Hawaii crypto ATM ban to take effect on Oct. 1 August 12, 2026, 5:21 pm
Hawaii will join Minnesota, Tennessee and Indiana in becoming the fourth US state to completely ban the use of cryptocurrency ATMs and kiosks in response to scams.
Goldman Sachs to acquire ETF manager NEOS in $2.25B deal August 12, 2026, 4:37 pm
The deal would add NEOS’ $30 billion ETF business, including Bitcoin- and Ether-linked income funds, to Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
NYC council announces probe into ‘predatory marketing practices’ on prediction markets August 12, 2026, 4:22 pm
Council Speaker Julie Menin sent letters to four companies offering prediction market services to New Yorkers as part of an investigation into their marketing practices.
Kraken adds S&P 500 to funded trading program, commodities to follow August 12, 2026, 2:55 pm
Kraken’s funded trading program adds round-the-clock exposure to the US equity benchmark as it builds out its multi-asset offering.
Bitwise cuts 14% of staff while still expecting growth August 12, 2026, 2:01 pm
Crypto companies from including Coinbase, BitGo, Robinhood, Polygon and Pump.fun have announced workforce reductions this year, citing a variety of reasons, including shifting to AI and market forces.
FlightAware drops Kalshi lawsuit one day after filing August 12, 2026, 12:58 pm
Following the initial lawsuit, at least one of Kalshi’s event contracts was changed to list “Primary Source Agency” as the entity behind verifying flight cancellation data.
Bank of England tests stablecoin, digital pound interoperability in cross-border payments August 12, 2026, 12:50 pm
The Digital Pound Lab is testing a cross-border trade finance flow combining stablecoin payments with simulated digital pound settlement.
HashKey begins beta distribution of Hong Kong-regulated HKDAP stablecoin August 12, 2026, 12:07 pm
HashKey has become an authorized distributor for Anchorpoint’s HKDAP, expanding institutional access as Hong Kong’s regulated stablecoin market takes shape.
Bitcoin eyes $63K as US CPI relief sends September Fed rate pause odds to 60% August 12, 2026, 11:00 am
Bitcoin price action did not reflect relief in US CPI inflation numbers matching expectations amid a warning over $63,000 failing as support.
Kalshi launches sports and crypto perps data feed on DoubleZero August 12, 2026, 9:58 am
Kalshi launched access to its sports and crypto perpetual data feed through DoubleZero’s dedicated fiber network to bolster institutional data access.