Aug 19, 2026

StanChart, HSBC execute first live transaction on Swift blockchain ledger

The transaction connected the banks’ separate tokenized deposit systems through Swift’s ledger, marking a step toward interoperabl...

Aug 19, 2026

US commodities regulator imposes 5-year trading ban on ex-Alameda, FTX execs

The consent orders ended the CFTC’s case against two former crypto executives after FTX and Alameda agreed to $12.7 billion in dis...

Aug 19, 2026

Injective receives SEC transfer agent registration for institutional services ar...

Injective’s affiliated entity can now maintain securities ownership records, adding regulated market infrastructure to its growing...

Aug 19, 2026

SEC regulatory proposal marks ‘important’ step forward from ‘inapt’ crypto rules...

“Crypto mom” Hester Peirce praised the SEC’s proposed crypto regime, published days after the Senate failed to pass the CLARITY Ac...

Aug 19, 2026

Centrifuge adds Symbiotic liquidity network across $1.6B in Janus Henderson, NYL...

Symbiotic’s Liquid Lane gives eligible holders immediate USDC liquidity across three Centrifuge funds managed by Janus Henderson a...

Aug 19, 2026

Sweden’s H100 reports $26M H1 loss driven by falling Bitcoin value

Sweden’s H100 reported a $26 million loss for the first half of the year, as it completed its acquisitions to become Europe’s seco...

Aug 19, 2026

Ripple raises $275M for US prime brokerage to meet institutional demand

Ripple said the $275 million raised will support its expansion into traditional financial services such as prime brokerage and mul...

Aug 19, 2026

Nexo launches regulated crypto-backed credit in Australia

Nexo introduced regulated, cryptocurrency-backed credit lines that allow users to access liquidity in Australian dollars or stable...

Aug 19, 2026

Arthur Hayes takes CEO role at Flop Labs ahead of Q4 airdrop

Hayes revealed his new role as Flop Labs CEO and teased a “massive airdrop” from the AI inference protocol in the fourth quarter o...

Aug 19, 2026

MAYAChain halts network after estimated $1.7M exploit

A preliminary analysis says six chained bugs let a 23-message transaction drain 48.87 million CACAO, sending the token down nearly...