Regulation
Payments

a16z's Miles Jennings Says Banks Fighting the CLARITY Act Are 'Accelerating Their Own Obsolescence'

Six banking trade groups are still pressing senators to tighten the bill’s prohibition on interest-like rewards for holding stablecoins, a…
Aug 6, 2026
Institutional

Putin Signs Russia's First Crypto Law: Trading Is Legal, Payments Stay Banned

The new law creates a licensed, central bank-supervised market for trading digital assets, yet crypto remains barred from everyday payments.…
Aug 6, 2026
Infrastructure

Free Markets and Innovation, Sort Of

The Journal’s editorial board rejects crypto competition and instead misinterprets Clarity, a pro-innovation, pro-competition, and pro-consumer bill, argues the Blockchain…
Aug 6, 2026
Markets

Russian president signs crypto law, core rules take effect in 2026

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a crypto law establishing market rules for exchanges, custodians and investors, with core provisions taking…
Aug 6, 2026
Payments

Putin Signs Russia’s First Comprehensive Crypto Law, Capping Retail Buys at $3,700 a Year

Russia’s new law licenses exchanges and grants holders legal protection, but the provision with real teeth is the carve-out for…
Aug 6, 2026
Regulation

BitMart gives US users just days to pull crypto before aggressive new compliance checks risk freezing their assets

Covered users must close positions and withdraw by 23:59 UTC, while the wider platform keeps two Aug. 26 clocks. The…
Aug 5, 2026
Regulation

Crypto firm RedotPay says it will defend itself ‘vigorously’ against Binance lawsuit

Binance alleged RedotPay poached customers from the crypto exchange in a lawsuit filed in Hong Kong. Read Full Story at…
Aug 5, 2026
AI

Senator Warren questions US AI chip policy after Trump crypto investment: Report

The lawmaker reportedly sent a letter to the Commerce Secretary demanding answers about the administration’s treatment of the UAE following…
Aug 5, 2026
AI

Perplexity Wins Appeal Against Amazon in AI Agent Shopping Lawsuit

A U.S. appeals court ruled Amazon is unlikely to prove Perplexity violated federal hacking law, marking the first appellate decision…
Aug 5, 2026
Markets

Senator Lummis still pushing for CLARITY vote before August recess

US lawmakers have only a few days to hold a vote on a crypto market structure bill before a recess…
Aug 5, 2026