Fintech news

Ireland has launched its first national anti-money laundering strategy, targeting crypto assets, corporate transparency, and inter-agency intelligence to combat financial crime and align with global and EU regulations. Alignment with Risk Assessment and Strategic Goals Ireland unveiled its first national anti-money laundering strategy Aug. 13, introducing new rules for crypto-assets and cryptocurrency transfers to prevent

Thirty-five Arizona crypto ATM fraud victims received $171,332 in refunds under a law limiting mandatory refunds to customers who had been with an operator for fewer than 10 days. How 35 Victims Obtained Full Refunds Full reimbursement reached 35 scam victims, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced Aug. 12 through an office release. The office

Grayscale expects bitcoin adoption to keep expanding even after the latest bear market, pointing to government deficits, wider blockchain use, and changing portfolio preferences. Those forces could deepen bitcoin’s integration with traditional finance over time. Grayscale Says Bitcoin Adoption Can Outlast the Bear Market Bitcoin adoption can continue rising even if short-term prices remain unsettled,

The breach involves taxpayer data in the General Directorate of Public Finances’ custody, which has already confirmed that threat actors had access to the addresses and real estate of 678K users. Crypto holders fear that this leak might spark a new wave of violence. Massive 678K Taxpayer Data Breach Worries French Crypto Holders A new

World Liberty Financial, the Trump family-linked decentralized finance (DeFi) firm, cleared its first major banking hurdle on Friday after the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) granted preliminary conditional approval for a national trust bank. The Aug. 14 decision gives World Liberty Trust Company, National Association, a route to bring USD1 issuance,

MSCI’s proposed eligibility screen would remove Strategy from its global equity benchmarks, the largest of three companies flagged in a May simulation at $23.9 billion. The bitcoin treasury firm answered on Aug. 14 with a flat refusal. Strategy Pushes Back Against Its Own Index Provider Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) issued a public rebuttal to MSCI

Bitwise is working with Superstate to let investors hold shares of certain funds in tokenized form while preserving the same legal and economic rights. Its Solana staking ETF is expected to be the first product considered for the blockchain-based structure. Bitwise Taps Superstate to Bring ETF Shares Onchain Bitwise Asset Management is preparing to bring

Kalshi has removed all sports-mention markets (contracts on whether a broadcaster says a particular word), as the Commodity Futures Trading Commission reviews whether the category invites manipulation, NPR reported based on anonymous sources. Mention markets on Trump, corporate earnings calls, and news broadcasts remain live on the platform even as a Washington court has just

Bitcoin hovered near $63,000 after hitting an intraday low of $62,470, remaining virtually flat over 24 hours and leaving seven-day losses at 2.6%. BTC Stumbles Near $63,000 Bitcoin dipped below $63,000 for the second consecutive day on Friday, with the decline deepening in early trading. The cryptocurrency initially appeared to consolidate around $63,400 hours after

SpaceX has completed its $60 billion acquisition of Cursor, bringing the AI coding company and its model-development operation under SpaceX. The transaction deepens a partnership centered on using large-scale computing infrastructure to train more capable models. SpaceX Closes $60 Billion Cursor Acquisition Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq: SPCX) completed its acquisition of Cursor on Aug.