SoftBank eyes buying ex-Sony payments firm to boost settlements business Read the full story at Nikkei Asia →

The vast majority of the activity was concentrated in BlackRock’s IBIT product accounting for nearly $415 million of the outflows. Read the full story at…

The selling reversed a seven-day, $1 billion inflow streak, with analysts blaming renewed U.S.-Iran tensions and Fed rate-hike fears. Read the full story at Decrypt…

The stablecoin payments company said client funds were unaffected and that the financial impact would be absorbed through its treasury reserves. Read the full story…

Despite support from Goldman Sachs, Fidelity and law enforcement bodies, the Clarity Act’s chances dim. BitMEX to close as crypto consolidates into five big players.…

Russia’s biggest bank plans to create cryptocurrency trading infrastructure by Dec. 1 as the country is set to establish rules for market participants while allowing…

KB Kookmin Bank will use JPMorgan’s blockchain platform to support US dollar cross-border payments for import and export businesses across 10 countries. Read Full Story…

Chainlink drew more than $7 billion of token value onto its cross-chain infrastructure in the second quarter as institutional adoption accelerated, according to its second-quarter…

Issuer, chain, custody, redemption, market and launch choices will determine whether Wallet becomes a native transaction route or a narrower integration. The post Samsung Wallet…

New regulations for crypto trading, custody, and settlement in Russia take effect Sept. 1, with requirements for licensed intermediaries applying from July 2027. Read Full…