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City of Baltimore goes after prediction markets for sports betting
The city’s complaint over gambling laws and deceptive trade practices included Robinhood, Webull and Coinbase as partners with prediction market platform Kalshi.
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Curve DAO (CRV) Price Pulls Back After Strong Rally — Can Bulls Defend $0.20 Support?
CRVâs recovery remains intact while price holds $0.20â$0.21, with $0.27 and $0.29â$0.30 acting as the key upside hurdles.
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CFTC to join SEC in exploring crypto regulations without CLARITY bill
The CFTC will hold a meeting for its Innovation Advisory Committee on Aug. 20 to address regulation related to crypto assets, artificial intelligence and prediction markets.
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Tether says it completed long-promised 'Big Four' audit of finances behind $180 billion USDT stablecoin
KPMG U.S., one of the “Big Four” accounting firms, audited Tether International's financial statements for the year ended Dec. 31, 2025 and issued an unqualified opinion, Tether said. That means the accounting firm foun…
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Anthropic Is Quietly Watermarking Every Claude AI Output. Builders Are Already Trying to Break It
Anthropic has begun embedding an imperceptible watermark in all text its newest Claude models generate. The change took effect for models launched in the EU on August 2, 2026, and Anthropic says it will apply worldwide.
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Google and OpenAI Debut Super Fast AI Models—Gemini 3.7 Flash Is Out, But GPT-5.6 Sol Ultrafast Is Invite-Only
Google launched Gemini 3.7 Flash on Thursday, a low-cost coding-and-agents model now generally available.
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Tether Claims 'Largest Inaugural Financial Audit' as KPMG Signs Off on 2025 Statements
Tether said Thursday that Big Four accounting firm KPMG issued an unqualified audit opinion—industry jargon for the best possible result—-on the 2025 financial statements of Tether International, the company behind the …
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Tether completes first full independent audit from KPMG
Tether has cleared a hurdle that critics said would never happen: a full, independent financial audit of its books. The company announced on August 13, 2026, that KPMG U.S. completed a comprehensive audit of Tether Inte…
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White House Lets Private Firms Hack Cybercriminals—At Their Own Legal Risk
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Tuesday directing the federal government to enlist vetted U.S. companies in offensive cyber operations against foreign criminal networks. The National Security Presidential …
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Robinhood Chain nears $1B TVL as Uniswap drives liquidity: Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered said Robinhood’s Uniswap integration could solve a key challenge for new blockchains while accelerating UNI token burns.
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Crypto group backs Custodia in Supreme Court battle over Fed access
The Blockchain Association argues the Fed should not have broad discretion to deny eligible state-chartered banks direct access to its payment system.
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Ethena’s FalconX Deal Puts ENA Back Near A Key Test
The post Ethena’s FalconX Deal Puts ENA Back Near A Key Test appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News ENA has spent months going nowhere, but the latest Ethena partnership with FalconX gives the token a fresh fundamenta…
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Forecasts for $1 million bitcoin price likely look too ambitious, key ratio suggests
Asset manager Bitwise is the latest to predict that bitcoin could reach $1.3 million within a decade. This isn't new territory. Coinbase's Brian Armstrong, Block's Jack Dorsey, and Ark Invest's Cathie Wood have all said…
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Bitcoin keeps traders guessing near $64K as stocks gain on cool US PPI data
Bitcoin joined US stocks in modest gains after July PPI inflation data continued a cooling trend seen over the past month.
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Bullish shares jump 10% as Q2 adjusted EBITDA more than triples
The crypto exchange operator’s shares gained around 10% as adjusted EBITDA more than tripled and subscription and services revenue hit a record high.
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FCA, HTX in Settlement Talks Over Illegal UK Crypto Promotions: Report
The Financial Conduct Authority and HTX are "in talks" to negotiate a settlement in the regulator's case over unlawful crypto promotions to UK consumers, with London's High Court pausing proceedings until late August to…
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Crypto Group Warns Fed Could Use Banking Access to Squeeze Digital Asset Firms
The Blockchain Association is urging the Supreme Court to take up Custodia Bank’s fight with the Federal Reserve, arguing the central bank should not have the broad power to deny payment system access to eligible state-…
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Trezor reports data from 14K users exposed through shipping provider
The wallet provider warned that thousands of users could potentially be at risk of phishing attempts, while advising that all devices, private keys and backups were safe.
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Kalshi in talks with Sequoia, Wellington for $750 million fund raise at $40 billion valuation
Prediction market giant Kalshi is in advanced discussions with Sequoia Capital and Wellington Management for a new $750 million funding round at a $40 billion valuation, The Information reported, citing people familiar …
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Chainlink Price Prediction: 3 Bullish Signals Flash as LINK Eyes 30% Rally
LINK price is hovering around $8.70, with $9 emerging as the key breakout level.
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Bitcoin Companies Want Help From AI Labs to Guard Against Hackers
More than 40 bitcoin and crypto firms asked the biggest AI labs this week to let independent security researchers use their strongest models before public release.
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Ripple-Linked Wallet Moves 50M XRP to Unknown Address
A Ripple-linked wallet transferred 50 million XRP worth about $50.5 million to an unknown address on August 13, according to on-chain data. The wallet had received 150 million XRP earlier this month. The receiving addre…
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Bitcoin Price Prediction: Can BTC Still Reach $69,000 in This Bear Market?
The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: Can BTC Still Reach $69,000 in This Bear Market? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Bitcoin had a chance to break higher today, but the move failed to gain real traction, accordi…
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Deribit Broker Dealer Licence Opens Coinbase Liquidity to Clients
A new regulatory approval is giving Deribit something it has wanted for its spot market, access to Coinbase Exchange liquidity. Deribit, now a Coinbase company, has received a Broker Dealer Licence from Dubaiâs Virtua…