Category Crypto

Tether’s XAUT Gains Shariah Certification for Islamic Finance

Tether’s gold-backed token XAUt has received Shariah certification from Amanah Advisors, a move that could expand access to the token among Islamic financial institutions and investors seeking Shariah-compliant exposure to physical gold. The certification found XAUt’s structure complies with key…

Strategy Raises $544.5M and Buys Back STRC Shares

Strategy, the business intelligence firm that has built the largest corporate Bitcoin treasury, continued adjusting its capital structure last week through a combination of stock sales and preferred share repurchases. Strategy sold 5,429,160 shares of its Class A common stock…

BNY Mellon Unit Joins MiCA Register With 15 CASPs

European authorities added 15 crypto companies including a BNY Mellon unit to the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework register in the third update of regulated providers since the July 1 transitional deadline. With the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA)…

Coinbase CEO Touts AI Agents Driving Crypto Adoption

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is pushing back against calls for crypto to pivot to artificial intelligence, arguing AI agents will instead stoke demand for crypto-based financial services. Armstrong took to X on Sunday to tout agentic finance (AiFi), highlighting Coinbase’s…

Garden Finance Says Solver Breach Caused $450K Drain

[Updated July 27, 2026, 2:16 UTC: Revised to reflect clarifications from a Garden Finance spokesperson.] Garden Finance said an independent solver’s off-chain database was compromised in an incident that prompted the cross-chain bridge and atomic swap protocol to temporarily take…

Storj Files Chapter 11, Eyes Tokenholder Equity Path

Decentralized cloud storage provider Storj Labs has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company said it plans to keep its network running while restructuring legacy liabilities and exploring an ownership pathway for STORJ tokenholders. On Sunday, Storj said it…