SkyAI board survives protest vote as equity plan fails
SkyAI shareholders withheld support from every director but rejected only the company’s proposed 2026 equity incentive plan.
Crypto News — Page 19
News and developments from the cryptocurrency industry.
New York sues Polymarket over alleged unlicensed gambling
New York is seeking to stop Polymarket from operating in the state, alleging its event contracts amount to unlicensed gambling.
Fed proposes reserve and capital rules for stablecoin issuers
The Federal Reserve has proposed two GENIUS Act frameworks covering reserves, capital, custody and applications for supervised stablecoin issuers.
Elliptic launches AI wallet triage tool for frontline police
Elliptic says Pulse turns wallet addresses and transaction hashes into plain-language leads for officers while leaving decisions with people.
Peirce urges privacy-first KYC with zero-knowledge proofs
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce urged regulators to test privacy-preserving identity checks, while stressing that the proposal is her own view.
Fed’s Barr signals more rate hikes as home affordability sinks
Fed Governor Michael Barr said further policy adjustments are likely while a Fed housing measure fell to its weakest reading in 21 years.
Brooklyn man gets up to 12 years for $16M Coinbase phishing scheme
A Brooklyn man was sentenced to four to 12 years after pleading guilty in a scheme that stole nearly $16 million from about 100 Coinbase users.
UK banks complete live tokenised-deposit transactions
Seven major UK banks tested programmable sterling deposits in live remortgage and marketplace transactions.
Solana Foundation adds strategy and payments chiefs
Rachel Conlan and Jamal Raees join the Solana Foundation as it sharpens its institutional and payments focus.
SoFi moves $25 billion card program to stablecoin settlement
SoFi says settlement is live for its debit and credit card program using SoFiUSD on Mastercard's network, moving bank-issued stablecoins into production payments.
ARK tokenizes venture fund access through Securitize
ARK is placing interests in its venture fund on blockchain rails through Securitize, beginning on Ethereum while retaining strict liquidity limits.
Binance schedules AGPUB, AMCB and CYPHB bStocks pairs for 12:00 UTC
Binance says it will open three bStocks spot pairs at 12:00 UTC, expanding its tokenized-equity lineup while limiting access by jurisdiction.
ECB and EU Central Banks Challenge MiCA Stablecoin Deposit Rule
European central banks want MiCA’s bank-deposit requirement for major stablecoins replaced with a short-maturity liquidity rule.
Strategy buys 950 Bitcoin for $75.7M and repurchases $174M of STRC
Strategy resumed Bitcoin purchases with a 950 BTC buy funded from cash while spending even more on STRC preferred-share repurchases.
InPost offer clears 80% threshold with 89.81% tendered
The FedEx and Advent-backed consortium secured enough InPost shares to advance its €7.8 billion offer, with an unconditional decision due by September 23.
Canada and India push trade pact toward year-end finish
The fourth negotiating round ended with energy, nuclear cooperation and critical minerals emerging as central areas for a Canada-India trade agreement.
PBOC adviser says AI could deepen China’s demand imbalance
Huang Yiping warned that AI-driven productivity could strengthen supply faster than household demand, complicating China’s economic rebalancing.
Robinhood Chain fees plunge while transactions stay high
Robinhood Chain's fee revenue has fallen sharply from its early-September peak even as transaction activity remains close to record levels.