Shares of tokenization platform Securities rose sharply on Tuesday after the company announced a partnership with South Korean technology company LG CNS as the country prepares to introduce a new framework for tokenized securities. Securities ( SECZ ) rose nearly 8% to around $12.60 in early trading Tuesday, outperforming most major crypto-linked stocks, before pulling … Read more
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Stablecoin payments infrastructure provider Rain has filed an application to establish a national trust bank headquartered in New York, adding to a wave of crypto companies seeking bank charters over the past year. Rain said this on Monday filed Application to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for establishment of Rain National … Read more
Fairshake, a political action committee (PAC) backed by contributions from Coinbase, Ripple Labs and Andreessen Horowitz, has announced that it will initially spend $6 million on six of the 32 House of Representatives candidates ahead of the 2026 US midterm elections. On Monday, Fairshake said it would endorse 19 Republican and 13 Democratic candidates in … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) hovered around $86,000 after Monday’s Wall Street open as U.S. bond yields continued to rise. Key points: Bitcoin declined near the weekly close of $86,570 after the start of the US trading session. US bond yields stage a rebound Bitcoin price action continues with smaller moves, with the 2026 annual opening at $87,570 … Read more
Two years ago, then-presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy couldn’t stop extolling the virtues of cryptocurrencies. In the race to become the 2024 Republican nominee for the White House, Ramaswamy has sprinkled his stump speeches with praise for Bitcoin (BTC) and token mining operations, standing firm against central bank digital currencies. Now, presidential candidate Ramaswamy is slated … Read more
Zcash’s NU7 upgrade is now live on the testnet, giving developers a few weeks to evaluate 25-second blocks and other protocol changes ahead of the planned November mainnet activation. Zcash has activated its NU7 network upgrade on the testnet, moving planned protocol changes into live testing about a month ahead of its targeted mainnet rollout. … Read more
Trump tapped Intel chief Jay Clayton to lead new superintelligence force President Donald Trump has named US Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton to lead the nation’s new superintelligence force, according to a post on Truth Social on Sunday. The announcement followed media reports on Friday of the appointment. Cointelegraph reported on September 20 that … Read more
President Donald Trump said US Intel chief Clayton would lead the SIF, reporting to the president and chief of staff, Susie Wiles. President Donald Trump has named US Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton to lead the nation’s new superintelligence force, according to a post on Truth Social on Sunday. After the announcement Media reports … Read more
Russia’s Finance Ministry said on Friday that some of its employees received their wages in digital rubles for the first time. Payments in the central bank’s digital currency are being made available to Russian citizens voluntarily, and began on Thursday, October 1, according to the Ministry of Finance. Press release. The ministry did not disclose … Read more