US Senate Unanimously Adopts Resolution Opposing Clemency for Sam Bankman-Fried
The United States Senate has unanimously approved a resolution opposing any presidential pardon or commutation for former FTX CEO Sam…
July 16, 2026
Visa and Artemis Report Infrastructure Gaps Holding Back Autonomous AI Agent Economy
Visa and Artemis have identified significant infrastructure bottlenecks preventing broader commercial adoption of the autonomous AI agent economy, according to…
ARK Invest Challenges a16z Claim That TradFi Prefers Permissioned Blockchains Over DeFi
ARK Invest research director has disputed a16z crypto thesis that traditional finance institutions will adopt permissioned blockchain infrastructure rather than…
FATF Warns Stablecoin Crime Rising as Countries Struggle With Crypto AML Enforcement
The Financial Action Task Force has urged countries to accelerate their enforcement of anti-money laundering rules for cryptocurrency, warning that…
Tokenized Stock Market Capitalization Reaches Record 2.3 Billion Dollars
The total market capitalization of tokenized stocks rose to a record $2.3 billion, according to industry data, as investors increasingly…
MoonPay Acquires Y Combinator-Backed Glide to Strengthen Crypto Deposit Infrastructure
MoonPay has acquired Glide, a crypto infrastructure startup founded by former Robinhood Wallet engineers, in an all-equity deal. The acquisition…
Prediction Markets Hit Record 113 Billion Dollars in Q2 Volume Despite Broader Crypto Decline
Prediction markets reached a record $113.8 billion in notional volume during the second quarter of 2026, according to data from…
On-Chain Pokemon Card Gacha Spending Hits Record 324 Million Dollars Despite Crypto Downturn
Users spent a record $324 million on on-chain gacha games in June, even as cryptocurrency markets experienced significant declines. The…
Alpaca Raises 135 Million Dollars for Tokenized Agent-First Infrastructure
Alpaca, a BNP-backed brokerage infrastructure provider, has raised $135 million to expand into tokenized markets and AI-native financial services. The…
Tradable Brings One Billion Dollars in Private Credit to Stellar Network
Tradable has announced plans to bring up to $1 billion in private credit assets onto the Stellar blockchain, adding to…