₿itcoin News and Finance: What You Need to Know

  Switzerland has turned financial regulation into a competitive machine, pairing the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, better known as FINMA, with specialized regulatory pathways that have helped make the country one of the world’s premier destinations for finance, fintech, cryptocurrency, and blockchain businesses. Key Takeaways FINMA oversees a Swiss financial sector that generated CHF 74 billion in 2024. Switzerland counted 1,766 blockchain firms in 2025 under its layered regulatory model. Switzerland’s proposed crypto-institution regime remained pending on Aug. 11, 2026. The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) sits at the center of that machine. Created under legislation passed in 2007 and operational since Jan. 1, 2009, the independent regulator combined Switzerland’s banking, insurance, and anti-money-laundering (AML) supervisors under a single authority. Its reach now extends across banks, securities firms, insurers, asset managers, financial-m...

  As far as digital asset regulation is concerned, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is not waiting around for Congress. The agency has scheduled an open meeting for Friday, Aug. 14, to weigh a proposal that could make it easier for crypto companies to raise money without enduring full securities registration. Key Takeaways The SEC votes Aug. 14 on new crypto fundraising rules for startups and other issuers. The Senate’s Clarity Act faces a 60-vote cloture test on Sept. 15 after stalling in August. CFTC Chair Michael Selig says the agency will write crypto rules regardless of Congress. According to a report from Bloomberg , the vote lands while a much bigger piece of crypto legislation remains jammed in the Senate. The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, which cleared the House last year with bipartisan support, has yet to reach a floor vote. Senate Majority Leader John Thune filed a procedural motion just before lawmakers bolted for the August recess, setting up a vo...

A federal judge denied Kalshi’s request for a preliminary injunction against Connecticut regulators, holding that its sports-event contracts are not swaps under the Commodity Exchange Act, so the CFTC’s exclusive jurisdiction never attached. Coinbase Financial Markets lost a companion motion on the same reasoning despite never having received a cease-and-desist. Not Swaps, and Not Preempted […]

Mysten Labs co-founder and chief cryptographer Kostas Chalkias says he has quietly leased a factory to mass-produce quantum-resistant hardware wallet cards for Sui, aiming to keep users safe from a threat that just cost bitcoin holders roughly $130 million. A Personal Mission Kostas “Kryptos” Chalkias, co-founder and chief cryptographer at Mysten Labs, the company behind […]

Empery Digital sold 1,635 BTC for $102.2 million after the second quarter, cutting its bitcoin holdings to 1,279 BTC. With most of the remaining BTC pledged against debt and a potential $62.1 million property commitment ahead, the company’s liquidity flexibility has tightened. Empery Cuts Bitcoin Holdings to 1,279 BTC Empery Digital is drawing down its […]

Russian authorities disrupted nine foreign-coordinated cryptocurrency channels operating out of the Moscow City business district. Over 20 employees from unregistered crypto exchanges and several couriers were detained for their involvement in the laundering operation. Foreign Crypto Laundering Ring Dismantled Russian authorities recently dismantled a financial laundering ring operating out of the Moscow City business district, […]

  Moneygram has launched its Ramps service on Solana, giving wallets and applications on the blockchain a direct connection between cryptocurrency and the company’s global cash network. Key Takeaways Moneygram launched Ramps on Solana on Aug. 11, with Rift as its first wallet integration. Moneygram Ramps offers cash withdrawals in more than 170 countries and territories. Solana developers can integrate Moneygram Ramps as adoption expands beyond 1 wallet. Rift is the first Solana wallet to integrate the service, Moneygram explained on Tuesday . The move expands Ramps across multiple blockchain ecosystems as the payments company pushes beyond its traditional money-transfer business and deeper into digital assets. Moneygram Opens Its Cash Network to Solana Moneygram Ramps acts as a bridge between traditional money and cryptocurrency. Users can deposit cash and receive digital assets, or convert supported digital assets back into local currency for withdrawal through Moneygram’s networ...

  Keel Infrastructure has decommissioned all of its U.S. bitcoin mining operations as it converts power-rich sites for AI and high-performance computing. The transition comes with weaker earnings and continued bitcoin sales, but the company says $819 million of liquidity gives it room to fund development. Key Takeaways Keel shut all U.S. bitcoin mining as Q2 revenue fell 50% to $30.4M during its AI pivot. Keel sold 1,085 BTC, leaving $819M in liquidity as miners chase higher AI infrastructure returns. Keel’s next test is signing AI tenants for 3 priority U.S. sites after its 18-month transition. Keel Sells 1,085 BTC as Revenue Falls 50% in Second Quarter Keel Infrastructure has completed the shutdown of its U.S. bitcoin mining operations, marking one of the clearest breaks yet from the industry that built its energy portfolio.