News Archive
Browse retained market reporting from the past 30 days.
Crypto Economy
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says crypto could gain regulatory clarity whether the Clarity Act passes on September 15 or federal agencies advance rulemaking afterward. The bill would divide oversight between the SEC and CFTC, while ethics provisions for elected officials' digital asset holdings remain under negotiation.
Bitcoin
MAKE Group launches a cross-chain bridging protocol on the Casper blockchain, connecting it with four protocols and establishing a direct compliance link to the T-REX Ledger.
The Block
Nasdaq Ventures agreed to invest $100 million in Kraken parent Payward, expanding their tokenized equity infrastructure partnership.
CoinPedia
The CLARITY Act, which now appears increasingly likely to fail, has received a fresh push from one of its key supporters. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is urging lawmakers to move forward with the bill as a key Senate vote approaches. The push comes just days before the September 15 cloture vote.
Crypto Economy
U.S. authorities restrained more than $52 million in cryptocurrency linked to Xinbi, seized two wallets holding about $12 million, and targeted 47 additional wallets. Investigators also seized Telegram channels where vendors allegedly advertised money laundering, scam-investment websites and recruitment services for Southeast Asian scam compounds.
CrowdFundInsider
Consensys Software Inc. is preparing to divide into two independently operated companies so that consumer and institutional digital finance can each receive dedicated leadership, capital, and operating models.
Crypto Briefing
Coinbase's partnership with Moov could accelerate stablecoin adoption in community banks, influencing regulatory discussions and market dynamics. Coinbase partners with Moov to bring stablecoin services to over 1,000 community banks.
Blockchain News
Banks are embracing tokenized deposits and securities, but just 15% of custody infrastructure is ready for real-world use.
Coinspeaker
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the CLARITY Act vote could yield a law, while SEC and CFTC rules may offer a faster route to US crypto clarity.
Invezz
Real Technologies Inc., issuer of $ASSET, the native token of the REAL Finance network, said its MiCA whitepaper has been listed in the European Securities and Markets Authority's (ESMA) Interim MiCA Register. The notification was filed under Title II of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), Regulation (EU) 2023/1114. According to Real Technologies, the filing provides a standardized disclosure reference for $ASSET across the European Economic Area (EEA), allowing exchanges and institutions to review the token's information under a common regulatory framework. "Being listed in ESMA's Interim MiCA Register gives institutions and exchanges a single, transparent reference for evaluating $ASSET instead of thirty separate national processes.
Coingape
Nasdaq is investing in crypto exchange Kraken's parent company Payward. The investment further deepens strategic partnership to accelerate the development of financial infrastructure supporting tokenized equities trading, clearing and settlement.
Crypto Briefing
OKX's move democratizes access to pre-IPO investments, potentially reshaping retail trading dynamics and challenging traditional financial barriers. OKX launches pre-IPO markets for OpenAI, Anthropic, and 100 tokenized stocks.
Crypto Briefing
Bybit's strategic regulatory pursuit in Europe could redefine the competitive landscape, merging crypto and traditional finance under one platform. Bybit to offer European super-app with stocks, derivatives.
The Currency Analytics
Scott Bessent wants the CLARITY Act passed. Fast. The U.S.
Cointelegraph
Nasdaq invested $100 million in Payward as part of its push toward tokenized stock products with round-the-clock trading.
Coindesk
Bybit has an electronic money institution license in Austria and is about to snag a MiFID license too, CEO Ben Zhou told Coindesk.
CrowdFundInsider
Australia's financial regulator ASIC has issued a last reminder to digital asset businesses that a temporary enforcement pause is ending.
Cointribune
The 12th edition of the European Blockchain Convention brings together the biggest names in finance moving on-chain in Barcelona on September 16 and 17, 2026. Over two days, the conference aims to bring together in one place an ecosystem usually scattered across European financial centres: banks, asset managers, custodians and crypto-native players.
Blockonomi
FIU-IND targets Weex, Blofin, Bitunix and more over AML and PMLA compliance gaps
Decrypt
Deutsche Börse's April stake implied a $13.3 billion valuation. Five months on, Nasdaq is paying at $21 billion.