Chainlink has drawn more than 7 billion USD in token value onto its cross-chain infrastructure in Q2 as institutional adoption accelerated. Projects migrated over 7 billion USD in assets following bridge hacks totalling 650 million USD, while Fidelity and DTCC expanded their use of the network. https://cryptoslate.com/a-650-million-wave-of-bridge-hacks-just-triggered-a-7-billion-mass-migration-to-chainlink/ #Web3 #Blockchain #InstitutionalAdoption
Crypto exchange BitMart to shut down after nine years as BMX token crashes 58%. Users have one month to close trades and six months to withdraw funds. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/26/crypto-exchange-bitmart-to-shut-down-after-nine-years-bmx-token-crashes-58 #Blockchain #Crypto #Regulation
Europe's strict crypto regulation under MiCA and the UK's upcoming framework could trigger a wave of mergers and acquisitions as smaller firms struggle with compliance costs while banks, with existing infrastructure, emerge as key acquirers. https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/07/26/europe-s-high-regulatory-bar-could-spark-new-crypto-industry-m-and-a-wave #Web3 #Blockchain #InstitutionalAdoption
Hashdex's new Nasdaq-listed NCIQ crypto ETF will stake Ethereum, Solana and Cardano. The sponsor takes the first slice of net staking income up to 0.25% of NAV, with excess split 40/60 between Hashdex and shareholders. Provider fees range from 5-8%. https://cryptoslate.com/why-hashdexs-new-crypto-etf-keeps-100-of-your-initial-staking-yields-and-40-of-everything-else/ #Web3 #Blockchain #InstitutionalAdoption
Experts warn crypto is the canary in the coal mine for quantum computing threats, with slow governance rather than cryptography posing the biggest risk as Q-Day estimates grow closer. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/27/crypto-is-the-canary-in-the-coal-mine-for-the-quantum-computing-threat-experts-say #Web3 #Blockchain #EmergingNarratives
Security researchers have uncovered 31 previously unknown vulnerabilities across 15 major facilitators supporting x402, an HTTP-native standard for programmatic crypto payments. The tested group represented 99% of observed transactions, with vulnerabilities exposing users to asset theft and free shopping attacks. https://cryptoslate.com/31-newly-discovered-vulnerabilities-expose-99-of-x402-crypto-payments-to-asset-theft-and-free-shopping/ #Web3 #Blockchain #Technology
SparkKitty malware has infiltrated Apple's App Store and Google Play, scanning infected iPhones and Android devices for cryptocurrency wallet recovery phrases stored in photos. Users urged to delete any wallet seed photos from devices immediately. https://decrypt.co/374450/sparkkitty-malware-mobile-apps-crypto-wallet #Web3 #Blockchain #Security
A federal judge has paused Minnesota's law banning prediction markets, ruling that Kalshi and Polymarket would likely win their case that the ban violates federal law. The ruling allows prediction markets to continue operating in the US while the legal challenge proceeds. https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/07/27/kalshi-polymarket-win-pause-against-minnesota-s-prediction-market-ban #Web3 #Blockchain #Regulation
Perpetual futures on SK Hynix American depositary receipts have suffered a flash crash on Hyperliquid, plunging 20% in one minute before rebounding above USD 1,000. The incident highlights the volatility of decentralised perpetual markets. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/28/perpetuals-tied-to-sk-hynix-suffer-a-flash-crash-to-usd900-on-hyperliquid #Blockchain #Crypto #Web3
Morgan Stanley has launched ether and Solana exchange-traded products, becoming the first major US bank to offer both ETH and SOL funds with the market lowest fee and staking rewards. https://www.theblock.co/post/409898/morgan-stanley-debuts-ethereum-solana-etfs-markets-lowest-fee-staking-rewards #Blockchain #Crypto #InstitutionalAdoption
