Russia's central bank published draft crypto trading rules Monday, capping retail purchases at 300,000 rubles (~$3,820/yr) and integrating digital assets into its securities framework ahead of a September 1, 2026 launch.
Senate Republicans demand an immediate CLARITY Act floor vote. McCormick and White House adviser Patrick Witt warn Democrats will be put on record as crypto markets trade in Fear.
Ondo Finance has abandoned its layer-1 blockchain plans, launching the Ondo Network — an offchain execution layer built on secure hardware enclaves with onchain settlement.
Zimbabwe's Securities and Exchange Commission approved seven fintech projects for its regulatory sandbox, with four focused on tokenizing assets and securities.
Hong Kong's HKMA has launched a Quantum Preparedness Index and given banks until 2030 to become quantum-secure, directly tied to the city's tokenized-finance push.
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking Minnesota's first-in-the-nation prediction market ban, finding federal law likely preempts the state felony statute.
Microsoft's MDASH multi-agent system scored 88.45% on CyberGym, outpacing Claude Mythos and GPT-5.5 while claiming half the cost of its prior setup.
AscendEX, BitMEX, and BitMart have all announced shutdowns within two weeks. What the cluster of CEX closures means for crypto consolidation and Hyperliquid.
Total crypto market cap drops 2.82% to $2.25T as the Fear & Greed Index hits 29. HYPE leads 24h losses at -5.9%, while BTC holds above $63K with 56.3% dominance.
Lido's Curated Module v2 migrates 8M+ staked ETH to a bond-backed operator model, potentially cutting Ethereum's total validator count by roughly one-third.
