SEC settles Coinbase suit over ‘text messages that disappeared’ July 22, 2026, 10:57 pm
The settlement follows a watchdog report last year that blamed “avoidable errors” for the loss of nearly a year’s worth of Gary Gensler’s text messages.
AFX protocol reportedly loses $24M in bridge exploit July 22, 2026, 9:47 pm
Offchain Labs said the incident involved a third-party protocol and did not affect Arbitrum’s native bridge infrastructure.
S&P launches blockchain fundamentals index for digital assets July 22, 2026, 5:09 pm
The benchmark tracks blockchain networks using protocol revenue, offering an alternative to traditional market capitalization-weighted crypto indexes.
Crypto PAC pours $1M into Michigan Democratic primary race July 22, 2026, 4:38 pm
Donavan McKinney, running against Michigan incumbent Shri Thanedar, said that “the crypto lobby is paying my opponent back for helping Trump“ with the PAC-funded ads.
Here’s what happened in crypto today July 22, 2026, 3:24 pm
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.
US officials barred until 2029 from issuing or sponsoring tokens under CLARITY’s proposed ethics rules July 22, 2026, 2:41 pm
According to Senator Cynthia Lummis, one of the bill’s advocates, the ethics language would apply to US presidents’ crypto ventures, including Donald Trump’s.
Anthropic joins UK FCA’s AI regulatory sandbox as second cohort launches July 22, 2026, 1:57 pm
Anthropic will provide Claude AI models to companies participating in the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s next Supercharged Sandbox cohort, as the regulator pushes to test AI applications in financial services.
SEC’s Peirce says crypto vaults and onchain lending may fall under securities laws July 22, 2026, 1:39 pm
The SEC commissioner said crypto vaults, onchain lending products and other asset management tools may trigger US securities laws depending on how they are structured and operated.
Digital Chamber sues Illinois officials over new state 0.2% crypto tax July 22, 2026, 12:28 pm
The group alleged that the tax signed into law in June “discriminates against people who transact in digital assets“ and should be blocked from implementation and enforcement.
BitGo, OTC Markets plan tokenized securities access for broker-dealers July 22, 2026, 12:10 pm
The proposed alliance would enable more than 150 broker-dealers to trade and settle digital asset securities through OTC Link ATS using BitGo’s custody infrastructure.