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Crypto Stocks Fall After Senate Declines to Advance Clarity Act
Shares of Coinbase, Circle and Galaxy dropped after the U.S. Senate failed to move forward a crypto market structure bill.
AfroEuropa Newsroom·about 4 hours ago2 min
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Crypto Clarity Act Fails to Clear U.S. Senate Vote
The market structure bill fell short of the 60 votes needed to advance in the Senate, with Bitcoin dipping as the result became clear.
AfroEuropa Newsroom·about 10 hours ago2 min
Revised US CLARITY Act Adds Ethics Curbs on Officials' Crypto Activity
President Trump agreed to tougher conflict-of-interest rules in the Senate's crypto bill, but 18 state attorneys general say the draft weakens their oversight.
AfroEuropa Newsroom·1 day ago2 min
Circle's $400M Tazapay Deal Targets Local Rails for Stablecoins in Emerging Markets
USDC issuer Circle plans to buy Singapore-based cross-border payments firm Tazapay, gaining local payment rails and regulatory reach across emerging markets.
AfroEuropa Newsroom·2 days ago2 min
Two Crypto Billionaires Give Reform UK Record £72 Million in Donations
BitMEX co-founder Ben Delo and investor Christopher Harborne each donated £36 million to Nigel Farage's Reform UK, in what reports call one of the largest political contributions in British history.
AfroEuropa Newsroom·2 days ago2 min
Robinhood Crypto Trading Volume Climbs 61% in August 2026
Robinhood's crypto trading volume reached $17.5 billion in August 2026, a rebound from July though still below year-earlier levels.
AfroEuropa Newsroom·4 days ago2 min
Blockstream Refuses Ransom Over Liquid Network Bitcoin Theft
Blockstream declined to pay for the return of Bitcoin taken from the Liquid Network, calling the removal theft and pledging to pursue legal recovery.
AfroEuropa Newsroom·4 days ago2 min
Bitwise to Close Dogecoin ETF Less Than a Year After Launch
Bitwise plans to wind down its Dogecoin ETF (BWOW) after the fund attracted only around $688,000 in assets since its November 2025 debut.
AfroEuropa Newsroom·4 days ago2 min
ESMA Flags Authorization Gaps for Polymarket and Kalshi in the EU
Europe's securities regulator says leading prediction-market platforms may lack the authorizations needed to serve EU users, citing investor-protection risks.
AfroEuropa Newsroom·5 days ago2 min
TRM Labs Doubles Valuation to $2B as 600-Plus Agencies Track Crypto Crime
Blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs has expanded its Series C round, led by Blockchain Capital, reaching a $2 billion valuation as government and institutional demand grows.
AfroEuropa Newsroom·5 days ago2 min
Block Applies for U.S. Trust Bank Charter to Custody Bitcoin and Stablecoins
Jack Dorsey's Block has asked U.S. regulators to establish Builders Bank & Trust, an uninsured national trust bank focused on digital-asset custody.
AfroEuropa Newsroom·6 days ago2 min
TRM Labs Doubles Valuation to $2 Billion as Crypto Investigation Demand Grows
The blockchain intelligence firm raised a Series C expansion led by Blockchain Capital, saying more than 600 agencies across 75 countries now use its platform.
AfroEuropa Newsroom·6 days ago2 min
Tether Launches $400M Private-Credit Fund With Fasanara to Extend USDT Lending
Tether and Fasanara Capital are launching a $400 million fund that could grow to $3 billion, using USDT as a settlement rail for lending to underserved businesses.
AfroEuropa Newsroom·6 days ago2 min
South Africa Coalition Pushes Back on Draft Cross-Border Crypto Rules
A coalition of regulated crypto firms is urging South Africa's Treasury and Reserve Bank to reconsider draft cross-border rules it says could harm businesses and jobs.
AfroEuropa Newsroom·6 days ago2 min
South African Crypto Coalition Opposes Draft Cross-Border Payment Rules
A taskforce of regulated crypto platforms is urging the National Treasury and SARB to rethink draft rules it says would restrict cross-border crypto payments by businesses.
