer Sam Blackshear announced on August 6 that he is leaving the company to join Anthropic, where ...
RedotPay Lawsuit: Binance Affiliates Seek $470M
RedotPay lawsuit filings show Binance affiliates accusing the payments firm's co-founders of diverting hundreds of thousands of users in a Hong Kong court petition. A related case conference is set for August 7, 2026, in Singapore.
Circle Arc Names BlackRock, Visa as Founding Validators
Circle Arc added BlackRock, Mastercard, Visa, and eight other financial institutions as founding validators on August 5, 2026, ahead of a September 16 public mainnet launch. The cohort will help secure the network as Circle brings BlackRock's BUIDL fund and a DTCC tokenization integration onto Arc.
Putin Signs Crypto Law Regulating Russia
Crypto law in Russia was signed by President Vladimir Putin on August 4, 2026, creating the country's first legal framework for digital currencies. The law sets equity requirements for exchanges and depositories, caps retail purchases at 300,000 rubles a year, and phases in fully by September 2027.
Eliza Labs Founder Declares Token ‘Dead,’ Winds Down Foundation
Shaw Walters, founder of Eliza Labs and the open-source ElizaOS AI agent framework, announced on August 5, 2026 Wednesday that the project’s token is “dead” ...
Proof of Play Confirms Shutdown After Years Building Pirate Nation
Proof of Play, the studio behind Pirate Nation, is closing. It said on X that it could not build a sustainable business around blockchain gaming.
Hashdex to Close Its Bitcoin ETF After Assets Shrink to $14.7M
Hashdex Asset Management announced on August 3, 2026 that it will close and liquidate its Hashdex Bitcoin ETF, ticker DEFI, after the fund’s assets fell ...
Ethereum ETF: BlackRock Plans October Reverse Split
Ethereum ETF giant BlackRock will execute a 1-for-3 reverse share split on its ETHA fund effective Oct. 6, 2026, according to an SEC filing. The adjustment raises the fund's per-share value without changing the total worth of any investor's holdings.
Dinari’s Tokenized Stock Trading Hits USDC Wallets
Tokenized stock trading is now open to eligible U.S. investors through Dinari, letting them buy and sell over 700 S&P 500 equities using USDC in self-custody wallets. The launch, built through a partnership with Circle, pairs onchain equity access directly with a major stablecoin issuer for the first time.
AI Agent Wallets: Cloudflare’s New Way to Pay Online
AI agent wallets are now live on Cloudflare, giving autonomous agents a stable identity and a way to pay for goods and services online. The cloudflare.pay tool lets account holders set spending caps and merchant limits before an agent can transact on their behalf.
Stablecard Launches as Western Union Partners With Rain
Stablecard is a new USDPT-backed Visa card from Western Union and Rain, live in 37 markets as of August 4, 2026. It lets customers hold and spend U.S. dollar value through Visa, with expansion to 60+ markets planned by year-end.
Intesa Sanpaolo Triples Ether ETF Stake as Bitcoin Bet Shrinks
Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy’s second-largest bank by market capitalization, tripled its stake in the iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF during the second quarter, even as Ether’s ...
Kenya Moves 30M Academic Records to Avalanche Blockchain
Kenya’s national exam agency, the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC), has rolled out a blockchain-based verification system on Avalanche, securing more than 30 million academic ...
Apple Confirms Telegram App Store Removal as GRAM Tumbles
Apple briefly pulled Telegram from the App Store after a user shared child abuse material, then restored it once the content was removed. GRAM dipped.
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