BlockShoals Technologies Inc. has been authorized by the Philippine SEC to undertake product testing through the Strategic Sandbox program. This move was triggered by BlockShoals completing further regulatory requirements after being cleared under the StratBox program in November 2025. The Binance co-founder He Yi announced the news through social media,
Senator Cynthia Lummis fiercely rebutted Senator Elizabeth Warren over her criticism of the Clarity Act regarding possible loopholes for illicit cryptocurrency activity. The exchange shows the current polarization in Congress, where lawmakers are still debating legislation related to digital assets before the end of the August recess. Those who support
Robinhood revealed multiple blockchain developments at its London event, highlighting the latest progress in decentralized finance, tokenization, and global expansion. Specifically, Robinhood officially launched its own Robinhood Chain blockchain powered by Arbitrum technology. This is to provide blockchain solutions for decentralized apps and real-life assets. Robinhood Chain mainnet is live.
CertiK, the leading Web3 security firm, today announced the introduction of CertiK Hunt, an invite-only platform linking top security researchers with Web3 projects. Through CertiK Hunt, projects may create bug bounty programs, audit contests, and AI challenges, with further capabilities planned in future iterations. CertiK Hunt is purposely exclusive, enabling only
Binance reassures EU customers now that Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation officially went into full effect in the region. Binance revealed that customers’ assets are still insured on a 1-to-1 basis, and withdrawal is possible without interruption. Richard Teng, Chief Executive Officer, reiterated the same message, stating how the company is
Nearly 1,700 UK cryptocurrency investors have taken legal action in the UK High Court against Binance and its co-founder, Changpeng Zhao, in a lawsuit worth more than £150 million, or roughly $200 million. The claimants’ law firm, KP Law, contends that Binance made available unregulated leveraged tokens, futures, and options
GoMining is announcing the GoBTC Pay Gen1 SDK and API, allowing merchants, wallet providers, and ecosystem partners to integrate Bitcoin payments into real-world products and services. The introduction represents the next step of GoBTC Pay, GoMining’s layer 1 Bitcoin payment technology intended to facilitate quick, non-custodial Bitcoin transactions. The Gen1
REAL, the institutional infrastructure for compliant real-world asset tokenization, today introduced a new confidential execution layer to serve regulated financial institutions working onchain. The layer, built with ZKsync’s Prividium technology, operates in parallel to REAL’s public network allowing institutions privacy controls over positions, allocations, and counterparty data, without affecting public
The European Union has approved 244 crypto licenses through the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation as implementation nears the end of its transition period. The data from ESMA’s interim MiCA register reveals Germany and France as the top jurisdictions in terms of licensing. Germany has granted authorization to 57 crypto-asset service
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission managed to secure a major victory in court against NanoBit. The SEC secured the judgment after investigating a long-term cryptocurrency fraud. The judgment follows a long-running case concerning fraudulent cryptocurrency trading schemes operated by NanoBit. The judgment by the United States District Court
