The service operates through its DFSA-regulated DIFC arm and complements the bank’s existing digital asset custody and stablecoin services. Standard Chartered extended its deliverable Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) spot trading to institutional clients in the United Arab Emirates on September 3, becoming the first Global Systemically Important Bank (G-SIB) to offer the service…
Circular’s latest smart rings want to do more than monitor sleep. They can also wake users silently, deliver discreet reminders, and pay at checkout. Unveiled at IFA 2026 in Berlin, the Circular Ring 3 series includes the compact Ring 3 Slim and the more advanced Ring 3 Pro. Both upcoming models add NFC contactless payments…
Key Takeaways Weekly tokenized equity trading volume peaked near $3 billion. Onchain tokenized stock value locked surpassed $110 million. Lending and collateral use remain small but are expanding rapidly. Tokenized Equity Trading Reaches New High Tokenized equity trading climbed to new highs in August as blockchain-based stocks attracted activity across several major networks. Grayscale Head…
Bitcoin price fell back below $80,000 after stronger-than-expected US employment data lifted Federal Reserve rate-hike expectations, while technical charts showed the rally had already met resistance near $82,500. Summary Bitcoin price traded near $79,600 after retreating from an intraday high around $81,370. US employers added 162,000 jobs in August, while unemployment remained unchanged at 4.1%….
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A BIS working paper tested the XRP Ledger as a proof-of-concept for verifying official statistics on-chain. Here’s what it found. A Bank for International Settlements (BIS) working paper tests the XRP Ledger (XRPL) as a proof-of-concept for verifying official statistics on-chain, recording cryptographic fingerprints of public datasets that publish in three to five seconds…
After reporting last week that the surveillance company Flock Safety is building an AI search tool for law enforcement, WIRED reconstructed Flock’s latest search tool from code that the company sends to a police officer’s browser and uncovered key details about how the tool works. OpenAI said this week that its Astra model, which will…
Key Takeaways Ripple CEO says America’s crypto capital goal is within reach. CFTC chairman says financial innovation is being built on American soil. The CLARITY Act remains the next major test in Congress. Garlinghouse Renews US Crypto Leadership Call Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse renewed his support for President Donald Trump’s digital asset agenda on Sept….
Bitcoin holders whose coins have remained dormant for more than five years have doubled their spending activity since May, pushing the cohort’s 90-day average to about 1,500 BTC. Summary Five-year Bitcoin holders’ 90-day spent-output average has climbed to approximately 1,500 BTC. Activity has doubled from its May level as Bitcoin continues to trade within a…
Three hikers were rescued from California’s Mount Shasta this week after using Google’s AI chatbot Gemini to plan their expedition, according to the Chicago Tribune. A report from the Siskiyou County sheriff’s office said that three young men set off on their hike at 3am and — although hikers are told to turn around if…
