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.

Swiss crypto bank AMINA is working with Cantor to evaluate a path to public markets, with a reverse takeover of a digital asset treasury firm currently its preferred route.

Singapore payments firm Triple-A confirmed unauthorized access to its treasury wallets cost $11.8M, with new deposits still being drained 31 hours after the first outflows.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says AI agents need crypto rails, not banks, as Base crosses 100M agentic payments and x402 emerges as key infrastructure.

Strategy holds 843,775 BTC at a $9.3B unrealized loss as Saylor posts his 5th chart tease since the company's last BTC purchase on June 22.

Crypto exchange BitMart will wind down after 9 years, ending trades Aug. 26. Token BMX fell 58%, and the ousted CEO says he was not consulted.

South Korea's KB Kookmin Bank will launch USD cross-border payments on JPMorgan's Kinexys network in August, covering trade across 10 countries.