Binance disappears from Google Play in certain EU countries
Binance’s Android app is unavailable on Google Play in some EU markets amid scrutiny over MiCA compliance. Go to Source
Month: July 2026
USDC issuer Circle to acquire nearly 1,000 IBM blockchain patents
IBM’s blockchain portfolio includes more than 680 patent families and nearly 1,000 issued patents worldwide, with a particular focus in supply chain applications. Go to Source
Strategy sells MSTR shares, buys back $25M in STRC preferred stock
Strategy raised $544.5 million through MSTR stock sales as it repurchased $25 million of STRC shares and expanded its US dollar reserve to $3.75 billion. Go to Source
Strategy Adds $525M to USD Reserve, Pushing Dividend Coverage to 2.1 Years
Strategy Inc disclosed in a Form 8-K filed Monday that it increased its U.S. dollar reserve by $525 million, bringing the total to $3.75 billion as of July 27, 2026. The company said the reserve now covers 2.1 years of dividend and interest payments on its outstanding preferred stock and debt. Executive Chairman Michael Saylor … Read more
Saylor: Rejecting Bitcoin’s Bank and Market Integration ‘Dooms It to 1% of Its Potential’
Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) Chairman Michael Saylor argued that shutting bitcoin out of banks, custodians and capital markets denies its benefits to 99% of the world, as his own company’s 843,775 BTC treasury currently sits underwater against its purchase price. Saylor Makes the Case for Bitcoin in the Banking System Saylor, the chairman of the … Read more
BNY Mellon unit joins MiCA register as ESMA adds 15 providers
BNY Mellon’s European subsidiary joined the MiCA register as ESMA added 15 CASPs, including banks and crypto platforms, in the third post-deadline update. Go to Source
KB Kookmin Taps JPMorgan’s Kinexys as South Korea’s Largest Bank Pushes Instant Dollar Payments
KB Kookmin Bank, South Korea’s largest lender by assets, will launch a corporate cross-border payment service in August built on Kinexys, JPMorgan’s permissioned blockchain platform. The move makes KB Kookmin the first South Korean financial institution to settle commercial dollar payments on the network. What Was Announced Exactly KB Kookmin Bank, a unit of KB … Read more
Brazilian police bust cocaine traffickers in crypto-linked transnational probe
Brazilian police suspect the group of shipping around 6.5 metric tons of cocaine and laundering billions in Brazilian reals through crypto-enabled illicit money brokers. Go to Source
Coinbase CEO touts agentic finance as Base tops 100M AI payments
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says AI agents will expand crypto adoption, pointing to Base, USDC and x402 as key pieces of agentic finance. Go to Source
SUI Slips to Support Near $0.72 as Traders Eye a Gaussian Channel Bounce
SUI dropped back to the lower band of its Gaussian Channel indicator this week, trading near $0.72 as chart watchers debate whether the token can climb back toward the midpoint. The pullback landed as Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Capital tokenized a $75 million private markets fund partly on the blockchain. A Familiar Support Zone Crypto trader … Read more