Close to a year after the enactment of the UK’s age assurance law, the Online Safety Act, Ofcom, the UK’s communications regulator, has released a report on its progress. The Online Safety Act requires robust age checks for sites that have content “restricted to adults,” which extends from pornography to non-explicit content like the r/stopsmoking…
Senate Democrats have intensified scrutiny of Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche during his confirmation hearing, accusing him of weakening crypto enforcement while President Donald Trump’s digital asset businesses have expanded. Summary Dick Durbin accused Todd Blanche of dismantling DOJ crypto enforcement to benefit Trump’s crypto businesses. Senate Democrats linked Blanche’s nomination to demands for…
President Donald Trump restarted the Iran conflict with days of missile strikes, and US intelligence officials now estimate the total military cost of the war for the Pentagon could exceed $100 billion, according to two people directly familiar with the matter. The officials were tracking the total cost of Operation Epic Fury to be in…
Key Takeaways More than 30 traditional finance and digital market firms joined live trades using tokenized securities. Participants tested collateral, lending, Treasury, repo, equity, settlement, transfer, and margin workflows across two blockchain networks. DTCC plans an October 2026 launch, leaving adoption, transaction volume, and sustained performance as the next tests. Why Did More Than 30…
US authorities froze over $130 million, while renewed strikes and a naval blockade intensified regional tensions. The United States has frozen more than $130 million in crypto assets linked to Iran as hostilities in the Middle East continue to intensify. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent took to X to confirm that the Treasury Department’s…
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Wednesday that the driver of a Tesla who crashed into a house in June had pressed the accelerator pedal to 100%, overriding the company’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software. Data recovered from the Tesla showed that the vehicle was traveling more than 70 miles per hour when it struck…
Aave has expanded its V4 lending protocol beyond Ethereum for the first time by deploying it on Avalanche to support tokenized real-world asset lending and institutional credit markets. Summary Aave V4 has launched on Avalanche in its first deployment outside Ethereum. The rollout focuses on institutional lending backed by tokenized real-world assets. AAVE fell over…
The UK plans a midnight-to-6 a.m. social media curfew for 16- and 17-year-olds, with autoplay and personalised feeds switched off by default from spring 2027. The post UK to Introduce Midnight Social Media Curfew for Older Teens appeared first on TechRepublic. Source link
Key Takeaways Securitize and Cantor will support tokenized IPOs within existing U.S. securities rules. SEC data show 376 IPOs raised $70.28 billion in 2025, signaling a large addressable market. Securitize named no first issuer on July 15, leaving adoption as the partnership’s next test. Public Offerings Move Onchain The agreement extends tokenization beyond secondary-market trading…
In Bitcoin news today, Taiwanese legislator Dr. Ko Ju-chun has put a concrete probability on something most sovereigns still won’t discuss in public: he gives Taiwan roughly an 80% chance of establishing a strategic Bitcoin reserve within five years. This prediction rises to near-certainty within ten years, provided the island’s politics shift in the right…
