Jesse Myers, Head of Bitcoin Strategy at The Smarter Web Company, is departing on Sept. 1, leaving his operational duties unassigned while the firm's board retains overall risk authority.

South Korean financial group Shinhan has agreed to test stablecoin issuance, transfers, and redemptions on Visa's payment platform ahead of formal regulatory frameworks.

DeFi Development Corp has released a free public data platform called State of Solana, tracking network throughput, staking yields, and decentralization metrics.

A Chainalysis analysis estimates that at least $457 billion of on‑chain crypto activity could be taxable in 2025, but the OECD’s Crypto‑Asset Reporting Framework currently captures just 14% of that activity.

Altcoins captured up to 65% of Binance trading volume during a recent crypto rally, reaching a two-year high as the sector's combined market capitalization grew by approximately $135 billion.

BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust has processed over $5 billion in Bitcoin-for-ETF-share swaps as investors migrate from self-custody to regulated structures.

Financial institutions are increasingly developing tokenized deposits to offer programmable money and 24/7 settlement while retaining the underlying funds on their balance sheets for lending.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has sent a proposed overhaul of investment adviser custody rules to the White House, aiming to provide clearer guidelines for institutions holding crypto assets.

A new report from the Dallas Federal Reserve warns that tokenized deposits could reduce banks' interest-rate risk capacity by roughly $700 billion as customers gain the ability to chase higher yields more quickly.

Ethereum developers are planning the Glamsterdam upgrade for Q4 2026, targeting a post-upgrade gas limit around 200 million to significantly enhance layer-1 performance and throughput.