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Tokeny and KPMG Luxembourg are bringing on-chain audits to tokenized funds, replacing manual reconciliation with real-time blockchain verification for the $33B RWA market.
Hong Kong's securities regulator set a one-year deadline for licensed crypto exchanges and online brokers to replace SMS OTPs with passkeys or device binding.
Sony Bank got OCC conditional approval to form Connectia Trust, a national trust bank for USD stablecoin services. The bank must satisfy conditions before operations begin. No launch date set.
OpenAI's workspace agents handle multi-hour business tasks; its partnership with Paradigm brings AI to smart contract security via EVMbench.
Sony Bank's Connectia Trust receives conditional OCC approval for dollar stablecoin issuance, targeting Playstation and streaming payments by 2027, with $40 million in capital.
Paradigm's $1.2B fourth fund backs autonomous delivery and defense, signaling a shift toward crypto rails for robot economies. Open-source tooling continues.
Sony Bank secured an OCC conditional charter for Connectia Trust to issue a USDC-like stablecoin. The $40M trust targets 2027 launch but faces final approval and political scrutiny.
AMD's Q1 data center revenue hit $5.78B, up 57%. Meta and OpenAI deals pull GPU capacity. For crypto miners, that means fewer Radeon cards and a shift toward AI workloads.
Labour wants crypto donations banned permanently after Reform UK received $2.5 million in anonymous contributions. A vote is expected before summer recess.
Hong Kong's securities regulator ordered crypto platforms to replace SMS and email OTPs with passkeys or hardware keys within 12 months, covering licensed venues.
MU reported $41.46B revenue, P/E 8-11x vs industry 73x. A $9.3B Japan HBM plant ties AI and crypto demand. Q4 guide $50B tests the discount.
Atlas Capital's 23.1% stake in Greenidge grew via a July 6 share issuance worth $161,820. The equity-for-interest pattern dilutes outside holders as Greenidge shifts from mining to AI.
Kalshi is in advanced talks with regulators to launch perpetual futures on gold, forex, and energy, positioning itself against Robinhood's expanding derivatives platform.
Japan spent $73B on yen intervention with no lasting effect. The yen carry trade links FX volatility to crypto liquidity and margin risk. Here's the exposure.
North Korean hackers stole $577M in crypto in April 2026, 76% of all hack value. Ribbit Capital's Jessi Brooks argues the industry must stop hiding behind vague 'illicit finance' language.
A 6-3 Supreme Court ruling lets the president fire SEC and CFTC commissioners at will. The CLARITY Act faces enforcement uncertainty as crypto rules hang in the balance.
Swift's shared ledger connects 17 banks for 24/7 cross-border payments using tokenized deposits, challenging public stablecoins and reshaping institutional crypto adoption.
CZ says 5,000 Kazakhstan POS terminals run Binance Pay. A pilot transaction is confirmed. The scale is unverified. The bank-mediated model tests retail crypto payments at checkout.
European Commission to propose requiring non-EU stablecoin issuers like Tether and Circle to get local licence under 2027 MiCA review, people said.
OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol cuts token use by 54%, threatening scarcity-based value props for decentralized compute networks and shifting crypto AI's competitive advantage to on-chain utility over infrastructure.
The SFC's directive targets phishing attacks that inflicted substantial financial damage on crypto exchanges. It requires passkeys or hardware tokens and puts executive accountability on the line for security failures.
Kresus Inheritance lets wallet users set beneficiaries without private keys, mimicking traditional finance succession tools, for $99/year.
Swift's shared ledger goes live with 17 banks for 24/7 cross-border payments using tokenized deposits. The pilot tests always-on settlement for real-world bank money, with results due in late 2025.
Draft rules let EU authorities reject bids with less than 50% European content. Crypto firms building government infrastructure face structural disadvantages. Final rules arrive in September 2026.
The 17 banks will use existing Swift infrastructure to settle tokenized deposits around the clock, reducing settlement lag from days to seconds.
Congress missed the July 4 deadline for the crypto market structure bill. A banking compromise and ethics fight over Trump family holdings threaten the August 7 target.
Vlad Tenev said Robinhood Chain "works great for memes too." Arrow, Tendies, and Dog In Hood lead the frenzy behind flagship Cash Cat. The key variable: whether Robinhood lists any of these tokens on its main exchange.
Robinhood Chain's mainnet goes live. Meme coin CashCat surges 1,700% in 24 hours. CEO Tenev says the chain works for memes too. Trader compares it to Solana's early days.
MoonPay's AI agents can now trade and spend stablecoins inside Telegram. The non-custodial setup limits some risks, but Telegram's regulatory history and the gray zone for autonomous finance remain open questions.
John Williams says the neutral rate is unknowable. For crypto, that uncertainty keeps discount rates volatile and valuations hard to pin down. Here's the mechanism.