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Kraken's Krak Card goes live in the US with up to 2% cashback in bitcoin or dollars. The Visa-based card converts 600+ assets at checkout and ties reward rates to customer holdings.

Atico Mining reported $2.1 million in mining income for Q2 2026, but a 39% drop in gold output and a stronger Colombian peso pushed the company to a $0.2 million net loss.

Angry Chickz launches loyalty app with free slider offer through August. The Nashville hot chicken chain's app lets customers order ahead and earn rewards.

The SEC's Regulation Crypto Assets proposal would let eligible issuers raise up to $75 million in 12 months without full registration, plus a safe harbor for tokens that outgrow their investment-contract roots.

Binance gave Russian investigators client data tied to small donations for Ukrainian forces, months after the exchange said it left the market. The case tests EU privacy rules.

Elizabeth Hobson's lawsuit claims the firm disclosed her address and pressured her to show surgical incisions after she reported discrimination and retaliation.

Hycroft Mining drills 82.7m at 87.5 g/t silver at Brimstone and extends Vortex 150m west with 748 g/t silver over 4.2m, keeping both zones open.
StrikePoint Gold acquires Northumberland from Newmont with $70M upfront, C$140M bought deal, and 4.43Moz AuEq resource in Nevada's Walker Lane. Deal includes two $25M contingent payments tied to feasibility and production.

Paramount Skydance hired two more former Google execs as David Ellison pushes to turn the 114-year-old studio into a tech powerhouse alongside its Warner Bros. Discovery deal.
StrikePoint Gold buys Newmont's Northumberland gold deposit in Nevada for $70M upfront plus contingent payments. The deposit hosts 2.86M oz indicated gold-equivalent. A C$140M bought deal financing led by Canaccord Genuity backs the acquisition.

QNET replaced four senior executives in a single move, the biggest leadership shakeup in its 20-year history. The new team includes a chief information officer for the first time, signaling a push to digitize its distributor network and customer platform.

Visa is taking bids for a settlement partner holding crypto exchange licenses in the U.S., Canada, UK and Singapore after Mastercard bought BVNK, CoinDesk reports.