Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) has expanded its partnership with Bitpanda Enterprise to establish a group-wide digital asset framework across its Central and Eastern European banking network.
Speaking at the US Treasury Market Conference, CFTC Chair Michael Selig outlined how real-world asset tokenization and 24/7 trading could reshape financial infrastructure.
BlackRock's 2026 update highlights the convergence of AI and crypto, positioning blockchains as machine-native settlement infrastructure for autonomous software agents.
Arthur Hayes suggests that weaker demand for AI compute could stress debt markets and insurers, ultimately driving dollar liquidity that benefits Bitcoin.
Bitcoin has cleared $85,000 following renewed spot ETF buying and short liquidations, putting $87,000 and $90,000 in view despite caution from macro headwind and exchange net inflows.
Elon Musk’s X has partnered with major crypto exchanges and traditional brokerages to connect social financial chatter on its timeline with direct trading access via Smart Cashtags.
Saudi Arabia has formally ended its participation in mBridge, a multi-central bank digital currency platform, following the completion of a scheduled proof of concept, amid persistent geopolitical scrutiny over dollar-alternative payment rails.
Bitcoin touched $85,000 for the first time since January after a 24-hour rally forced more than $648 million in short liquidations, lifting broader cryptocurrency markets alongside surging global risk assets.
The European Central Bank has launched Pontes, enabling financial institutions to settle tokenized wholesale asset transactions directly in central bank euros.
Vietnam expects its first licensed crypto asset service providers to begin operating in 2026 under a five-year pilot legal framework, as local regulators partner with European authorities to build a comprehensive market supervision mechanism.
The Ethereum Foundation has committed to achieving Layer 1 post-quantum security across execution, consensus, and data availability by December 2029.
Following the procedural failure of the federal Clarity Act in the Senate, the CFTC submitted a comprehensive rulemaking package to OIRA, signaling a push to establish a crypto market structure using existing statutory powers.
Weekly global NFT sales volume contracted to $37.54 million despite a massive surge in unique wallet participation, driven by a sharp pullback in Bitcoin-based NFT trading and falling total transaction counts.
Bitcoin has recovered sharply from weekly lows, pushing past $81,000 behind a wave of short liquidations. However, analysts warn that the rally must clear key resistance at $83,000 to confirm a macro bottom.
According to a new report from Galaxy Research, the 31% quarter-over-quarter surge in capital was primarily driven by later-stage financings, even as fund managers faced a challenging fundraising environment for new venture funds.