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Institutional

A 90% shareholder rebellion just forced this public company to dump its entire Bitcoin treasury at a crushing £39,984 per-coin loss

Shareholders approved liquidation and delisting, but the record time fixes participation, not payment or court approval. The post A 90%…
Jul 30, 2026
Infrastructure

Global banks test tokenized money for cross-border payments in $1 million BIS pilot

Twenty-eight banks, including JPMorgan, Citi and UBS, moved real money across borders in a live test of blockchain-based settlement. Read…
Jul 30, 2026
Payments

Cathie Wood's Ark Invest Sells Bitmine While Adding to Coinbase and Circle Holdings

Ark Invest sold shares of Bitmine, Robinhood, Bullish, and Block during Wednesday’s pullback in crypto equities, while continuing to add…
Jul 30, 2026
DeFi

Stablecoin firm Brale says new protocol can remove a major hurdle to scaling custom tokens

Today’s bridge model won’t scale as hundreds of companies issue their own stablecoins, fragmenting liquidity, Brale CEO Ben Milne said…
Jul 29, 2026
AI

Visa outlines stablecoin strategy during Q3 earnings call

Visa said it is investing across the stablecoin stack, highlighting OpenUSD, tokenized deposits and AI-powered commerce during the company’s third-quarter…
Jul 28, 2026
AI

Circle Buys Nearly 1,000 Blockchain Patents From IBM, Becoming the Largest U.S. Holder

The stablecoin issuer acquired more than 680 patent families from IBM for an undisclosed sum, strengthening its IP position across…
Jul 28, 2026
Markets

IMF warns Brazil’s stablecoin activity outpaces traditional capital flows

The IMF said Brazil’s stablecoin market has expanded rapidly since 2017, with cross-border crypto flows growing faster than traditional capital…
Jul 28, 2026
Infrastructure

Circle is arming USDC with 1,000 IBM patents to secure its grip on global banking rails

Circle has acquired nearly 1,000 IBM blockchain patents as the USD Coin (USDC) issuer pushes deeper into the infrastructure connecting…
Jul 28, 2026
Infrastructure

Compromised owner contract just let hackers print 5.2 million WEMIX stablecoins out of thin air, forcing a complete network freeze

WEMIX says the issuance became WEMIX and USDC.e, but final losses and user impact remain unknown. The post Compromised owner…
Jul 27, 2026
Infrastructure

Compromised contract let hackers print 5.2 million WEMIX stablecoins, forcing a complete network freeze

WEMIX says the issuance became WEMIX and USDC.e, but final losses and user impact remain unknown. The post Compromised contract…
Jul 27, 2026