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03:15 Companies

BitMine says Ethereum staking generated 98% of quarterly revenue as total sales hit $45.7 million

BitMine says Ethereum staking drove 98% of quarterly revenue BitMine Immersion Technologies reported $45.7 million in revenue from Ethereum staking and validator services for the quarter ended May 31, or 98% of its total, versus $624,000 from Bitcoin mining and $168,000 from consulting. Total revenue rose more than 22-fold from $2 million a year earlier, as its MAVAN institutional staking platform scaled after the Pier Two Holdings acquisition.

02:15 Payments

Cebuana Lhuillier to build Solana-based stablecoin payment rail with Fireblocks

Cebuana Lhuillier to build stablecoin payment rail with Fireblocks on Solana Philippine financial services provider Cebuana Lhuillier is building a stablecoin-based settlement platform with Fireblocks, using Solana to handle domestic and cross-border transactions instead of legacy systems. The rollout will use Fireblocks’ wallet, network and reconciliation tools and is planned to scale across Cebuana Lhuillier’s 3,500-plus branches, allowing settlement accounts to be funded directly with international partners.

00:45 Payments

ECB selects 36 firms for 12-month digital euro pilot starting in late 2027

ECB picks 36 firms for digital euro pilot starting in H2 2027 The European Central Bank has selected 36 payment service providers for a 12-month digital euro pilot across the ECB and 19 euro-area national central banks, moving the project into live beta testing after years of design work. The trial will cover account setup, merchant acceptance, online and offline person-to-person payments, point-of-sale purchases, e-commerce and mobile payments, with Stripe among the participants.

23:01 Regulation

EU sanctions Vitaly Kovalev, identifies him as ‘Stern’ behind Trickbot and Conti

EU sanctions Trickbot boss Vitaly Kovalev as “Stern” The EU has sanctioned Russian national Vitaly Nikolayevich Kovalev and, for the first time in a sanctions listing, tied him by name to the “Stern” alias linked to the Trickbot and Conti ransomware groups. The move was coordinated with the US and UK, and published Kovalev’s wallet addresses to make it harder for him to move funds through crypto exchanges and financial services.

21:46 Prediction Markets

CFTC tells Kalshi not to obey Michigan order to cancel completed user trades

CFTC tells Kalshi to ignore Michigan order to cancel trades The CFTC has ordered prediction-market platform Kalshi not to comply with a Michigan court order requiring it to cancel and refund trades by Michigan users, saying unwinding executed contracts could disrupt markets and undermine contractual certainty. The agency said it will not allow states or courts to pressure registered entities into violating the Commodity Exchange Act, calling such cancellations unprecedented and a risk to market confidence.

21:32 DeFi

Robinhood Chain Passes $800M in DEX Volume as Meme Coins Dominate Early Activity

Robinhood Chain tops $800M in daily DEX volume, but memes dominate activity Robinhood Chain cleared about $819 million in 24-hour DEX volume on Tuesday, just two weeks after its July 1 launch on Arbitrum, briefly overtaking Ethereum a day earlier. Artemis CEO Jon Ma said the start is strong — citing 300,000+ daily active addresses, about $300 million TVL and roughly $40 million in annualized fees — but warned most trading is still in meme coins rather than the tokenized stocks and RWAs the network launched to support.

21:04 Infrastructure

Aave selects Chainlink CCIP as core cross-chain infrastructure for its mobile app

Aave Labs adopts Chainlink CCIP for cross-chain app infrastructure Aave Labs said it has made Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol, or CCIP, the main cross-chain infrastructure for its new mobile app and broader multichain ecosystem after an updated LlamaRisk review found CCIP to be the most secure option. Aave said security was the deciding factor, and that CCIP adds no new trust assumptions beyond the Chainlink systems it already uses for oracles, GHO transfers, and governance.

21:01 Security

Gwalior accountant alleges Rs 21 crore loss in six-month fake crypto trading fraud

Gwalior CA alleges Rs 21 crore crypto scam tied to fake Bitcoin, USDT trades A 70-year-old chartered accountant in Gwalior told police he lost more than Rs 21 crore over six months in an alleged crypto investment fraud that began with a WhatsApp approach and a fake Bitcoin-USDT trading platform. Investigators said an initial Rs 1.88 lakh payout was used to build trust before the victim was asked for more money, including Rs 10.84 crore in “tax” and 2 lakh USDT as risk margin; police have frozen about Rs 2 crore after tracing funds through 570 mule accounts.

