Month: August 2026
Do not cut benefits for disabled young people, dozens of UK charities urge ministers
More than 40 charities write to Pat McFadden and review head Alan Milburn over fears…
Robinhood CEO urges U.S. to clear path for tokenized stocks as overseas markets advance
Vlad Tenev says tokenized stocks could bring real-time settlement and 24/7 trading, but U.S. rules…
U.S. accounting-standards group proposes way to see stablecoins as ‘cash equivalent’
The Financial Accounting Standards Board, a nonprofit that governs accounting practices, proposed that certain stablecoins…
OpenAI announces slowing pace of development after hack by rogue agent
Amid race with Anthropic, firm plans to overhaul research and training and require more safety…
U.S. SEC proposes first major crypto rule in surprise announcement
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the “Regulation Crypto” proposal after having cancelled a meeting…
Wyoming joins $15 billion LayerZero exodus with state stablecoin move
This is the first time a U.S. government entity has publicly replaced its blockchain infrastructure…
Social media on trial as $200bn case against Facebook and Instagram begins
Twenty-nine US states are seeking huge damages, claiming Meta’s platforms were addictive by design In…
Bitcoin has gone quiet as traders chase ‘5x or 10x’ payoffs elsewhere
Bitcoin’s price swings have hit a cycle low, squeezed by a market tug-of-war with no…
Kraken adds U.S. stocks in Europe as TradFi-crypto divide blurs
The exchange said it is the first crypto company to offer European customers both traditional…
OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens with stronger safeguards
Teen version is intended for children aged 13 to 17 and includes content protections on…