Two-developer NFT gacha protocol Fake World Assets hit $1.6M in daily fees on July 25, overtaking Solana's Collector Crypt and ranking second only to Sky on Ethereum.
Russia's FSB formally charges Telegram founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorism and issues an international arrest warrant over alleged Ukrainian intelligence use of the platform.
South Korea's FSC is building a sweeping stablecoin and exchange bill while the opposition pushes to abolish the 22% crypto income tax before its 2027 start date.
Ionic Digital (IOND), born from Celsius Network's bankruptcy, closed its Nasdaq direct listing debut at $62.90 — a 26% pop valuing the Bitcoin miner-turned-AI infrastructure play at ~$2.8B.
TradeXYZ pledges to reimburse $57M in liquidations after an 18.7% SK Hynix flash crash on Hyperliquid caused by a single bad Korean pre-market oracle price.
ABN AMRO, DekaBank, Natixis CIB and KfW are among ten European banks launching RL1, a member-owned permissioned blockchain cooperative built on SWIAT infrastructure.
Total crypto market cap edges up 0.95% to $2.27T but Fear & Greed holds at 29 and Bitcoin posts a 3.9% weekly loss. Full market wrap with BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP.
Binance co-founder CZ called for ASEAN-wide crypto license passporting at the Manila Tech Summit 2026, labelling the barrier 'a political problem' — but no framework exists yet.
Emirates Airline signs an MoU with Crypto.com to integrate crypto payments for flights and in-flight purchases — making it the world's largest airline to formally pursue Bitcoin and Ethereum acceptance.
SEC Chairman Paul Atkins declared he is 'committed' to advancing the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, saying only legislation can future-proof crypto markets.