BlackRock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, Goldman Sachs and SoFi have publicly endorsed the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, urging Congress to pass legislation that would establish a new regulatory framework for the US crypto industry. The bill would make clear how crypto is regulated and which regulators firms answer to. https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/07/28/blackrock-fidelity-other-wall-street-giants-back-the-clarity-act #Blockchain #Crypto #InstitutionalAdoption
Ionic Digital jumped 25% in its Nasdaq debut after expanding Celsius bitcoin mining assets into AI infrastructure. The company was formed from Celsius Mining assets and took direct control of its sites from Hut 8. https://www.theblock.co/post/409945/ionic-digital-jumps-22-nasdaq-debut-celsius-bitcoin-mining-assets-ai-infrastructure #Web3 #Blockchain #InstitutionalAdoption
A coalition of 44 state attorneys general has urged the CFTC to draft new rules for sports prediction markets, arguing the agency lacks authority under the Commodity Exchange Act. The move challenges the CFTCs jurisdiction over the rapidly growing prediction market sector. https://www.theblock.co/post/410013/state-attorneys-general-cftc-letter-prediction-markets #Web3 #Blockchain #Regulation
BNY, the world's largest custodian, is targeting the 8.6 trillion USD transfer agency market by adding blockchain-based digital ownership records for tokenised funds. The bank will keep its existing system while integrating the new technology. https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/07/29/bny-targets-usd8-6-trillion-transfer-agency-market-on-blockchain-rails #Blockchain #Crypto #InstitutionalAdoption
Robinhood posted record Q2 revenue of 1.31 billion USD, up 32% year-over-year, beating estimates. Prediction markets surged over 10x to 156 million USD, becoming its fastest-growing revenue line, while crypto revenue fell 38% to 100 million USD. The company is expanding Robinhood Chain with tokenized stocks and decentralised lending. https://decrypt.co/374693/robinhood-earnings-best-quarter-ever-crypto #Web3 #Blockchain #InstitutionalAdoption
Russia has detained the founder of crypto mining firm BitRiver on fraud charges, according to a report. Runets and his company were reportedly involved in a deal with local conglomerate En+ that resulted in 12.5M USD in damages. https://www.theblock.co/post/410117/russia-detains-bitriver-founder #Blockchain #Crypto #Regulation
Aave has proposed deprecating 75 reserves across six deployments, affecting 98.1 million USD in supplied assets and 15.6 million USD in debt. The DeFi protocol is cleaning up rarely-used markets. https://www.theblock.co/post/410127/aave-proposes-reserve-deprecations-affecting-98-million-in-supplied-assets #Web3 #Blockchain #DeFi
Fake Flare Network staking site drained 8.5M USD in XRP, Seoul Police say. The ring copied the Flare Network and its FXRP token, using Wikipedia entries, blog posts and YouTube videos to appear legitimate. https://decrypt.co/374696/fake-flare-network-staking-site-drained-8-5m-in-xrp-seoul-police #Blockchain #Crypto #Regulation
Twenty-eight major banks including JPMorgan, Citi and UBS have completed a live test of blockchain-based cross-border payments, moving 1 million USD in real money. The BIS pilot marks a significant step towards tokenised settlement infrastructure in the traditional finance sector. https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/07/30/global-banks-test-tokenized-money-for-cross-border-payments-in-usd1-million-bis-pilot #Web3 #Blockchain #InstitutionalAdoption
The IRS has warned that fraudsters are sending fake letters to crypto holders in an attempt to steal digital assets or data, according to a Bloomberg report. The agency says correspondence regarding crypto has become more familiar as taxpayers must now disclose activity. https://www.theblock.co/post/410204/irs-crypto-holders-fraudster-sending-fake-letters-steal-digital-assets-data-bloomberg #Web3 #Blockchain #Regulation
Ethereum turns 11 years old with 148.8B USD in stablecoins and 15.5B USD in tokenised real-world assets, but daily mainnet revenue has fallen to just 330k USD. The milestone comes as the network faces questions over ETH value capture. https://cryptoslate.com/as-ethereum-turns-11-years-old-it-hosts-148b-in-stablecoins-but-daily-mainnet-revenue-just-fell-to-330k/ #Web3 #Blockchain #Web3