Gauntlet closes a $125M Series C solely from Japan's SBI Holdings — its largest raise ever — signalling aggressive Japanese institutional capital deployment into U.S. DeFi infrastructure.
INTERPOL's Operation First Light 2026 netted 5,811 arrests across 97 countries and seized $293M in illicit assets, including intercepted crypto transfers — up 47% on 2024.
Labour MPs have tabled amendments to permanently ban crypto political donations in the UK, escalating a campaign amid the Reform UK funding row over Nigel Farage's Tether-linked gift.
SWIFT has launched a live blockchain-based shared ledger with 17 banks across six continents piloting tokenized deposit cross-border payments in real time.
Operation First Light, Interpol's 97-country sweep, netted 5,811 arrests and $293M — including a single Thai suspect's wallet that processed $123M in romance-scam proceeds.
Tokenized stock transfers surged 105% to $8.41B in 30 days, per RWA.xyz data, as Solana emerges as key infrastructure and TradFi institutions accelerate onchain equity.
Senator Ron Wyden urges Senate leaders to preserve Section 604 of the CLARITY Act, warning that stripping the BRCA provision would expose non-custodial developers to federal liability.
CleanSpark's June filing reveals 1,719 of its 13,924 BTC — about 12% — are pledged as collateral, exposing a hidden liquidity gap in public miner reserve reporting.
Bull Bitcoin has filed a legal challenge at France's Conseil d'État to annul the DAC8 crypto-reporting decree, arguing it creates a data breach risk for holders.
Mark Cuban-backed DeFi dashboard Zapper is winding down after nearly seven years, 2M monthly users, and $13B in processed transactions.