18:46 Security

Prism Deploys New Ethereum Contract After Exploit Diverted Nearly 40% of Trading Fees

Prism relaunches on new Ethereum contract after fee-draining exploit Prism is abandoning its original PRISM token and deploying a new Ethereum contract after disclosing that an attacker spent most of July siphoning off just under 40% of trading fees. The exploit used helper contracts to create 2,500 extra fee-earning positions beyond the token’s 5,000 cap, and the old token fell about 91% in 24 hours. It is still unclear how holders will migrate to the new contract.

17:32 Ethereum

Ethereum Foundation advances clear signing standards to reduce blind approvals

Ethereum Foundation pushes clear signing standards to curb blind approvals The Ethereum Foundation said it is working on safer clear signing standards aimed at reducing “blind approvals” when users interact with complex dApps, a common user-side security risk. The effort is meant to give wallets clearer transaction information, though adoption will depend on follow-up support such as wallet integration and broader ecosystem uptake.

17:32 Regulation

North Carolina Enacts Crypto ATM Law With Fee Caps, Limits and Refund Rights

North Carolina signs crypto ATM consumer protection law North Carolina has enacted the Virtual Currency Kiosk Consumer Protection Act, adding new rules for crypto ATM operators including fraud warnings, a $2,000 daily limit for new customers, and a 12% cap on fees. The law also requires operators to be licensed as money transmitters under the Commissioner of Banks, and lets scam victims seek refunds within 30 days after reporting an incident.

16:31 ETF & Funds

Evernorth details $44 million CEO equity award in latest SPAC merger filing

Evernorth discloses $44M CEO stock award in updated SPAC merger filing Evernorth, backed by Ripple, disclosed a roughly $44 million initial equity award for CEO Asheesh Birla in a fourth amended Form S-4 filed with the SEC, as it advances its merger with Armada Acquisition Corp II. The filing also says CFO Matt Frymier would get an equity award worth about $5.6 million; if approved by regulators and shareholders, the combined company would trade on Nasdaq as XRPN and operate as an XRP treasury company.

15:31 Companies

Anchorage Digital adds institutional TRX staking as it expands Tron services

Anchorage Digital adds TRX staking for institutional clients Anchorage Digital has launched native TRX staking for institutional clients, letting them stake directly from its custody platform or Porto self-custody wallet without moving assets off-platform. The move expands Anchorage’s Tron support after adding TRX custody earlier this year and deepens its exposure to a network the company described as one of the largest for USDT settlement, with nearly $90 billion of USDT in circulation.

15:30 Payments

Emirates NBD joins Partior network for cross-border payments in first MENAT rollout

Emirates NBD goes live on Partior for cross-border payments Emirates NBD has joined the Partior DLT clearing and settlement network for cross-border payments, becoming the first bank in the MENAT region live on the platform. Phase one launches the bank as a USD participant, with JPMorgan acting as settlement and beneficiary bank for the first transaction; Emirates NBD will initially support corporate and institutional payments to beneficiary accounts at JPMorgan, with plans to add more network banks and currencies later.

15:16 Web3

ENS DAO Holds Time-Sensitive Vote to Replace Security Council Before July 24 Expiry

ENS DAO votes on new Security Council before veto expires ENS DAO has started an onchain vote to install a new eight-member Security Council and preserve the protocol’s emergency veto before the current council expires on July 24. Nick Johnson submitted the executable after last month’s renewal failed when he voted against it; the measure closes around July 20 and had about 779,000 votes as of Monday, short of the 1 million-token quorum needed.

15:02 Stablecoins

Velocity raises $38 million Series A for stablecoin treasury and settlement platform

Velocity raises $38M Series A for stablecoin treasury and settlement platform Velocity, a startup that lets corporate users hold, move and settle funds with stablecoins while connecting to bank rails and compliance systems, raised $38 million in a Series A led by Dragonfly and FirstMark. The July 14 round, which included Capital One Ventures, QED, Coinbase Ventures, Wintermute Ventures and Ripple, brings total funding to nearly $50 million since May and will fund network expansion, product development and regulatory capabilities.

14:46 Security

Humanity Protocol Rebuilds Security After $36 Million Token Theft

Humanity Protocol revamps security after $36M token hack Humanity Protocol said it is rebuilding its operational security framework from the ground up after an employee laptop was compromised last month, leading to the theft of $36 million in H tokens. Quantstamp said the attack may have involved a North Korea-linked group using phishing and malware to gain remote access to an admin hot wallet and multisig keys, underscoring the growing crypto threat from employee-targeted social engineering.