AfroEuropa Newsroom·7 days ago2 min
Robinhood Takes Stakes in Crypto.com and OG.com in Prediction Markets Deal
The U.S. brokerage will route football-related event contracts through OG.com and acquire minority equity in both firms as it broadens its prediction markets offering.
AfroEuropa Newsroom·7 days ago2 min
Plattsburgh Weighs 1-Year Moratorium on Crypto Mining and Data Centers
The New York city that pioneered a Bitcoin mining ban in 2018 is again considering a temporary halt on high-energy computing facilities.
AfroEuropa Newsroom·7 days ago2 min
Gemini Secures Singapore Major Payment Institution License
The US crypto exchange won a Major Payment Institution license from Singapore's central bank, letting its local unit offer digital payment token and cross-border transfer services.
AfroEuropa Newsroom·7 days ago2 min
Visa Ties Settlement Data to On-Chain Lending as Stablecoin Volume Jumps 15x
Visa says its stablecoin settlement volume passed a $20 billion annualized run rate and is now linking VisaNet data to blockchain lending to fund card programs.
AfroEuropa Newsroom·7 days ago2 min
Circle to Acquire Singapore Payments Firm Tazapay in $400 Million Deal
USDC issuer Circle has signed an agreement to buy cross-border payments infrastructure company Tazapay, with the transaction expected to close in 2027.
AfroEuropa Newsroom·7 days ago2 min
Liquid Network Loses About $320 Million in Bitcoin to Self-Described White-Hat Hackers
Roughly 4,000 BTC, around 95% of Liquid Network's federation wallet, was drained by attackers who say they will return the funds once a software bug is fixed.
AfroEuropa Newsroom·8 days ago2 min
Bitcoin Settlement Network Liquid Halts Transactions After $320 Million Exploit
Liquid Network paused new transactions after roughly $320 million in bitcoin was drained from its federation wallet through a software bug.
AfroEuropa Newsroom·9 days ago2 min
OpenReserve Wins Preliminary OCC Approval for a US Blockchain Bank
The Utah-based firm, backed by Andreessen Horowitz and Coinbase Ventures, cleared an early regulatory step toward operating a national bank built on blockchain infrastructure.
AfroEuropa Newsroom·9 days ago2 min
Southeast Asia Crypto Funding Rebounds to $680 Million in 2026
Blockchain equity funding in Southeast Asia has more than doubled 2025's total, but the recovery rests on a few large deals in mature firms.
AfroEuropa Newsroom·9 days ago2 min
Bank of Korea Study: Dollar Stablecoins Can Pressure Local Currencies Lower
A Bank of Korea study finds that direct fiat-to-stablecoin trading on exchanges like Binance can weaken emerging market currencies, including the Brazilian real.
AfroEuropa Newsroom·10 days ago2 min
Robinhood Chain Revenue Spike Drives 30% Rally in Arbitrum's ARB Token
A record day of revenue on Robinhood Chain, an Arbitrum-based Layer 2, sent the ARB token up more than 30%, spotlighting a revenue-sharing model.
AfroEuropa Newsroom·14 days ago2 min
London Stock Exchange Teams With Kraken Parent to Put UK Stocks On-Chain
The LSE Group is partnering with Payward, owner of Kraken, to tokenize major UK-listed shares on its xStocks platform, with trading planned for 2027.
AfroEuropa Newsroom·15 days ago2 min
Stellar's Tokenized Real-World Assets Climb Over 300% in 2026
Stellar's tokenized real-world asset market grew roughly 360% this year to nearly $4 billion, driven by a handful of issuers, per a Dune Analytics dashboard.
AfroEuropa Newsroom·15 days ago2 min
Kalshi Issues First Lifetime Ban to Ex-Congressman George Santos Over Insider Trading
Prediction market Kalshi permanently banned George Santos and fined him $71,356 after finding reasonable cause to believe he engaged in insider trading and market manipulation.
AfroEuropa Newsroom·15 days ago2 min
Tokenized Stock Transfer Volume Surges Over 400% in August 2026
On-chain activity for tokenized equities accelerated sharply in August 2026, though the underlying value of tokenized stocks rose only modestly, RWA.xyz data showed.
AfroEuropa Newsroom·15 days ago2 min