MiCA list expands with 12 companies in fourth post-deadline update August 5, 2026, 4:25 am
ESMA’s latest MiCA update brings the number of authorized CASPs to 321 and adds three entities to its non-compliant register.
Taiwan plans Travel Rule for domestic crypto transfers from October August 5, 2026, 4:21 am
Taiwan’s regulator plans to apply the Travel Rule to domestic VASP transfers from October before extending it to overseas platforms by the end of 2027.
Missouri trio charged over alleged Bitcoin kidnapping plot August 5, 2026, 3:34 am
The defendants allegedly traveled from Missouri to Connecticut to kidnap a Bitcoin holder and force him to transfer cryptocurrency before abandoning the plan.
Cloudflare introduces wallets for AI agents, plans stablecoin payments August 5, 2026, 3:20 am
Cloudflare introduced programmable Wallets for AI agents and said payment features using stablecoins will launch in a future update.
AI credit bubble could fuel Bitcoin ‘crack-up boom’ past $1M: Hayes August 5, 2026, 2:27 am
Hayes likened the debt-fueled AI infrastructure boom to the 2008 credit bubble, but evidence suggests financial strain is uneven across Big Tech.
Here’s what happened in crypto today August 5, 2026, 1:56 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.
CLARITY or not, crypto isn’t going back in the bottle: Bitwise August 5, 2026, 1:47 am
Matt Hougan argues that regulatory guidance from the SEC and CFTC would keep the industry moving even if Congress fails to pass landmark market structure legislation this year.
Bybit’s EU payments arm secures Austrian e-money license August 5, 2026, 12:03 am
Bybit’s Austrian payments subsidiary gained regulatory approval to develop card, merchant, open-banking and person-to-person payment services.
Ethereum researchers want to rein in staking; critics say it could backfire August 4, 2026, 10:30 pm
EIP-8363 is a newly published draft proposal that would cut net consensus-layer rewards as the Ethereum staking ratio heads toward 50%.
US, UK reaffirm support for stablecoins, tokenization in joint financial regulation talks August 4, 2026, 3:58 pm
In a July 8 meeting, US and UK regulators highlighted the implementation of the GENIUS Act, payment modernization and cross-border cooperation, reinforcing a shared framework for digital asset oversight.