Alex Mashinsky gets lifetime crypto ban in New York settlement
Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky has agreed to a lifetime ban from the cryptocurrency, securities, and commodities industries under a New York settlement carrying up to $35 million in conditional payments. Summary The New York agreement ties $35 million in…
Ethereum News: Glamsterdam Test Leaves Validator Strain Unresolved
In Ethereum news today, the Glamsterdam upgrade has raised Sepolia’s tested block-gas limit from about 60 million to nearly 200 million, giving the network more room to process activity before users compete for block space. But this is a public-testnet…
Binance to Restrict 8 Services and Delist 22 Tokens in Brazil
The product restrictions are regulatory changes, while existing token balances will remain in customer accounts after the delisting. Binance will restrict eight products and services and delist 22 tokens for users in Brazil from October 27 as it restructures…
GRAM rises 9% as Telegram expands Money wallet access
GRAM has risen 9% to $1.56 as Telegram has expanded access to Money, its non-custodial wallet for token transfers and collectible purchases. Summary Money appears inside Telegram after a user receives a transfer, according to Walt’s announcement. Users can store…
Solana Sets Monthly Record as Stablecoin Volume Hits $650B
Despite Solana’s record-breaking February, Ethereum still leads in cumulative stablecoin transaction volume at around $52 trillion. The Solana blockchain processed about $650 billion in stablecoin transactions in February 2026, setting a new monthly record, according to The Kobeissi Letter….
Only These 3 Cryptocurrencies Will Survive the Next Decade, Says Analyst
“Understand what you’re buying and understand that this is not the stock market,” he urged. Lark Davis – one of the most popular crypto analysts on X – predicted that almost all digital assets we see today would sooner…
XRP Gets Major Adoption Boost From Solana as Price Gains Momentum
The announcement came just as both underlying assets experienced substantial price rebounds over the past 24 hours. Just a couple of days after a cryptic tweet on X containing XRP’s logo, the official channel behind the Solana ecosystem announced…
Traders Made a Fortune With 2 Different ASTEROID Tokens
Many industry commentators believe one of the tokens was dumped by a developer or another insider. The past few days have seen the rise of numerous altcoins, posting mind-blowing gains. Many of them were among the not-so-popular cohort, but…
BSP Urges Banks to Strengthen Cybersecurity Against AI-Powered Cyberattacks
Build, Regulate, Navigate. Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has urged financial institutions to overhaul their cybersecurity frameworks to counter the threat of…
XRP price drops to $1.08 as ETF outflows and whale demand fade
XRP traded at $1.08 on July 13 after losing 1.09% over 24 hours and 5.48% across seven days. Summary XRP trades near $1.08 as whale transfers and institutional fund demand weaken across the market. Transactions above $1 million fell sharply,…
Blackrock’s Tokenized Funds Hit $2.93B Onchain as Ethereum Leads With $1.1B
Key Takeaways Blackrock’s tokenized funds hold $2.93B onchain, led by Ethereum at $1.1B. Moody’s rated the $2.58B BUIDL fund AAA-mf in 2026, its top grade for a tokenized money market product. Blackrock filed with the SEC on May 8 for…
SEC Lifts Five-Year Moratorium on New Online Lending Platforms
Build, Regulate, Navigate. Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it will officially lift its nearly five-year moratorium on new online lending platforms…
Is Saylor’s leveraged Bitcoin play hurting the market?
Ross Gerber has renewed his criticism of Strategy founder Michael Saylor, saying the company’s financing model is hurting Bitcoin. Summary Gerber says Strategy’s leveraged Bitcoin model creates selling pressure instead of lasting value for investors. Strategy sold Bitcoin to fund…
Cambridge Report Reveals Ethereum’s Energy Consumption Dropped 99.98% Post-Merge
Key Takeaways Cambridge released a report detailing Ethereum’s massive energy efficiency gains following the 2022 Merge. The network’s annual power demand dropped to 7.87 GWh, causing total emissions to plummet by nearly 99.98%. Ethereum now consumes a tiny fraction of…
Which AI Sees the Biggest Rally and Why?
Is a new all-time high possible this year? Some AIs believe so. It’s that time of the week again, the weekend, in which the regular reader and investor might want to explore something lighter, fun, and more optimistic. In…
Hedera-Based Bonzo Lend Loses $9 Million in Oracle Exploit
Bonzo Lend, a lending protocol on the Hedera mainnet, has paused operations following an oracle exploit on July 11, 2026, resulting in an estimated loss of $9 million. Bonzo stated that the incident stemmed from the verification layer of a…
Lawson to test JPYC in Japan’s first POS-linked stablecoin trial
Japanese convenience store operator Lawson will test payments with the yen-denominated JPYC stablecoin in early August. Summary Lawson will connect JPYC payments directly to its POS system during a single-store Tokyo trial. Customers will scan mobile wallet barcodes, while HashPort…
Thailand Implements Strict New Checks on High-Volume Stablecoin Trades
Key Takeaways Thailand’s bank set up checks to flag USDT transactions, restricting evasion of compliance measures. New source-of-funds rules cut large cash withdrawals by 35%, boosting the national electronic economy. Authorities restricted abnormal gold bullion buying, dropping monthly volumes to…