The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a new warning to prediction market businesses about how they submit event contracts for regulatory review. The notice applies to a growing market that includes companies such as Kalshi, Coinbase, Polymarket and Crypto.com.…
Will Samsung Wallet bring stablecoin support to phones?
Samsung Wallet is set to gain native stablecoin support as Samsung expands the app beyond payment cards, IDs, hotel keys, cash, and savings. At Galaxy Unpacked in London on July 22, the company presented stablecoins as part of a broader…
Will EU crypto sanctions expand against Russia’s A7 network?
The latest EU crypto sanctions widen the bloc’s pressure on Russia by adding new designations connected to the cross-border A7 network and expanding restrictions on crypto service providers located outside the country. The move follows earlier warnings from the EU…
DOJ Seizes $25M in Crypto From Five Fraud Networks in One Day
The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the Secret Service Washington Field Office announced on July 21, 2026 that five separate cryptocurrency fraud investigations have resulted in the seizure of more than $25 million in digital assets.…
Datavault AI Gets a USPTO Patent Allowance to Put Naked Short Selling on a Blockchain. Here Is What That Actually Means
The United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a Notice of Allowance on July 1, 2026, allowing all 24 pending claims in US Patent Application No. 19/445,241, filed by Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ: DVLT) on January 9, 2026. The application…
Will Belarus crypto ban affect EU crypto firms in August?
The Belarus crypto ban will broaden European Union sanctions affecting participation in crypto businesses regulated under the Markets in Crypto-Assets framework. From Aug. 25, Belarusian nationals and natural persons residing in Belarus will be prohibited from directly or indirectly owning or…
Why did India order the Bitchat takedown from GitHub?
India has moved against Bitchat by ordering GitHub to disable repositories tied to Jack Dorsey’s offline messaging app as protests in Delhi continued amid repeated internet shutdowns. The directive came from the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, which said the…
Clarity Act could restrict Trump token ties through 2029
A new Clarity Act draft has emerged as Senate leaders prepare for a final push to advance a long-debated cryptocurrency market structure bill before the summer recess. The latest text includes temporary ethics restrictions covering the president, vice president and…
Could DeFi vaults face SEC rules under securities law?
DeFi vaults drew fresh regulatory attention after SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce said some products in the sector, together with certain onchain lending strategies, may fall within federal securities laws. Her statement focused on how these products are structured, managed and…
Midnight NIGHT Token Wanchain Hack: $13M, 515M Tokens, Hoskinson’s ZK Response
A vulnerability in the TreasuryCheck validator of Wanchain’s Cardano-to-BNB Chain bridge allowed an attacker to drain 515.2 million NIGHT tokens between 14:46 and 14:55 UTC on July 20, 2026. Eight minutes. Four transactions. Roughly $13 million in token value. The…
$763M Stolen in Q2 2026. 88% Came From Keys, Not Code. The Hacken Report Explains Why
The headline number from Hacken’s Q2 2026 Security and Compliance Report is $763,971,791 stolen across…
Vitalik Buterin Unveils Kohaku: The Game-Changing Privacy Framework Revolutionizing Ethereum Wallets in 2025-2026
Buenos Aires, Argentina – In a highly anticipated keynote at Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress 2 on…
