Zimbabwe admits seven fintech projects to regulatory sandbox
Sandbox participation permits supervised testing but does not guarantee full commercial registration.Zimbabwe’s securities regulator has admitted seven financial technology projects...
Day: 27 July 2026
Binance phishs its own staff monthly, India censors BitChat code: Asia Express
Binance has been phishing its own staff to get ahead of potential attacks. South Korean crypto volumes tank 89% —...
Hong Kong prepares banks for quantum threats amid tokenization push
The HKMA aims to make Hong Kong’s banking sector fully prepared for quantum-related security risks by 2030 as the city...
New York AG warns CLARITY Act could weaken state crypto enforcement
New York Attorney General Letitia James said the federal crypto market structure bill could restrict state regulators and urged Congress...
Kraken Parent Payward Acquires Magic Wallet, Adding Technology Behind 60M Wallets
Payward has agreed to acquire Magic Labs’ wallet-as-a-service business, adding embedded, non-custodial wallets to the infrastructure platform behind Kraken. The...
Brian Armstrong Says AI Agents Will Make Crypto More Important for Global Payments
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says artificial intelligence will strengthen crypto’s role rather than replace it. He expects autonomous agents to...
Franklin Templeton Joins Blackrock, Fidelity, Goldman Sachs in Backing CLARITY Act
Franklin Templeton has joined Blackrock, Fidelity, and Goldman Sachs in supporting the CLARITY Act, strengthening Wall Street’s push for federal...
Blackrock Backs the CLARITY Act — Congress Is Running Out of Time to Pass It
Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, backed the CLARITY Act as the Senate races against its legislative calendar, putting Wall...
Cross River to enable P2P payments, banking services for X Money
The banking-as-a-service provider will power X Money’s peer-to-peer payments, FDIC-insured accounts and Visa debit cards as the platform expands its...
Bitmine keeps buying Ether as ETH outperforms Bitcoin
The company added nearly 10,000 ETH over the past week, bringing its holdings to 5.79 million Ether, about 85% of...
Securitize Capital becomes SEC-registered investment adviser
The registration expands Securitize’s regulated platform for tokenized assets, adding investment advisory services to its institutional offering.Securitize Capital, a subsidiary...
Wise to resubmit US bank charter application under GENIUS Act
The OCC denied the UK company’s application this week citing AML/CFT risks, despite approving similar charters for digital asset companies...
Tether’s XAUt gold token receives Shariah certification to expand Islamic finance access
The certification could expand access to Tether’s gold-backed token among Islamic financial institutions and investors seeking Shariah-compliant exposure to physical...
Kraken parent Payward acquires Magic Labs’ wallet business
The deal brings wallet technology to Payward’s enterprise platform, potentially reducing the number of infrastructure providers businesses need to integrate...
FIFA Declared World Cup Clean Before Watchdog Logged 7 Integrity Notices
FIFA said its integrity task force found no suspicious betting or evidence of match manipulation across the 2026 World Cup....
