Circle has announced that its Arc blockchain will launch on the public mainnet on Sept. 16, with BlackRock, DTCC, Mastercard, Visa, Standard Chartered, and other global financial institutions serving as founding validators. Summary Circle has scheduled the public mainnet launch of its Arc blockchain for Sept. 16 with BlackRock, DTCC, Visa and other financial institutions…
The victim actually admitted that he received the bitcoin fortune through illicit activities. Eric Halem, a former Los Angeles Police Department officer with 13 years of experience, was sentenced for orchestrating a fake police raid that ended with the theft of $350,000 in BTC from a teenage crypto investor. Halem was sentenced to life…
The MiCA Crypto Alliance launched its MiCA CASP Tracker on Aug. 5, turning public authorisation data from the European Securities and Markets Authority into a searchable directory for crypto users, businesses and compliance teams. Summary MiCA Alliance launched a searchable tracker covering authorised crypto providers listed in ESMA’s official register. Users can filter firms by…
Senators have pushed to preserve state and tribal control over sports betting by seeking changes to the Clarity Act as Congress weighs federal crypto market legislation. Summary Tribal gaming leaders have urged Congress to clarify that sports prediction markets remain subject to state and tribal gaming laws. Senators discussed adding the proposed language to the…
Three Missouri men have pleaded not guilty to a federal charge tied to an alleged plan to steal Bitcoin through a home invasion in Connecticut. Summary Three Missouri men face a federal conspiracy charge over an alleged Connecticut Bitcoin robbery plan. Prosecutors say the group surveilled the intended target and his parents for two consecutive…
SpaceX has expanded its partnership with NVIDIA to power Starmind, a proposed network of orbital data centers designed to process artificial intelligence workloads in space. Summary SpaceX will use NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin platform for its planned Starmind satellite network. The company has requested FCC approval for up to one million orbital data-center satellites. NVIDIA says…
Four of the largest banks in the United States are building a shared network that will let corporate clients move tokenized deposits around the clock, seven days a week. The project, coordinated through The Clearing House, is targeting a first half 2027 launch. It is the clearest sign yet that Wall Street is no longer…
The latest rally has pushed AVAX into a major demand zone as Avalanche sees an increase in RWA activity and network developments. AVAX gained nearly 7% over the past 24 hours after briefly tapping $6.92 on Tuesday before pulling back to $6.79. The token is also up a little over 5% on the weekly…
US and UK financial regulators have expanded talks on stablecoins, tokenization and digital asset oversight as Washington begins implementing the GENIUS Act. Summary The 13th UK-US regulatory meeting took place in London on July 8. US officials briefed UK regulators on GENIUS Act implementation and crypto market structure. Both governments support one-to-one stablecoin backing and…
Recent on-chain data shows roughly 155,000 BTC moved into the $62,000 to $65,000 cost-basis range during the pullback. Bitcoin finished July on a strong note before losing momentum at the start of August with two straight daily closes below $63,000. The decline has raised fresh caution even as blockchain data points to steady buying…