14:33 Altcoins

Kraken Opens Trading for Hippius Token SN75 on July 14

Kraken lists Hippius token SN75 for trading Kraken said funding and trading for Hippius’ SN75 token went live on July 14, 2026. SN75 is the native token of Hippius, a decentralized cloud storage network built on Bittensor’s subnet 75 that offers S3-compatible object storage. Trading in the Kraken App and via Instant Buy will open once liquidity conditions are met, and geographic restrictions may apply.

13:32 Security

BonkDAO Treasury Drained After Attacker Buys Majority in BIP #76 Vote

BonkDAO treasury drained after attacker bought vote majority An attacker spent about $4.4 million buying BONK, pushed through BonkDAO proposal BIP #76, and transferred roughly $20 million in BONK from the DAO treasury on July 6. The vote passed with 882.38 billion BONK in favor against an 879.95 billion quorum, with just seven wallets participating, and executed automatically via Realms with no timelock or veto. BonkDAO said no smart contract, key, or user wallet was compromised. Exchanges began responding, with Upbit suspending BONK deposits and withdrawals as investigators traced the funds.

12:48 Infrastructure

CleanSpark signs 20-year Sandersville data center lease worth $6.6 billion

CleanSpark signs $6.6B Sandersville data center lease with unnamed tech tenant CleanSpark signed a 20-year triple-net lease worth $6.6 billion in contracted revenue for its Sandersville, Georgia, data center with an unnamed high-investment-grade global technology company. The tenant will deploy 175 MW of critical IT load, with deliveries starting in Q4 2027, and gained exclusivity over CleanSpark’s Texas portfolio spanning 718 acres and up to 885 MW of secured and planned power capacity.

12:46 Tokenization

Kraken Extends API Partner Program to xStocks Tokenized Equities

Kraken opens xStocks to API partners Kraken said API partners can now offer xStocks — tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs backed 1:1 by the underlying equity — through its existing spot and futures APIs, with no new infrastructure or accounts required. The lineup includes spot trading and perpetual futures with up to 20x leverage on names such as Apple, Nvidia, Tesla, SPYx, and QQQx, alongside crypto.

12:43 Payments

ECB names 36 firms for digital euro pilot ahead of 2027 trial

ECB picks 36 firms for digital euro pilot The European Central Bank has selected 36 payment service providers, including Stripe, Revolut, Deutsche Bank, UniCredit and BPCE, for a 12-month digital euro pilot due to start in the second half of 2027. The group was chosen from more than 50 applicants and will help test user access and merchant payments as the ECB steps up preparations for a CBDC rollout across the euro area.

12:41 Security

Interpol says Thai suspect’s wallet moved $122 million in alleged romance scam proceeds

Interpol links $122M crypto wallet to romance scam suspect in Thailand Interpol said a 20-year-old suspect arrested in Thailand controlled a crypto wallet that processed more than $122 million in alleged romance scam proceeds over 10 months, with funds often routed through cross-chain swaps to hide the trail. The wallet was uncovered during Operation First Light 2026, a January-April sweep across 97 countries that led to 5,811 arrests, $293 million intercepted, and more than 142,000 victims identified.

11:02 Regulation

HMRC to defer CGT on certain crypto lending and liquidity pool transactions from 2027

HMRC to defer CGT on certain crypto loans and liquidity pool moves from 2027 HMRC said certain cryptoasset loan and liquidity pool transactions will be treated as “no gain, no loss” from 6 April 2027, deferring Capital Gains Tax until an economic disposal. The change applies to individuals and trustees, covers lending and AMM liquidity pool arrangements where users put in and receive the same type of cryptoasset, and is expected to affect about 700,000 people by easing burdens created by HMRC’s 2022 guidance.

11:02 Court

Former LA deputy gets 18 months for lying in Adam Iza crypto extortion investigation

Ex-LA sheriff’s deputy gets 18 months for lying in crypto extortion probe A former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after admitting he lied to federal investigators about a 2021 extortion incident involving crypto businessman Adam Iza. Prosecutors said the deputy saw Iza threaten a victim with live ammunition before demanding $25,000; Iza remains in federal custody after multiple guilty pleas, including in a separate Connecticut bitcoin-linked kidnapping conspiracy.

