Forgd brings its crypto market-maker leaderboard to DefiLlama
Forgd’s ratings draw on data from more than 500 token projects and 35 market-making firms, but do not solely reflect trading performance.
Taiwan plans Travel Rule for domestic crypto transfers from October
Taiwan’s regulator plans to apply the Travel Rule to domestic VASP transfers from October before extending it to overseas platforms by the end of 2027.
MiCA list expands with 12 companies in fourth post-deadline update
ESMA’s latest MiCA update brings the number of authorized CASPs to 321 and adds three entities to its non-compliant register.
Boerse Stuttgart Digital, Tradias close European crypto merger
The completed tie-up combines Boerse Stuttgart Digital’s custody business with Tradias’ trading operations under a joint management team.
Cloudflare introduces wallets for AI agents, plans stablecoin payments
Cloudflare introduced programmable Wallets for AI agents and said payment features using stablecoins will launch in a future update.
Missouri trio charged over alleged Bitcoin kidnapping plot
The defendants allegedly traveled from Missouri to Connecticut to kidnap a Bitcoin holder and force him to transfer cryptocurrency before abandoning the plan.
AI credit bubble could fuel Bitcoin ‘crack-up boom’ past $1M: Hayes
Hayes likened the debt-fueled AI infrastructure boom to the 2008 credit bubble, but evidence suggests financial strain is uneven across Big Tech.
Bybit’s EU payments arm secures Austrian e-money license
Bybit’s Austrian payments subsidiary gained regulatory approval to develop card, merchant, open-banking and person-to-person payment services.
Ethereum researchers want to rein in staking, critics say it could backfire
EIP-8363 is a newly published draft proposal that would cut net consensus-layer rewards as the Ethereum staking ratio heads toward 50%.
BNY to offer institutional crypto staking through Galaxy partnership
The custody giant is expanding beyond safekeeping by adding staking services, allowing eligible institutional clients to earn yield on proof-of-stake assets.