Stablecoin payments infrastructure startup Diameter Pay raises $10 million
Diameter Pay has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round co-led by CMT Digital and Lightspeed Faction.
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SoFi, Payward agree to link banking network with Kraken infrastructure
SoFi Technologies partnered with Payward to connect its banking settlement network with Kraken's digital-asset infrastructure.
Bitcoin-gold correlation hits six-year high, but analysts question whether equity decoupling will last
Glassnode is less convinced by bitcoin's recent divergence from U.S. equities, saying similar moves have previously been short-lived.
Michigan court orders Kalshi to keep blocking sports prediction markets
The injunction converts a temporary restraining order issued in June, and violations would result in a fine of $500,000 per day.
‘Much ado about nothing’: CFTC files to dismiss CME’s lawsuit over crypto perpetual futures
The CFTC said CME lacks standing on its competitive-injury claims, as the exchange is free to list perp futures as a DCM.
Anthony Armstrong, former CFO at Elon Musk’s xAI and X, joins Coinbase board
Anthony Armstrong — no relation to Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong — most recently served as CFO across xAI, X.AI Corp., and X Corp.
New Jersey asks Supreme Court to decide who regulates sports betting on prediction markets
New Jersey is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to settle, once and for all, how sports betting on prediction markets should be regulated.
Memecoin shenanigans spill into Nasdaq as microcap mushroom seller Farmmi surges 350%
FAMI quickly corrected while the stock saw more than 720 million shares traded — nearly 90 times more than its daily average.
Securitize and Socios team up to tokenize equity in pro sports teams
It's the first project launched through Securitize’s fully authorized European Trading & Settlement System under the EU DLT Pilot Regime.
World open-sources ProveKit, a zero-knowledge identity proving toolkit
World has open-sourced ProveKit, a zero-knowledge identity proving toolkit already used in World ID since April.
Arbitrum DAO reports $6.2 million in first-half income as Robinhood Chain adds new revenue stream
Licensing fees accounted for 35% of the DAO's income in July, the first month Robinhood Chain was live on mainnet.
Hyperscale Data shares hit all-time low as company flips Michigan site from bitcoin mining into AI
The Michigan AI agreement could generate more than $1.2 billion, with expansion options potentially lifting that above $3 billion.