09:16 Payments

Naver Makes First Crypto Bet With Investment in US Stablecoin Payments Firm Rain

Naver backs Rain in first crypto investment Naver Ventures joined Rain’s $250 million Series C, marking Naver’s first investment in a crypto company as it looks to build stablecoin payments using Rain’s Visa-linked infrastructure. Rain can issue cards and settle directly with Visa, letting stablecoins be converted to local currency at checkout across about 150 million merchants in roughly 150 countries. The move could support global expansion for Naver Pay, but synergies still depend on the delayed Naver Financial-Dunamu merger.

08:46 Altcoins

Derive jumps after Upbit and Bithumb listings open trading in South Korea

Upbit and Bithumb listings send Derive up about 30% Derive (DRV) rose roughly 30% after South Korea’s biggest exchanges, Upbit and Bithumb, listed the token on July 14, lifting it from about $0.12 to as high as $0.18 before it settled near $0.15. Upbit opened trading at 17:00 KST with KRW, BTC and USDT pairs, and the rare dual listing gives the Ethereum-based DeFi derivatives protocol broader liquidity and exposure in one of crypto’s most active markets.

08:22 Regulation

Cumberland receives full Singapore MPI licence for crypto payment services

Cumberland wins full Singapore MPI licence Cumberland said it has received a Major Payment Institution licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, allowing its local unit to offer regulated digital payment token and cross-border money transfer services under the Payment Services Act. The crypto trading and liquidity arm of DRW had received in-principle approval in March and said the full licence supports its expansion of compliant services for institutional clients in Singapore.

08:20 Market

Binance to remove six margin trading pairs on July 17

Binance to delist six margin trading pairs on July 17 Binance said it will remove the cross-margin pairs 1INCH/USDC, LPT/USDC, MAGIC/USDC, MASK/USDC and SUSHI/USDC, plus the isolated-margin pair USDP/USDT, at 3 p.m. Korea time on July 17. Borrowing for USDP/USDT isolated margin will be suspended from 3 p.m. on July 14, and when the change takes effect, positions will be auto-liquidated and open orders canceled. Assets will remain tradable on other Binance pairs.

06:46 Prediction Markets

Gibraltar Brings In First Dedicated Rulebook for Prediction Markets

Gibraltar launches first dedicated prediction market regime Gibraltar’s Prediction Market Regulations 2026 took effect on July 13, making the territory the first jurisdiction to create a purpose-built rulebook for prediction markets instead of treating them under general gambling law. All event contracts must be approved by the Gambling Authority, and two operators — ADI Predictstreet and WagerWire’s Wire Markets — will fall under the new regime, setting Gibraltar apart as European regulators move to tighten scrutiny of the sector.

05:16 Regulation

South Korea to draft digital asset law and seek rules for won stablecoins and spot ETFs

South Korea to draft digital asset law and open path to spot Bitcoin ETFs South Korea said it will draft a Basic Digital Asset Act this year to formalize won-denominated stablecoins and overhaul rules for the digital-asset industry, as part of its 2026 economic growth strategy announced July 14. The government is also seeking revisions to the Capital Markets Act to allow spot ETFs for digital assets such as Bitcoin, while reviewing rules for cross-border stablecoin transactions and related foreign-exchange law changes.

04:00 Regulation

US transfers $297M in seized Bitcoin and Ether to Coinbase Prime

US moves $297M in seized BTC and ETH to Coinbase Prime The US government transferred 3,940 BTC worth $243.95 million and 30,014 ETH worth $53.09 million to Coinbase Prime on Monday, Arkham data shows, reviving speculation the seized assets could be sold. The Bitcoin came from funds seized from Ryan Farace and BTC-e, while the Ether was linked to Brian Krewson; a sale would appear to clash with Donald Trump’s March 2025 order to keep seized Bitcoin in a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, though the transfers do not confirm any sale.

21:07 Regulation

New Hampshire signs HB 639, expanding legal protections for blockchain activity

New Hampshire signs blockchain rights law Gov. Kelly Ayotte has signed HB 639, the “Blockchain Basic Laws” act, giving legal protections in New Hampshire to crypto self-custody, blockchain developers, miners, validators, entrepreneurs and businesses, while allowing a special blockchain dispute docket in superior court. The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Keith Ammon, said it is meant to position the state as a national leader in blockchain innovation.

