SEC Small Business Advisory Committee to Explore Modernizing Market Access
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee announced that it will hold a meeting on Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at…
Crypto exchange Kraken is trying to become a bank in Europe
Kraken's focus is on Lithuania as the jurisdiction to secure the license, according to a person familiar with the plans. Source：CoinDesk
EDX Markets raises $76 million in funding round led by SBI Holdings
EDX’s model targets institutional clients by separating trading from custody through a central clearinghouse to minimize counterparty risk. Source：CoinDesk
Coinbase secures UK authorization to offer traditional investments alongside crypto
The license allows institutional traders to access perpetual futures and gives U.K. retail customers the ability to trade equities to begin with.…
Yield Guild Games cuts 35 staff, shuts game publisher to focus on AI
Yield Guild Games said tough crypto and video game market conditions mean its YGG Play business is no longer commercially sustainable. Source：Cointelegraph
Xbox’s CEO says the business is ‘not healthy’ as it prepares for 3,200 layoffs
With shares down 20% this year, Microsoft joins peers like Meta and Oracle in using layoffs to offset rising costs of the AI race Source：MarketWatch
Securitize eyes acquisitions with $400 million war chest after going public, CEO says
Following its NYSE debut, Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo said the firm wants to expand its institutional tokenization platform rather than buy competitors.…
Russia's largest bank plans crypto wallet launch as Moscow clears market path
Services will integrate into "Sberbank Online" and "SberInvestments" once the "On Digital Currency and Digital Rights" bill takes effect in September.…
Ripple's preliminary crypto asset provider license in Luxembourg upgraded to fully compliant
The approval means Ripple is now fully MiCAcompliant for payments, financial institutions, corporates and businesses across all 30 European Economic Area…
Coinbase AI draws backlash after pushing World Cup result before kickoff
CEO Brian Armstrong investigated, and the firm said it made updates to prevent future AIgenerated inaccuracies. Source：CoinDesk
Banks have stopped asking if stablecoins belong in finance, now they're considering how
Financial institutions are racing to become the secure gateways for stablecoins as digital asset volume is projected to explode by 2030. Source：CoinDesk
Tokenization's next use case is personalized portfolios, NYLIM executive says
Thomas Sy, head of multiasset solutions at the $800million asset manager, says blockchain can enable complex portfolio construction that's not yet possible in…