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Fresh speculation about a partnership between SWIFT and Ripple swept across crypto social media this week, only to be shut down within hours by one of the people best positioned to know the truth. Tom Zschach, who spent six years as SWIFT’s…

Kraken is rebuilding its mobile app around agentic artificial intelligence, a shift the exchange told CNBC could mark the next major competitive battleground among crypto platforms. The relaunch positions Kraken to give users access to AI…

Swift, the cooperative behind the world’s dominant financial messaging network, announced on July 9, 2026 that its blockchain-based ledger has moved from pilot concept to operational readiness, opening the door for round-the-clock…

Sony’s online banking arm has secured conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national trust bank subsidiary, positioning the Japanese entertainment and technology giant to issue and…

Maczo is highlighting the growing role of digital asset payments in online gaming as more users look for faster, clearer, and more flexible ways to access entertainment platforms. The shift comes as crypto payments continue to move beyond…

Zapper, one of decentralized finance’s earliest and most recognizable portfolio dashboards, is shutting down for good. Co-founder and CEO Seb Audet announced on X that the platform will wind down completely on August 3, closing its website,…

Paradigm, one of crypto’s most influential venture capital firms, announced on July 8 that it has closed a $1.2 billion fourth fund. The vehicle marks a deliberate widening of the firm’s investment mandate beyond digital assets into…

Coinbase has received a UK MiFID investment services license, paving the way for the company to expand its product suite beyond crypto into equities and derivatives. The announcement was made by Coinbase on July 7, after CB Payments, Ltd…

Vanguard has opened its first-ever search for a Head of Digital Assets, a senior hire that would put a single executive in charge of the roughly $12 trillion asset manager’s strategy for cryptocurrencies and blockchain-based finance. The…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has placed cryptocurrency regulation among its top priorities for 2026, releasing a regulatory agenda that lays out plans to rewrite key rules governing exchanges, broker-dealers, and digital…