Swift, the cooperative behind the world’s dominant financial messaging network, announced on July 9, 2026 that its blockchain-based ledger has moved from pilot concept to operational readiness, opening the door for round-the-clock cross-border payments powered by tokenized deposits. Seventeen banks spanning six continents are now preparing to run live transactions on the new infrastructure, marking…

Sony’s online banking arm has secured conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national trust bank subsidiary, positioning the Japanese entertainment and technology giant to issue and manage a dollar-denominated stablecoin in the United States. The new entity, Connectia Trust, National Association, will be based in…

Maczo is highlighting the growing role of digital asset payments in online gaming as more users look for faster, clearer, and more flexible ways to access entertainment platforms. The shift comes as crypto payments continue to move beyond trading and into consumer-facing products where speed, transparency, and usability matter as much as the underlying blockchain…

Zapper, one of decentralized finance’s earliest and most recognizable portfolio dashboards, is shutting down for good. Co-founder and CEO Seb Audet announced on X that the platform will wind down completely on August 3, closing its website, mobile apps, and API services after nearly seven years in the market. An Orderly Exit After Years of…

Paradigm, one of crypto’s most influential venture capital firms, announced on July 8 that it has closed a $1.2 billion fourth fund. The vehicle marks a deliberate widening of the firm’s investment mandate beyond digital assets into artificial intelligence, robotics, and other frontier technologies, while keeping crypto at the core of its strategy. A Broader…

Coinbase has received a UK MiFID investment services license, paving the way for the company to expand its product suite beyond crypto into equities and derivatives. The announcement was made by Coinbase on July 7, after CB Payments, Ltd was recorded as “Authorised” by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) starting July 6, 2026. This move…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has placed cryptocurrency regulation among its top priorities for 2026, releasing a regulatory agenda that lays out plans to rewrite key rules governing exchanges, broker-dealers, and digital asset custody. Agenda Signals Broad Shift in Crypto Oversight The SEC released its 2026 Regulatory Agenda on Tuesday, which spans proposed changes…

More than 16 months after President Donald Trump signed the executive order establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, the initiative remains stalled, with two federal departments locked in an unresolved dispute over which one has the legal authority to manage it. A Turf War Over $20 Billion in Bitcoin The Trump administration’s plan to create a…

A governance exploit has cost the BonkDAO treasury an estimated $20 million, after an attacker spent roughly $4.4 million acquiring enough BONK tokens to push through a malicious proposal that automatically transferred the funds to a wallet under their control. The incident, which unfolded over the course of a week and culminated early Monday, has…

Aave, the largest decentralized lending protocol by total value locked, has notched two significant milestones within the same week. The protocol’s V4 deployment on Ethereum surpassed $250 million in deposits, while its newly launched lending market on the Monad blockchain crossed $100 million in deposits just 48 hours after going live on July 2. The…