Justin Sun secured a partial procedural victory in his legal battle against World Liberty Financial on August 20. A California federal judge apparently decided to allow Sun’s personal claims to proceed in court. This came after World Liberty had filed a motion to transfer the lawsuit to arbitration and put
Solana’s ecosystem is undergoing a major infrastructure shakeup. Flowra, a blockchain infrastructure company has launched a new block-building system for Solana called the Open Orderflow Auction (OOA), which is designed to create more competition around transaction ordering and give validators a larger share of the value generated by MEV. Right
In light of an unexplained incident, MANTRA Chain has decided to suspend all network operations until the investigation is concluded. The suspension commenced on August 21 and paused all operations on public endpoints, validators, bridge services, and transactions within the network. While MANTRA Chain’s official status page announced the suspension
Bybit, the world’s second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has launched a new campaign built around the growing interest in artificial intelligence and its expansion into traditional financial markets. Called “Build Your AI Future City,” the campaign runs from August 20 to September 20 and features six companies linked to
South Korea has officially stated that its crypto tax will include taxable income generated by means of individual wallets and foreign exchanges as of January 1, 2027. According to the Ministry of Economy and Finance and NTS it doesn’t matter where the asset is located or how it is stored.
KuCoin has secured ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification for its Artificial Intelligence Management System (AIMS), marking a new step in the cryptocurrency exchange’s efforts to strengthen how artificial intelligence is managed across its global platform. As AI becomes more common in financial services, exchanges are increasingly using the technology for areas such
Coinbase is enhancing Base App’s trading functionalities with the inclusion of perpetual futures via Hyperliquid. Qualified customers will be able to use over 290 markets for perpetuals that include Bitcoin, Ethereum, tokenized stocks, and commodity trading. The product features leverage of up to 50x for specific assets, while Hyperliquid is
Nexo is expanding its presence in Australia with the launch of new crypto-backed Credit Lines, following its appointment as a Credit Representative under Australia’s consumer credit framework. The new service allows eligible Australian clients to borrow money using their digital assets as collateral, meaning they can access liquidity without having
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev notes that markets globally are now entering the early stages of what will become a tokenization supercycle. According to The Kobeissi Letter, on-chain tokenized equity trading amounted to $9 billion in 2026, growing by over 207% quarter-over-quarter and 800% year-to-date. “Tokenization does not mean listing securities
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has formally proposed “Regulation Crypto Assets”, a tailored framework that would create clear pathways for crypto projects to raise capital under federal securities laws without going through the full SEC registration process. Moreover, the SEC Chairman Paul Atkins framed the proposal directly: the
