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RWA perpetual futures volume hit $347B in May 2026, up 1,472x from early 2025. Hyperliquid RWA perps reached 52% of platform volume, while oracle and deployer concentration pose structural risks.
The EU Commission asks whether the stablecoin interest ban should fall, staking and lending get rules, and access to non-EU liquidity widen. Responses due Sept 30.
CFTC Chair Michael Selig ordered staff to draft crypto rules that could bypass Congress, as the Clarity Act stalls over stablecoin yields and ethics disputes.
Record-low water levels on the Danube and Rhine have unearthed woolly mammoth remains and WWII wrecks while threatening billions in German GDP, ING said.
Grayscale's research head says the SEC's proposed token fundraising rule could pull U.S. issuers back onshore, reversing a years-long offshore trend driven by regulatory ambiguity.
Osisko Gold cut its $450M Appian loan interest by 50bp on the first draw and 25bp on the second, after Appian confirmed technical conditions from Lowhee drilling were satisfied.
CFTC Chair Michael Selig plans crypto asset rules if the CLARITY Act stalls in the Senate, directing staff on margin trading and developer protections.
Thor Explorations CEO Segun Lawson said the Senegal Douta project is in final FID stages, with construction targeted within months. Gold production at Segilola remains on track at 75,000–85,000 oz.
Magic Potion Games raised a Series A round as its Club Penguin successor Imagine Island reached 1M players in beta. The studio's advisory team includes Halo and Club Penguin founders.
Cody Carbone: US determined to be crypto capital; CLARITY Act nears vote with bipartisan support, Trump targets September signing. If stalled, SEC and CFTC may proceed with rulemaking.
A participant in Australia's economic reform roundtable says tax and productivity changes are real progress, but warns the government must accelerate reforms to address structural deficits and housing distortions.
Binance's new Agent OS platform gives AI agents direct access to exchange trading, market data, and subaccounts with user-set permission limits.
Total value locked across DeFi protocols jumped 9.15% to $83.2 billion on Aug. 20, with spot DEX volume topping $10 billion for the first time since early June. Hyperliquid dominated perpetual futures with $15.2 billion in 24-hour volume.
Binance's Agent OS lets AI agents trade and make payments on the exchange, with user-set permissions and revocable access. Coinbase and Kraken have similar tools.
The Calgary clean-tech company closed a $35M all-equity round led by Rice Investment Group to build its first used motor oil recycling plant in Alberta, targeting 2028 commercial production.
Threat actor posed as a CoinDesk VP, used a rigged Google Doc and fake Ledger installer to target security researchers with AMOS infostealer and NetSupport RAT.
Burning Man's 2026 Survival Guide updates privacy rules to explicitly cover smart glasses, requiring consent before recording. The move reflects growing privacy friction around wearable cameras from Meta and others.
Bessent's buyback plan and CNBC pitch failed to calm Treasurys. He could turn to the Fed, bigger purchases or a shift in new issuance toward shorter-dated bills.
The junior miner extended two promissory notes totaling C$1.57 million after a payment default, while also announcing the death of director Ernie Marcotte.
Hyundai Motor CEO José Muñoz told CNBC the company will boost Georgia plant capacity to 800,000 vehicles by 2028, part of a $26 billion U.S. investment plan.
Cresso Health added Slate Financial, a Southwest Medicare distributor, to expand its senior market reach and agent network, backed by Cypress Ridge Capital.
BDC Capital swung to C$218M net income as paper gains from AI and quantum holdings offset a net revenue drop and higher write-offs.
Tumeryk's AI Trust Score platform reaches U.S. agencies through Carahsoft's SEWP V and OMNIA contracts as federal AI governance requirements pile up.
Coinbase and Ripple CEOs met Commerce Secretary Lutnick to push the CLARITY Act, stalled over ethics language. A compromise could revive the bill, but political hurdles remain.
Bessent says buybacks could run larger than $4B to counter yield overshoot. Philly Fed index hits five-year high. Daly neutral, Musalem hawkish.
The retired gastroenterologist is funding a PhD scholar's second year of Jain studies at SOAS University of London. The scholarship supports advanced research into Jain philosophy.
Binance's ADGM licensing in December 2025 aimed for a fresh start, but European investigators say its UAE data routing policy slows their probes, the NYT reports.
Disney plans an employee stock purchase program for 2027 and will require active re-enrollment in health plans. The moves follow layoffs and a 38% stock decline over five years.
Tanium brings back cofounder Orion Hindawi as CEO and cuts 35 R&D jobs. The $9 billion cybersecurity firm faces AI pressure and an uncertain IPO path.
Micro1 offered $12.5 million for Spirit Airlines' data after Google's $10 million bid won the auction. A bankruptcy judge will decide if the late offer can disrupt the sale. Next hearing Sept 9.