XLM's volume just exploded, and it's not one thing
@StellarOrg's 24-hour trading volume surged roughly 275% to near $860 million this week, with the token's native asset climbing to around $0.185. The move is difficult to pin on any single ev
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Hong Kong just banned SMS logins for crypto platforms
Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has ordered licensed crypto exchanges and online brokers to stop using one-time passwords (OTPs) for client logins, in one of the most dire
Your dormant crypto could be claimed by the state, and sold
A growing legal risk most crypto holders are not aware of A quiet but significant legal shift is underway across the United States. According to an analysis by law firm Eversheds Sutherland,
Sony enters U.S. stablecoin market with conditional OCC approval for Trust Bank
Sony has reportedly secured conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish a trust bank focused on stablecoin operations, marking the electronics an
Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS) Reports Total Holdings of Approximately $397 Million, Includes OpenAI, Beast Industries, More Than 16,000 ET...
Eightco treasury composition as of July 8, 2026: $90M OpenAI equity (indirect), $18M Beast Industries equity, 16,278 ETH, 283 million WLD holdings, and $149M cash and equivalents, totaling ap
Coinbase chief legal officer to transition to advisory role on July 31
Paul Grewal, who has served as Coinbase’s chief legal officer since 2020, announced that he would transition to an advisory role at the exchange starting on July 31. In a Thursday X thread an
Circle faces July 18 GENIUS Act test as CRCL stock risks fresh slide
Circle stock has remained under pressure ahead of the July 18 deadline for U.S. regulators to publish implementation rules for the GENIUS Act, while technical indicators continue to point to
Nexo launches crypto card in Argentina as Latin America push grows
Nexo launched the Nexo Card in Argentina, giving eligible users a way to spend digital assets or borrow against them through one product. The card supports debit mode for direct spending and
Google bans Chrome prediction market extensions amid Kalshi battle
Google has updated its Chrome Web Store rules to prohibit prediction market extensions that facilitate real-money transactions, with enforcement set to begin on Aug. 1, 2026. Summary Google w
Tokenized equities surge 105% as Wall Street joins the race
Tokenized stock transfers rose 105% over the past month to $8.41 billion, according to RWA.xyz data cited in market reports. The jump shows faster activity in on-chain equity markets as crypt
Plume puts Bitwise and Invesco funds inside Binance Wallet
Binance Wallet has added Plume’s institutional yield vault, nBASIS, giving users on-chain access to tokenized fund products tied to Bitwise and Invesco. The rollout brings real-world asset yi
Senator Ron Wyden urges Congress to keep developer protections in CLARITY Act
Sen. Ron Wyden has urged Senate leaders to keep legal protections for non-custodial blockchain developers in the CLARITY Act as negotiations over the crypto market structure bill continue. Su