Trade.xyz will reimburse traders liquidated after its SK Hynix perp crashed 19% in minutes on July 27, blaming a single trade on a thin Korean pre-market venue.

Binance launched USDT-settled gold & silver options via its ADGM-regulated Nest Exchange after commodity perps peaked at $7.77B and $7.27B in daily volume.

Ark Invest purchased $12.2M in SpaceX shares on July 28 while selling positions in Block Inc, Bullish, and Robinhood as part of its routine ETF rebalancing activity.

Blockaid recorded more crypto exploit incidents in H1 2026 than in all of 2025, with DPRK-linked hackers responsible for nearly $600M of the $1B+ in total losses.

Tether and Kenya's Nairobi Securities Exchange signed an MoU on July 28 to assess tokenized securities, blockchain settlement infrastructure, and digital asset education.

Ethereum is drawing more institutional interest as Vitalik Buterin outlines a major rebuild, but ETH's price outlook remains deeply divided.

Zcash miner Fortitude launched its first self-built 12 MW facility in Nebraska, targeting a drop in direct ZEC mining costs from ~$70 to ~$40 per coin.

Zcash's Ironwood upgrade sealed the Orchard pool holding ~3.66M ZEC after a 4-year counterfeiting bug was found, replacing it with a new pool that opened from zero.

The Bank of Russia has published draft rules requiring crypto depositories to hold up to $2.8M in liquid capital ahead of a September digital assets framework launch.

Morgan Stanley debuts spot Ethereum and Solana ETFs on NYSE Arca at 0.14%, undercutting rivals, with staking rewards passed to investors and $14B in total ETP assets.

Zimbabwe's SECZ has admitted 7 fintech projects to its regulatory sandbox, with 4 focused on tokenization of assets, securities, and infrastructure.

A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction blocking Minnesota's prediction market ban, ruling it's likely preempted by federal law, days before the Aug. 1 deadline.

HKMA's new Quantum Preparedness Index gives HK banks a 2.3/10 score as the city's tokenized assets top HK$29B ($3.7B), with full readiness targeted by 2030.

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Securitize Capital registered with the SEC as an investment adviser, completing a four-part regulated platform that includes a broker-dealer, ATS, transfer agent, and fund administration.

Tether's gold-backed XAUt received Shariah certification from Amanah Advisors, giving Islamic banks and investors across the GCC, South Asia, and Africa a compliant route to digital gold.

Benchmark says Metaplanet's ¥2.1B ($13M) acquisition of Siiibo Securities is the foundation for a Bitcoin-backed "Bitbonds" market in Japan, not just a minor brokerage purchase.

Fanatics has agreed to buy Water Street Labs and CX Clearinghouse from BGC Group, giving the sports platform its own federally regulated exchange and clearinghouse for prediction markets.