21:01 Market

Circle Rises on Trust Bank Approval, but USDC Competition Keeps Pressure on Stock

Circle jumps on trust bank approval, but bearish signals remain Circle (CRCL) rose nearly 5% Friday to $66.14 after U.S. regulators approved its national trust bank, but the stock is still down about 20% this year and the chart remains under pressure. The article points to a broken head-and-shoulders pattern, Chaikin Money Flow at -0.38, and stronger stablecoin rivals including OUSD and USDG; Robert W. Baird kept a Buy rating on July 13 but cut its target from $138 to $100.

20:16 Security

Bonzo Lend Loses About $9.05M After Hedera Oracle Verification Flaw

Bonzo Lend loses $9.05M in oracle exploit on Hedera Bonzo Lend was drained of about $9.05 million on July 11 after an attacker exploited a verification flaw in Supra’s Hedera oracle contract, using 250 SAUCE worth only a few dollars as collateral to inflate its price and borrow 6.63 million USDC and 34.52 million wrapped HBAR. A second wallet borrowed about $1 million more before claiming to be a white hat and offering to return the funds; the protocol remains paused.

20:15 Web3

Sablier Labs Stops Product Development and Puts Business Into Maintenance Mode Until 2028

Sablier Labs halts product development, enters maintenance mode until 2028 Sablier Labs has stopped active product development and put its token-streaming and vesting business into maintenance mode until June 2028, CEO Paul Berg said. Existing streams, vesting plans and airdrops will keep running because the smart contracts are on-chain and permissionless, but since July 13, 2026 the official interface no longer allows open-ended payment streams or new vesting streams and airdrops that end after June 2028. The firm also moved its main EVM contracts to GPL immediately, allowing unrestricted forks and deployments.

20:01 Infrastructure

Aave makes Chainlink CCIP its default layer for cross-chain activity

Aave makes Chainlink CCIP its default cross-chain infrastructure Aave has expanded Chainlink’s CCIP to become the default cross-chain layer across its ecosystem, adding deposits, withdrawals, Stable Vaults, asset transfers, and vault rebalancing to infrastructure that already handled GHO transfers and governance messaging. The change puts one interoperability system behind activity across the Aave App, including Stable Vault operations between Ethereum, Base, and Arbitrum.

17:01 Security

BlueMove says overflow bug led to $500K SUI drain, amid insider speculation

BlueMove offers bounty after $500K SUI drain from locked pools BlueMove says an attacker exploited a long-standing arithmetic overflow bug in its legacy AMM contract to drain liquidity from 389 pools, taking about 700,000 SUI, or roughly $500,000. The DEX offered the exploiter a 30% white hat bounty to return the funds, said it will compensate affected users if no deal is reached within 48 hours, and added that the project will shut down going forward.

14:45 Regulation

Bolivia studies possible USDT role in national payment system, minister says

Bolivia weighs adding USDT to national payment system Bolivia is technically assessing whether USDT can be integrated into the national payment system and circulate alongside the US dollar and the boliviano, Acting Economy Minister Jose Gabriel Espinoza said. He added that no rollout can happen before a full crypto framework is in place, with rules aligned to FATF anti-money laundering requirements as Bolivia remains on the watchdog’s grey list.

14:18 Court

U.S. Court Admits Chainalysis Reactor Analysis Under Daubert in Bitcoin Fog Case

U.S. court admits Chainalysis Reactor under Daubert in Bitcoin Fog case A U.S. court found Chainalysis Reactor’s blockchain tracing methodology reliable enough for expert evidence in United States v. Sterlingov, where prosecutors alleged Roman Sterlingov ran the Bitcoin Fog mixer. Judge Randolph Moss said the tool’s clustering and attribution methods were transparent, testable and broadly accepted, rejecting the defense claim that Reactor was a “black-box” algorithm.

13:18 Payments

Kraken launches debit card for eligible users in the UK and EEA

Kraken launches debit card for UK and EEA users Kraken has rolled out the Kraken Card for eligible customers in the UK and EEA, letting them spend crypto and cash balances directly anywhere Mastercard is accepted. The debit card supports more than 600 currencies, converts funds near real-time at checkout, and offers up to 2% cashback paid weekly in Bitcoin, euros, or pounds, with no Kraken transaction or ATM fees.

12:22 Bitcoin

Dormant Bitcoin Wallet Moves 2,931 BTC Worth About $188 Million After Nearly Eight Years

Dormant Bitcoin wallet moves 2,931 BTC to new address A Bitcoin wallet inactive since Oct. 23, 2018 moved all 2,931 BTC, worth about $188 million, to an unmarked address on July 12 at around 3:41 p.m. ET, Onchain Lens said, citing Arkham data. The recipient wallet had not moved the funds at the time of reporting, and no exchange or OTC affiliation was identified, leaving the transfer classified as wallet-to-wallet rather than a confirmed exchange inflow.

