Crypto’s promise of disintermediation is being challenged in 2026 as stablecoins, tokenisation, ETFs and DAOs create new intermediaries.
Popular crypto stock jumps after acquiring nearly 1,000 patents
Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) said on July 27 it had acquired IBM's blockchain patent portfolio, adding more than 680 patent families and nearly 1,000 issued patents worldwide to its intellectual ...
APX CEO Says Crypto Lending Can Avoid the Mistakes That Sank Celsius
Crypto-backed lending still carries the scars left by Celsius, BlockFi, and the wave of failures that swept through the industry in 2022. APX Lending founder ...
CBDT’s crypto reporting norms seen increasing transparency
The CBDT issues new guidance on the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) to enhance tax transparency, providing clear compliance instructions for crypto exchanges under India's Income-tax Act and ...
Bank of Japan to signal more rate hikes as price pressures build
By Leika Kihara TOKYO, July 27 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is set to keep interest rates steady on Friday but leave scope for further hikes with hawkish communication, as the economy faces mounting ...
Crypto Firms Pivoting to AI Is ‘Zero-Sum’ Thinking: Coinbase CEO
Brian Armstrong says crypto is infrastructure that underpins AI, and that AI agents will need it to transact on their own.
Brian Armstrong: Part of Crypto Business Could Leave the US if CLARITY Act Stalls
Brian Armstrong warns that Coinbase could move part of its business offshore. Lummis says Senate resistance, not Trump, is blocking the CLARITY Act. Regulatory ...
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Says Pivot From Crypto To AI Is ‘Zero Sum, Scarcity Thinking’
Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong said in a post on X that a pivot from crypto to AI is “the wrong way to think about the world.” ...
Support for female emperors in Japan hits 84% in Nikkei poll
Support for female emperors topped 80% in the latest poll by Nikkei and TV Tokyo. The revision to the Imperial House Law, which was approved by Japan's Diet on July 17, will allow a male-lineage male ...
New Crypto: Pepeto Raises $10.5M Fast While Ethereum Price Targets $10,000 and Elon Musk Found The Next Shiba Inu
Lay the pieces side by side and the picture forms on its own. The Ethereum price prediction targets $10,000, and every strong project on Ethereum rises when the chain runs. Presales and meme coins ...
Japan considers foreign bank financing for $33 billion US power projects
TOKYO, July 27 (Reuters) - Japan is considering financing from foreign banks for natural gas-fired power generation projects in the United States that form part of its $550 billion U.S. investment ...
The CLARITY Act Bans Officials From Crypto But Trump’s Kids Are Off the Hook
The CLARITY Act bans US officials from issuing crypto tokens until 2029 — but Democrats say five loopholes still let Trump profit. Here's what the bill actually covers in 2026.
Does crypto make your portfolio less risky? Only if you do it right, experts say
There's a right way and a wrong way to use cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin for portfolio diversification, financial advisors and market analysts said.
Trump’s crypto bonanza is biggest hurdle for digital asset bill
President Trump’s $1.4-billion crypto windfall has become the biggest obstacle to passing his sweeping digital-asset legislation as Democrats demand tougher language to prevent the president from ...
Japan’s LNG giant weighs US IPO to accelerate global expansion
JERA is evaluating a potential U.S. stock market listing as it expands its global LNG operations and establishes a Singapore-based international energy platform.
Prediction-markets race heats up as Robinhood and Crypto.com hold talks
The deal could put the brokerage firm in more direct competition with Kalshi.