Infrastructure
Infrastructure

South Korea’s largest bank to launch payment service on JPMorgan’s Kinexys

South Korea’s largest lender will use JPMorgan’s blockchain platform to support US dollar cross-border payments for import and export businesses…
AI

Bitcoin is about to give miners a 16% lifeline, but $19 billion in AI deals is luring them away anyway

Bitcoin could lower mining difficulty by roughly 16% when its next adjustment arrives around July 26, handing the machines that…
Infrastructure

EU expands HTX crackdown as Russia-linked crypto network keeps shifting its financial rails

The European Union has sanctioned HTX, widening a Russia crackdown that has already affected counterparties beyond the exchange. The bloc…
Infrastructure

Russia’s largest bank Sberbank plans crypto trading infrastructure by December

New regulations for crypto trading, custody, and settlement in Russia take effect Sept. 1, with requirements for licensed intermediaries applying…
DeFi

Two Ethereum bridges lose $31.7M within hours as third protocol halts staking

About $31.69M in combined bridge losses and B²’s July 22 staking suspension reveal three distinct control failures. The post Two…
AI

Sam Altman-backed World Network secures $52.5 million in fresh funding to fight online AI deepfakes

The project is moving away from basic network expansion to focus entirely on integrating its biometric screening devices across enterprise…
Infrastructure

EU hits Russia with massive 21st sanctions package targeting $120B crypto network

The EU is considering a ban on third-country crypto services providers for the first time and is targeting 14 crypto…
Infrastructure

EU hits Russia with massive 21st sanctions package targeting $120B crypto network

The EU is considering a ban on third-country crypto services providers for the first time and is targeting 14 crypto…
AI

Coinbase lets businesses accept USDC payments from AI agents

The exchange also introduced AI trading tools and a developer kit as part of a broader push to build financial…
Infrastructure

BlackRock, Coinbase, Strategy Among Members of $15 Million Bitcoin Security Consortium

Nine institutional Bitcoin heavyweights formed the Bitcoin Security Consortium to fund developers working on the network’s long-term security, including post-quantum…