The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency says it will keep pushing to revive de novo bank chartering, a campaign that has already opened a federal on-ramp for some of the largest companies in crypto. In a statement Tuesday, the regulator said reinvigorating new bank formation remains a priority and commended the Federal Deposit … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) saw weakness around Wednesday’s Wall Street open as markets reacted to key US inflation data. Key points: Bitcoin ignores good news around US inflation figures as it dips below $63,500. Fed rate-hike odds cool further as attention now switches to Thursday’s PPI numbers. Bitcoin is eroding $63,000 support, the latest market analysis warns. … Read more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has sued a Florida crypto trading firm and its chief executive, alleging they ran a Ponzi scheme that took in at least $397 million from about 1,600 customers and spent it on fake payouts and personal luxuries. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of … Read more
A group of cryptocurrency companies has urged frontier artificial intelligence (AI) labs to give Bitcoin developers early access to their most capable models. The letter, published by the Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI) on Monday, said many digital asset defenders, including Bitcoin Core developers, lack access to lab cyber programs and can be blocked by guardrails … Read more
The long-awaited crypto Clarity Act has stalled and is due a September vote but regulators are ready to step in to advance crypto rules regardless, according to reports. Bloomberg reported Tuesday that the Securities and Exchange Commission was preparing to roll out this week initiatives to help the crypto industry. The regulator has said that … Read more
Something big just happened in the crypto world. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a major lawsuit. They are accusing a very large cryptocurrency company of serious fraud. This could impact billions of dollars and shake up the entire market. This news broke earlier today, Wednesday, August 12, 2026. The company in … Read more
Itaú, Latin America’s largest private sector bank, has partnered with digital asset infrastructure provider OpenAssets to participate in an industry-led pilot testing the tokenization of fixed-income securities and investment funds in Brazil. The initiative is led by the Brazilian Financial and Capital Markets Association (ANBIMA), which is testing the issuance, trading and settlement of capital … Read more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed separate civil lawsuits against Goliath Ventures and founder Christopher Delgado over an alleged crypto Ponzi scheme that raised about $400 million. The SEC said Goliath raised at least $425 million from more than 1,300 investors through an unregistered securities offering. Investors … Read more
Strategy’s U.S. dollar reserve has reached $4.65 billion, up from $3.75 billion two weeks earlier. It has also sold almost 7,000 BTC since late June 2026. Many are wondering why a company built around accumulating Bitcoin would choose to hold billions of dollars in fiat. More importantly, should other Bitcoin businesses do the same? Strategy … Read more
Russia’s central bank has approved Bitcoin trading for the public on the country’s crypto exchanges, according to reports. Citing the Bank of Russia’s Telegram channel, news agency Tass reported that the central bank capped cryptocurrency purchases for retail investors at 300,000 rubles ($3,632) per year. The news comes as Russia moves fast in regulating the … Read more