BLOCKCHAIN • CRYPTOCURRENCY • NARRATIVE JOURNALISM
Coverage where policy, market structure, and company pressure collide across the crypto stack.
Conflicts is mapped from the WordPress categories that most consistently surface regulatory tension, exchange pressure, and contested narratives.
The transaction was disclosed in a notice published by SBI Holdings , which identified Coinhako as the target and framed the move as a majority-stake acquisition rather than a minority investment. For related coverage, see Grant Cardone's Firm Adds 10.
Triple-A, the crypto payments provider led by founder Eric Barbier, is broadening its global regulatory footprint as it accumulates the licenses and registrations needed to operate digital asset payment services across multiple jurisdictions.
Traders on the prediction market Polymarket overwhelmingly expect the Federal Reserve to leave interest rates unchanged at its July meeting, putting the crowd firmly on the side of a policy pause before the central bank has said a word.
SBI Group has partnered with Ondo Finance to expand tokenized finance, a move that pairs one of Japan's largest financial conglomerates with a leading real-world asset protocol. The partnership deepens SBI's push into blockchain-based markets and signals continued institutional interest in tokenized assets.
Interactive Brokers has reportedly expanded its crypto trading and transfer capabilities, widening digital asset access for brokerage clients, according to a report. The move adds transfer functionality alongside existing trading tools for cryptocurrencies on the established brokerage platform.
Kraken is planning to introduce agentic trading capabilities to its platform, including AI-powered bots designed to monitor cryptocurrency markets and identify investment opportunities on behalf of users.
The bill has already cleared a key procedural hurdle. The Senate Banking Committee advanced the Crypto Clarity Act in what the committee called a historic bipartisan vote , sending the legislation to the full Senate for consideration.
Robinhood has signaled that it is opening its platform to AI agents, sparking reports that US users may soon be able to trade crypto through automated, agent-driven tools on the app.
The exchange plans to rebuild its mobile experience around agentic trading and advisory tools, according to a report from The Block . The update positions AI-assisted automation as the central feature of Kraken's redesigned app rather than a supplementary add-on.
Alatau City Bank, a Kazakh commercial bank, has moved to connect its existing POS terminal infrastructure with Binance Pay. The integration covers 5,000 terminals across its merchant network, enabling businesses to accept cryptocurrency payments at physical checkout points.
ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood has raised doubts about the prospects of OUSD, a Ripple-backed stablecoin, suggesting it may struggle to compete with established market leaders USDT and USDC.
The messaging giant, which connects more than 11,500 financial institutions across more than 200 countries and territories, said the ledger was designed and built in nine months following its September 2025 announcement. That original design phase drew participation from more than 30 financial institutions globally.