Amber Premium’s Dubai subsidiary receives in‑principle approval from the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority, marking a key step toward full licensing.

Nexo has secured a multi-year partnership with Tennis Australia, becoming the Official Crypto Partner of the Australian Open and the broader Summer of Tennis. The deal marks a first for a digital asset platform at a Grand Slam event and signals crypto’s growing presence in elite global sports.

Charles d’Haussy, CEO of the DYdX Foundation, outlines eight major trends he believes will shape digital assets, DeFi, and AI in 2026.

A state securities regulator issued 12 investor warnings ahead of year-end, cautioning that fraud activity is accelerating as scammers exploit FOMO, new technologies, and holiday urgency to lure investors into costly schemes.

Binance is drawing a hard line on token listings, warning of a surge in impersonation scams while clarifying that no listings are guaranteed, no fees are charged, and any paid promises tied to Binance are fraudulent.

DTCC is moving U.S. Treasury securities on-chain, signaling a pivotal shift as regulated tokenization advances from concept to core market infrastructure, unlocking faster settlement, new liquidity pathways, and scalable blockchain adoption across global capital markets.

The SEC outlined how broker-dealers can legally custody crypto asset securities under existing customer protection rules, offering long-awaited clarity on possession, control, and risk management while signaling tighter safeguards for digital assets.

XRP is gaining momentum with institutions as new yield and tokenization models take shape in Asia, positioning the XRP Ledger for compliant, enterprise-grade finance and expanding XRP’s role as a productive digital asset.

A new Coinbase report argues that Gen Z and Millennials are abandoning traditional wealth-building playbooks in favor of crypto, non-traditional assets, and hands-on trading strategies that sharply diverge from older generations.

The president issued a blockade of all sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers, sending oil prices up, while bitcoin and stocks fell.

Popular ethereum wallet introduces native bitcoin support, enabling users to trade, manage, and transfer BTC alongside other blockchain assets.

Shima Capital is shutting down after the Securities and Exchange Commission accused founder Yida Gao of inflating his track record to defraud investors.

Tether leads strategic funding round for Speed, supporting Lightning Network and stablecoin-powered global payment infrastructure.

Hut 8 has signed a 15-year lease agreement valued at $7 billion to supply 245 megawatts of AI data center capacity at its River Bend campus in Louisiana, marking a notable expansion beyond its historical focus on bitcoin mining.

A federal judge in New York has cleared the way for plaintiffs to expand their class-action lawsuit against Pump.fun, Solana Labs, the Solana Foundation, and Jito Labs, allowing new allegations tied to alleged insider advantages in token launches to move forward.