South Korea’s Biggest Bank Taps JPMorgan Blockchain for Trade Payments
KB Kookmin Bank will launch dollar trade payments on JPMorgan's Kinexys blockchain in August, covering 10 countries.…
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CFTC issues second warning to prediction markets on cookie-cutter self-certifications
For the second time this year, the regulator told prediction markets to stop issuing overly broad, template-style certif…
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Russia’s Sberbank to launch crypto trading infrastructure this year
Russia’s biggest bank plans to create cryptocurrency trading infrastructure by Dec. 1 as the country is set to establi…
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Mira Murati’s Inkling AI Model Review: Best Open-Source Model in the West
After two years of silence from Thinking Machines Lab, Murati's debut model is out and on OpenRouter. The MCP score is g…
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U.S. regulator warns prediction markets against cutting corners in event contracts
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission again issued an advisory that signals firms have been straying into cookie-cutt…
Robinhood Bets on 3 Crypto Sectors as Blockchain Fees Hit $25 Million
Robinhood Chain ranks 3rd by weekly app fees at $25M as meme coins, RWAs and a new prediction markets push converge.…
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KB Kookmin Bank launches cross-border payment service on JPMorgan’s Kinexys blockchain
KB Kookmin's adoption of Kinexys could accelerate blockchain integration in traditional banking, enhancing global transa…
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South Korea’s largest bank to launch payment service on JPMorgan’s Kinexys
KB Kookmin Bank will use JPMorgan’s blockchain platform to support US dollar cross-border payments for import and expo…
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Europe's high regulatory bar could spark new crypto industry M&A wave
As MiCA beds in and the U.K. finalizes its crypto framework, stringent regulation could spur mergers, acquisitions and c…
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Shiba Inu surges 36% as South Korean traders fuel mystery rally
The rally has no announcement behind it, other dog tokens haven't matched it, and Korean venues are carrying the volume.…
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BitMart to wind down exchange, end trading by Aug. 26
Crypto exchange BitMart said it will wind down operations after its BMX token plunged and users reported withdrawal dela…
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Crypto exchange BitMart to shut down after nine years, BMX token crashes 58%
Users have a month to close trades and six months to withdraw funds, and the exchange gave no specific reason for the cl…
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Binance ‘red teams’ its own staff every month to keep hackers out
Binance regularly tests its employees for security hygiene, as social engineering is becoming a major source of industry…
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Secure electronic voting system based on blockchain with dilithium authentication and zero-knowledge proof verification
Scientific Reports - Secure electronic voting system based on blockchain with dilithium authentication and zero-knowledg…
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Robinhood in talks with Crypto.com over prediction markets: WSJ
While prediction market companies in the US continue to face legal battles between state and federal authorities, Robinh…
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Russia’s largest bank Sberbank plans crypto trading infrastructure by December
New regulations for crypto trading, custody, and settlement in Russia take effect Sept. 1, with requirements for license…
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BNB Chain takes its consensus speed upgrades to Stanford’s Science of Blockchain Conference
BNB Chain presents a case study at Stanford's SBC 2026 showing how BSC reduced finality from 45 seconds to sub-second th…
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Wise to resubmit US bank charter application under GENIUS Act
The OCC denied the UK company’s application this week citing AML/CFT risks, despite approving similar charters for dig…
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North Korea arrests hackers accused of laundering stolen funds from country's bank via crypto
The group allegedly breached Central Bank systems, converted crypto to cash via Chinese brokers, and used small transfer…
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What Is an AI Kill Switch and Why Do US Lawmakers Want One?
The AI Kill Switch Act would let Homeland Security order frontier AI throttled or shut down, with fines up to $20 millio…
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Tron Blockchain Crypto Future: Why More Users Are Choosing Other Networks Instead
Tron blockchain remains one of the busiest crypto networks in the world, but its future is becoming harder to read. TRON…
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North Korea arrests bank hacking ring tied to crypto laundering: Report
South Korean Daily NK reported that North Korea arrested former state cyber operators accused of hacking two state banks…
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Democratizing weather derivatives through tokenization could be crypto's most important real-world use case
Main Street, which faces the most significant climate-related financial risk, currently lacks an avenue to hedge weather…
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Fidelity joins push for Senate passage of CLARITY Act
Fidelity called on the US Senate to pass the CLARITY Act, joining industry groups and crypto firms pushing for market st…