Zimbabwe has placed cryptocurrency firms under Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe oversight through new anti-money laundering rules. Summary Zimbabwe’s Statutory Instrument 99 of 2026 places crypto firms under RBZ AML oversight. Crypto companies must register as VASPs before offering digital asset services locally. Firms with smart contract control, fund routing, or fee-setting powers must comply. Statutory
Blockworks, the New York-based crypto data and investor relations platform, has acquired rival Messari in a deal that underscores the growing consolidation pressure reshaping the digital asset industry — and the steep valuation resets facing once high-flying crypto startups. The acquisition brings together two of the industry’s largest crypto information businesses. Messari, founded in 2018,
Bitcoin has entered a period where preparations for quantum-resistant security should begin immediately, according to a new report from Coinbase’s independent advisory board of cryptography experts. Summary Coinbase’s advisory board says Bitcoin should begin preparing for a transition to quantum-resistant cryptography now. The report does not endorse freezing vulnerable BTC, leaving the decision to the
Eightco treasury composition as of June 10, 2026: $90M OpenAI equity (indirect), $18M Beast Industries equity, 16,278 ETH, 283 million WLD holdings, and $142M cash and equivalents, totaling approximately $406 million OpenAI announced that it submitted a confidential S-1, setting itself up for an initial public offering World offers a solution to the ‘double human’
Siren has plunged about 75% to $0.126 after a large holder reportedly sold 17 million tokens across multiple on-chain addresses, triggering one of the steepest declines seen in the market this week. Summary SIREN crashed about 75% to $0.126 after a whale reportedly sold 17 million tokens across multiple wallets. Open interest fell nearly 40%
Mitsubishi UFJ, Sumitomo Mitsui and Mizuho plan a fiat-backed stablecoin by FY2026 after an FSA pilot and consortium setup. Japan’s three megabanks are moving toward a joint stablecoin launch by fiscal 2026, according to Nikkei. Mitsubishi UFJ, Sumitomo Mitsui, and Mizuho plan to issue a fiat-backed token together. The plan follows a pilot with Japan’s
Humanity Protocol has attributed a roughly $36 million token theft to hackers linked to North Korea after an investigation found that attackers gained access to critical private keys through a compromised developer device. Summary Quantstamp linked Humanity Protocol’s $36 million exploit to tactics associated with North Korea-linked hackers. Attackers gained access to seven private keys
Grayscale Investments has filed an amended registration statement for its proposed spot NEAR ETF. Summary Grayscale amended its spot NEAR ETF filing and added SEC Registration No. 333-292834. BitGo replaced Coinbase Custody as primary custodian, while Coinbase remains an additional custodian. The filing updated NEAR data, including 1.3 billion circulating tokens and a $1.5 billion
Traditional collateral management still relies on inefficient, outdated systems that cost financial institutions millions each year in unnecessary operational expense and lost interest earnings. Tokenisation offers a potential fix — but only when it makes assets genuinely mobile and deployable across workflows, rather than simply representing value on-chain. With technical, operational and regulatory hurdles now
Canaan has achieved a record fleet efficiency of 17.9 J/TH in North America even as roughly 36% of its installed mining capacity remained inactive at the end of May. Summary Canaan’s North American mining fleet reached a record efficiency of 17.9 J/TH in May, improving 11% year-over-year. Despite the efficiency gains, only 6.47 EH/s of
