ECB says digital euro app will exceed EU accessibility standards July 31, 2026, 10:05 am
The European Central Bank proposed accessibility standards for its planned digital euro app, saying it would be one of several ways users could access basic digital euro services.
AMLBot launches AI Tracer for self-service blockchain investigations July 31, 2026, 9:59 am
Crypto forensics company AMLBot launched an AI-enabled tool allowing users with no specialist knowledge to trace their digital assets, even after they are stolen.
Here’s what happened in crypto today July 31, 2026, 9:43 am
Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.
Circle receives New York trust charter for subsidiary July 31, 2026, 9:27 am
The New York trust charter allows Circle’s subsidiary to provide fiduciary and custody services under state banking law.
BOJ intervenes to defend yen near 160, holds rates steady July 31, 2026, 9:13 am
The Japanese yen crosses a key psychological level after the country’s central bank reportedly conducted a major currency intervention.
Citadel buys bulk of Situational Awareness stock portfolio after AI rout: Reports July 31, 2026, 7:35 am
Situational Awareness retained about $10 billion in assets, including its Anthropic stake, after reportedly selling leveraged public stock positions to Ken Griffin’s Citadel.
BIS Project Agorá settles $1 million in tokenized cross-border payment trials July 31, 2026, 7:02 am
Twenty-eight financial institutions and central banks completed real-value settlements across six currencies using tokenized central bank reserves and commercial bank deposits.
New York sues Kalshi over alleged illegal gambling operation July 31, 2026, 6:05 am
The lawsuit adds to a growing clash between New York and the CFTC over whether federally regulated prediction markets are subject to state gambling laws.
Aave weighs closing 6 V3 blockchain markets, offboarding 50 low-use reserves July 31, 2026, 4:57 am
DeFi risk management service LlamaRisk recommended that Aave wind down every reserve on Sonic, Scroll, zkSync, Metis, Soneium and Aptos, but action against most of those instances was already taken.
RWA perpetual futures volume nears Bitcoin on Hyperliquid, Binance July 31, 2026, 4:29 am
RWA perpetual futures reached 99.2% of Bitcoin perpetual volume on Hyperliquid and Binance as tokenized equities led trading.