Aug 5, 20264m 31s
Bybit Wins Austrian E-Money License to Build EU Payment Cards
Bybit's Austrian subsidiary secured an e-money license to develop cards, merchant services, and open banking, deepening the exchange race for EU payment rails.
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Narrated analysis on crypto policy, stablecoins, payments, and market structure.
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Aug 5, 20264m 33s
BitGo Moves $7.4B in Wrapped Bitcoin to Chainlink CCIP
BitGo is migrating roughly $7.4B of wrapped Bitcoin off LayerZero to Chainlink CCIP, resetting the cross-chain plumbing behind one of crypto's largest BTC tokens.
Aug 5, 20264m 40s
SpaceX Posts $540M Bitcoin Loss as Corporate Treasuries Take a Hit
SpaceX beat Wall Street revenue forecasts but booked a $540M loss tied to its Bitcoin holdings, a reminder of how mark-to-market swings hit corporate crypto.
Aug 5, 20264m 20s
Senators Broker Ethics Deal to Push CLARITY Act to 60 Votes
Senators Thom Tillis and Ruben Gallego crafted a bipartisan ethics compromise to move the CLARITY Act past the 60-vote Senate threshold before the August recess.
Aug 5, 20264m 32s
Senators Push SEC to Probe Trump Meme Coin After 98% Collapse
US senators are urging the SEC to investigate the Trump meme coin after a 98% drop erased billions and pushed it out of the top 100 altcoins.
Aug 4, 20264m 34s
Dinari Brings 724 Tokenized US Stocks to Investors With Circle
Dinari partnered with Circle to offer tokenized US stock trading to American investors, settling 724 companies onchain in USDC. Details and context here.
Aug 4, 20265m 22s
Western Union Launches Solana Stablecard for 175M Visa Merchants
Western Union, the 175-year-old remittance giant, has launched a Solana-based Stablecard spendable at 175 million Visa merchants. Here is what it means for crypto spending.
Aug 4, 20265m 14s
Intesa Sanpaolo Cuts Bitcoin ETF Stake 94%, Triples Staked ETH
Italy's largest bank Intesa Sanpaolo slashed its IBIT position by 94% and tripled its staked Ethereum ETF holdings, a sharp rotation from BTC to yield-bearing ETH.
Aug 4, 20264m 03s
Mastercard Closes $1.8B BVNK Deal to Own Stablecoin Rails
Mastercard completed its $1.8 billion BVNK acquisition on August 4, 2026, buying the stablecoin infrastructure that lets banks and fintechs settle in USDC and USDT.
Aug 4, 20263m 56s
Grant Cardone Adds 350 BTC to a Fort Lauderdale Property Deal
Grant Cardone says Cardone Capital is bundling 350 BTC (about $22.3M) into a newly awarded Fort Lauderdale multifamily deal: 350 Class A units plus 350 coins in one purchase.