Author: John Smith
Circle has announced that its Arc blockchain will launch on the public mainnet on Sept. 16, with BlackRock, DTCC, Mastercard, Visa, Standard Chartered, and other global financial institutions serving as founding validators. Summary Circle has scheduled the public mainnet launch of its Arc blockchain for Sept. 16 with BlackRock, DTCC, Visa and other financial institutions joining as founding validators. BlackRock plans to deploy its BUIDL tokenized money market fund on Arc while DTCC is preparing to integrate DTC tokenized assets with the network from the second half of 2027. Arc is operating on a private mainnet with more than 100…
The MiCA Crypto Alliance launched its MiCA CASP Tracker on Aug. 5, turning public authorisation data from the European Securities and Markets Authority into a searchable directory for crypto users, businesses and compliance teams. Summary MiCA Alliance launched a searchable tracker covering authorised crypto providers listed in ESMA’s official register. Users can filter firms by country, regulator, company name, authorisation date, and licensed services online. Ten regulated services include custody, trading platforms, exchanges, order execution, advice, portfolio management, and transfers. ESMA republishes its interim register weekly, with the latest available file dated July 31, 2026. Unauthorised providers must stop onboarding…
Senators have pushed to preserve state and tribal control over sports betting by seeking changes to the Clarity Act as Congress weighs federal crypto market legislation. Summary Tribal gaming leaders have urged Congress to clarify that sports prediction markets remain subject to state and tribal gaming laws. Senators discussed adding the proposed language to the Clarity Act or the Farm Bill during a Senate committee roundtable. The debate comes as the CFTC continues asserting authority over prediction markets while several states challenge that position in court. Prediction market platforms processed a record $50.59 billion in trading volume during July despite…
Three Missouri men have pleaded not guilty to a federal charge tied to an alleged plan to steal Bitcoin through a home invasion in Connecticut. Summary Three Missouri men face a federal conspiracy charge over an alleged Connecticut Bitcoin robbery plan. Prosecutors say the group surveilled the intended target and his parents for two consecutive days. The Hobbs Act robbery conspiracy charge carries a maximum federal prison sentence of twenty years. Louis and Davis remain detained, while Williams pleaded not guilty and remains free on bond. Two admitted coordinators face August sentencing dates as the Connecticut prosecution continues in federal…
SpaceX has expanded its partnership with NVIDIA to power Starmind, a proposed network of orbital data centers designed to process artificial intelligence workloads in space. Summary SpaceX will use NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin platform for its planned Starmind satellite network. The company has requested FCC approval for up to one million orbital data-center satellites. NVIDIA says its Space-1 module provides up to 25 times the AI compute of an H100 GPU. SPCX gained 9.8%, while NVIDIA shares rose 2.5% following the announcement. SpaceX adds NVIDIA chips to Starmind network SpaceX plans to equip its Starmind satellites with NVIDIA’s Rubin graphics processing…
Four of the largest banks in the United States are building a shared network that will let corporate clients move tokenized deposits around the clock, seven days a week. The project, coordinated through The Clearing House, is targeting a first half 2027 launch. It is the clearest sign yet that Wall Street is no longer experimenting with blockchain. It is rebuilding the plumbing. Summary JPMorgan, Citigroup, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo are building a shared tokenized deposit network through The Clearing House, targeting the first half of 2027. BlackRock has expanded its tokenized fund suite with BSTBL and BRSRV…
US and UK financial regulators have expanded talks on stablecoins, tokenization and digital asset oversight as Washington begins implementing the GENIUS Act. Summary The 13th UK-US regulatory meeting took place in London on July 8. US officials briefed UK regulators on GENIUS Act implementation and crypto market structure. Both governments support one-to-one stablecoin backing and greater cross-border regulatory coordination. The Bank of England has replaced proposed holding limits with a £40 billion issuance cap. US, UK regulators discuss stablecoin policy Senior officials from HM Treasury and the US Treasury met in London for the 13th UK-US Financial Regulatory Working Group…
Most meme coin guides explain culture and community. This one explains plumbing: the bonding curve formula that sets the price, the graduation threshold that moves a token to a real exchange, and the arithmetic that shows why the vast majority of buyers lose money before a single meme goes viral. Summary A bonding curve is a smart contract that mints tokens on demand and prices each successive unit higher than the last, removing the need for a traditional order book or market maker. Pump.fun, the largest meme coin launchpad, allocates 800 million of each token’s one billion supply to its…
Bybit has secured an Electronic Money Institution license in Austria, allowing its local payments subsidiary to offer regulated electronic money and payment services across the European Union. Summary Austria’s FMA granted Bybit Payments GmbH an EMI license on Aug. 4. The license covers electronic money issuance and several regulated payment services. Bybit EU GmbH will continue handling crypto services under its separate MiCA authorization. Bybit plans to add payment cards, open banking and merchant services, subject to approval. Bybit gains approval for regulated EU payments Austria’s Financial Market Authority granted the license to Bybit Payments GmbH on Aug. 4 under…
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. XRP ETF inflows surpass $1.5 billion as investors increasingly explore alternative strategies, including EX DeFi cloud mining, for long-term crypto exposure. Summary XRP ETF inflows surpass $1.5B as institutional demand grows and investors explore new digital asset opportunities. XRP ETF milestone boosts market confidence, while EX DeFi attracts attention from investors seeking alternative yield options. Institutional XRP demand accelerates with ETFs crossing $1.5B in inflows amid evolving investment strategies. According to previous forecasts from JPMorgan and Standard Chartered, spot…