U.S. President Donald Trump issued executive orders to improve America’s preparedness for quantum computing advancements in the future. These orders set up strict timelines for federal agencies to upgrade their cryptographic technologies to quantum-resistant technologies. By virtue of Executive Order 14409, the federal agencies will need to enhance certain important
Fed chair Kevin Warsh is going to assess the bank’s monetary policy before the House Financial Services Committee. The hearing is set for July 14, and only weeks remain till the meeting of the FOMC. Warsh will provide his first assessment of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy before Congress during
The Bank of England announced the final framework for regulating stablecoins and drafted new regulations following extensive consultation with the industry. The new framework is less stringent than previous iterations as per industry concerns about limiting growth in the UK’s nascent stablecoin market. Proposed holding limits that would have prevented
Attackers stole $1.7 million in the most recent decentralized finance heist this month using an exploit on one of the network’s bridge protocols; Taiko, an Ethereum layer-2 blockchain, has now asked its users to remove assets from the network’s bridges. On Monday, the layer-2 blockchain brought to light a vulnerability
The Altura Web3 gaming platform intends to shut down its Infinity Vault due to huge investor withdrawals. Investors withdrew approximately $8.5 million from the vault in a single day. With the fast flow of money, the total amount of money left in the vault was about $3.9 million. After the
The South Korea’s Toss Bank and Solana Foundation have collaborated on a proof-of-concept program that focuses on cross-border remittances. The goal of this proof of concept is to understand if there is an opportunity to use blockchain technology for faster and more efficient cross-border payments. Toss Bank will see whether
The Philippine SEC has increased its focus on tokenization due to the growing interest in blockchain financial products. The regulators are currently making use of StratBox to test new digital asset services in a regulated way. During the Philippine Blockchain Week 2026, the SEC Commissioner feels confident that tokenized assets
Today, Real Finance made the announcement that they would be launching the REAL Competition, which is a community rewards campaign that is intended to encourage involvement within the Ethereum ecosystem. The top competitors in the tournament will be eligible to receive up to $20,000 in USDC rewards, and there will also
South Korea plans on including fintech companies in the new licensing framework for virtual asset transfers, which is due to be introduced in December. This follows the introduction of a six-month grace period into the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act amendment. The concerned government made this announcement to the local media.
In February 2026, Microsoft Threat Intelligence and Microsoft Defender Experts found a crypto clipper attack. This was a campaign that was constructed on Windows. The malware exploits cryptocurrency holders through clipboard hijacking and searches for sensitive wallet information. These were reported by Microsoft through their blog. Attackers primarily spread this