11:46 Market

Binance futures volume rose to $1.61 trillion in June as crypto spot trading weakened

Binance futures volume hits $1.61T in June Binance’s futures trading volume jumped 80% month over month to $1.61 trillion in June, its highest level of 2026, according to CryptoQuant analyst Maarten Regterschot. The exchange far outpaced OKX at $609 billion and Bybit at $434 billion, even as broader crypto activity stayed weak and centralized exchange spot volume fell to $3 trillion in Q2, the lowest in two years.

11:31 Security

OKX to Halt Solana USDC Deposits and Withdrawals on July 14 for Wallet Maintenance

OKX to pause Solana USDC deposits and withdrawals on July 14 OKX said it will suspend USDC deposits and withdrawals on the Solana network from July 14 at 14:30 UTC+8 for wallet maintenance, while trading will remain available. The exchange gave no end time and said services will resume after the work is completed, potentially without a separate announcement. Users were told not to send Solana-based USDC during the pause because transfers could risk lost funds.

11:02 Regulation

Webull EU gets Dutch MiCAR approval for crypto custody rollout

Webull EU wins Dutch MiCAR approval for crypto custody launch Webull EU said it has received MiCAR approval from the Netherlands’ AFM, allowing it to launch regulated crypto-asset custody services in the Netherlands later this year and expand across the EU through passporting once approved. Client assets will be custodied by Webull EU, while trade execution will run through Coinbase Luxembourg S.A., making Webull one of the first dual-regulated investment firms in the Netherlands with MiCAR authorization.

11:01 DeFi

Uniswap votes may connect Robinhood Chain fees to UNI burns

Uniswap votes could tie Robinhood Chain trading to UNI burns Uniswap founder Hayden Adams said July 12 the protocol is generating about $5.2 million in daily fees, driven largely by Robinhood Chain, where Uniswap trading hit roughly $500 million a day within eight days of launch and topped $1 billion cumulatively by July 10. Governance is now weighing whether to extend UNIfication fee-to-burn mechanics to v4 pools and apply protocol fees on Robinhood Chain, moves that could route this new revenue into UNI burns.

10:48 DeFi

Aave stewards raise PT-USDG cap on Ethereum as deposits outgrow prior limit

Aave V4 stewards move to raise PT-USDG supply cap on Ethereum Aave’s V4 activation process on Ethereum is in another round of cap adjustments, with recent deposit growth tied to PT-USDG-24SEP2026 on the Global Dollar Hub rather than any exploit. The spoke held about 18.62M PT-USDG as of today, roughly 60.8% of the token’s 30.6M total supply, above the previous 15M cap; because the asset is used as collateral only, a supply-cap increase without a borrow-side change is the expected response.

09:46 Security

Ethereum Foundation says AI agents found and helped disclose bug in libp2p code

Ethereum Foundation says AI agent fleet found protocol bug in libp2p The Ethereum Foundation’s Protocol Security team said it is using coordinated AI agents to test critical protocol code and has already found real vulnerabilities, including a remotely triggerable panic in the libp2p gossipsub library used for Ethereum’s peer-to-peer communications. The issue has been fixed and publicly disclosed as CVE-2026-34219, while the team said the main challenge is triaging AI findings to separate real bugs from false positives.

08:05 Payments

Lawson to Trial JPYC Stablecoin Payments at Tokyo Store in August

Lawson to test yen stablecoin payments at Tokyo store in August Lawson will start a proof-of-concept in early August at its Takanawa Gateway City store in Tokyo, letting shoppers pay with yen-pegged stablecoin JPYC by showing a wallet barcode that staff scan at the POS. Lawson says it is Japan’s first stablecoin payment trial directly tied to a POS system, and will use it to test transaction speed and integration stability before deciding on a wider rollout.

08:05 Regulation

China weighs new judicial rules for virtual currency money laundering cases

China proposes tougher judicial rules for crypto money laundering cases Chinese legal experts have proposed new judicial guidelines to tighten virtual currency money laundering enforcement, including mandatory dual probes into both laundering and the underlying crime, wider use of blockchain analysis tools, and updated evidence standards that would recognize verifiable on-chain records and compliant analytics reports in court. The plan also calls for a national system to manage, value and dispose of seized crypto assets, plus stronger cross-border asset recovery cooperation.