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Two fintech-bank acquisitions worth $499M combined face a coordinated challenge from 20 state attorneys general over state interest-rate caps, reshaping the M&A calculus in consumer lending.…
The SEC is prepared to draft independent crypto regulations if Congress delays on the Clarity Act, a move analysts warn could deepen market uncertainty.…
Zcash has activated its long-awaited Ironwood network upgrade, retiring the vulnerable Orchard shielded pool and introducing new supply safeguards following a counterfeiting scare.…
Morgan Stanley expands its digital asset lineup with new exchange-traded products tracking Ether and Solana, both offering staking rewards, following its earlier Bitcoin fund launch.…
Anthropic's restricted AI model Claude Mythos has found a novel attack on a post-quantum signature scheme that was on track for U.S. federal standardization, succeeding where human cryptographers failed for years.…
U.S. credit unions are pressing the Senate to prohibit yield-bearing stablecoins, warning that $6.6 trillion in member deposits face an existential competitive threat.…
Morgan Stanley has launched spot Ethereum and Solana exchange-traded products, marking a significant expansion of the Wall Street giant's digital asset strategy.…
Fenergo launches Fen-AI, an orchestration platform using governed agentic AI to automate KYC and client lifecycle compliance for regulated financial institutions.…
Open Banking Limited confirms the UK system has surpassed 1 billion payments and 100 billion API calls, marking a defining maturity milestone eight years on.…
Securitize Capital LLC, a subsidiary of NYSE-listed Securitize, has registered with the SEC as an investment adviser, deepening its regulated tokenization infrastructure.…
U.S. senators have introduced a bipartisan quantum technology bill that could accelerate the shift to quantum-resistant encryption across financial and digital asset sectors.…
Cryptocurrency security breaches surpassed $1 billion in the first half of 2026, marking a record high that threatens investor confidence and invites tougher regulation.…