Month: August 2026

In the aftermath of last week’s deadly Kumamoto earthquake in Japan, Nintendo has announced it will…

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,…

RWAs buck DeFi slowdown as tokenized assets gain traction: CoinShares

Tokenized real-world assets moved beyond issuance as RWA deposits more than tripled to $7.4 billion, while…

AI & Tech

Prime Intellect Releases Prime Agent: An Open-Source RLM Harness Where Sub-Agents Are Function Calls Inside Persistent IPython Kernel

Prime Intellect has open-sourced Prime Agent, a self-improving coding harness designed around two abstractions, the Recursive…

Yen stablecoin issuer JPYC’s Series B reaches $38M

JPYC said it plans to use the new capital to expand its financial and Web3 ecosystem…

AI & Tech

New York investigators subpoena Kalshi over sports contracts amid ongoing lawsuit

New York state investigators have issued document subpoenas to Kalshi seeking records tied to sports-event contracts,…

Bitcoin-backed loan refinances PowerCompute’s $18M debt at 2%

Nasdaq-listed PowerCompute refinanced $18 million of debt through a Bitcoin-backed facility carrying an initial interest rate…

Bitcoin ETFs pull in $244M, 3-day inflow streak tops $626M

US-listed Bitcoin ETFs attracted $244.4 million on Wednesday, marking three consecutive inflow days for a combined…

EU watchdogs warn of impersonation scams amid MiCA licensing shakeout

Criminals are reportedly using fake websites and falsified documents to target customers searching for licensed crypto…

Fed’s Cook says she’d support rate hike if disinflation stalls

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said she is “prepared to act” if inflation remains too high…

ElizaOS token sinks 19% to record low after founder declares it ‘dead’