People can now pay with Bitcoin to buy flights from Dubai-based airline Emirates. Working with Crypto.com, Emirates said Tuesday the customers now have the option to book flights using the crypto exchange’s payment feature. Crypto.com and Emirates last year announced they would work together. Emirates’ Deputy President and Chief Commercial Officer Adnan Kazim said the … Read more
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins has thrown support behind the long-awaited crypto market structure bill. Writing on X Tuesday, the chief of Wall Street’s biggest regulator said that he was “committed to supporting Congress in advancing” the bill. A number of lawmakers are hoping the Clarity Act gets passed before Congress departs for … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) hit ten-day lows at Tuesday’s Wall Street open as BTC price action followed a US stocks sell-off. Key points: Bitcoin price action reacts to contagion from an Asia stocks sell-off as it hits US markets. Chip makers are at the epicenter of the reversal with South Korea’s KOSPI Index closing the day down … Read more
Blockchain security company AmericanFortress has unveiled a cryptographic scheme that it says could protect existing cryptocurrency wallets from future quantum attacks without requiring users to move funds, rotate keys or change wallet addresses. Unlike most proposed post-quantum approaches, AmericanFortress said its scheme allows existing wallet addresses to remain unchanged while adding post-quantum protection. The company … Read more
Russia’s central bank on Monday published draft regulations for the trading of digital currencies. The Bank of Russia released the changes to its “organized trading” rules, including the term “digital currency” throughout. The new rules are for organizations like crypto exchanges, which now have to report digital assets into their existing systems for pricing, monitoring … Read more
Apple is facing a lawsuit from three customers who say they lost a combined $1.8 million after downloading a fake Bitcoin wallet app from the App Store. The complaint, filed Friday in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, alleges Apple failed to adequately review and monitor apps despite promoting the App … Read more
Lido, a liquid staking protocol that lets users earn Ethereum staking rewards through its stETH token, has launched an upgrade to its staking infrastructure that aims to improve validator efficiency and decentralization. The upgrade introduces Curated Module v2, which adds support for Ethereum’s 0x02 withdrawal credentials. The change allows validators to increase their effective balance … Read more
Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao backed crypto license passporting across ASEAN, arguing that firms regulated in one market should be able to enter others through a simplified approval process rather than applying from scratch. Speaking Tuesday during the “One ASEAN, One Digital Economy” fireside chat at the ASEAN Tech Summit Manila 2026, Zhao backed an … Read more
What Happened? The 5 Ws A major security flaw has been discovered in a popular Layer-2 scaling solution for Ethereum. This vulnerability could potentially expose millions of dollars in user funds to hackers. The issue was identified by independent security researchers late yesterday, July 27, 2026. The specific Layer-2 solution has not yet been named … Read more
Lawmakers are hoping to push through the crypto market structure bill this week but the Democrats are holding things back, according to Senator Dave McCormick. Speaking to Fox Business on Friday, the Republican senator said that a vote needs to happen now. “The Democrats are starting to think, ‘We don’t want to give it a … Read more