SKN | Crypto Built the Products. Can It Now Keep Users?
Key Points: Crypto firms are moving beyond infrastructure and launching products spanning tokenized funds, payments, lending and broader financial services. Coinbase’s 7.6 million...
SKN | Clarity Act Stalls, but Crypto M&A Keeps Moving. Why Aren’t Bankers Pulling Back?
Key Points: Crypto dealmaking reached $9.7 billion in disclosed value during the first half of 2026, up 44% from a year earlier, despite...
SKN | Blast to Wind Down Ethereum Layer-2 Network After Costs Outpace Revenue
Key Points Ethereum layer-2 network Blast is shutting down after determining that operating costs have exceeded revenue generated by the chain. Users have...
SKN | MiCA Boosts Trust in Regulated Crypto Platforms Across Europe, Bitpanda Says
Key Points Bitpanda co-CEO Christian Trummer said European crypto users have shown greater trust in regulated platforms following the rollout of the EU’s...
SKN | Community Banks Sue OCC Over National Trust Charters for Crypto Firms
Key Points The Independent Community Bankers of America sued the OCC, arguing that national trust bank charters for crypto companies exceed the regulator’s...
SKN | Trump Expected to Name Jay Clayton as AI Czar, Reports Say
Key Points President Donald Trump is expected to appoint Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton as the White House’s AI czar, according to...
SKN | Russia’s Finance Ministry Pays Salaries in Digital Rubles for First Time
Key Points Russia’s Finance Ministry said some employees received their salaries in digital rubles for the first time beginning Oct. 1. The voluntary...
SKN | NEAR Intents Recovers Entire $3.8M Stolen in Security Breach
Key Points NEAR Intents recovered the full approximately $3.8 million stolen during a security breach involving its Omni deposit and withdrawal infrastructure. The...
SKN | El Salvador Receives $138M IMF Disbursement After Bitcoin Waivers
Key Points The IMF approved an immediate disbursement of approximately $138 million to El Salvador under its $1.4 billion financing program. The country...
SKN | Bitcoin Holds Near $85,000 as SEC Clears First 3x Leveraged Crypto ETPs
Key Points: Bitcoin traded near $84,860 on October 4, remaining in a relatively narrow range after briefly moving above $87,000 earlier in the...
Don't Miss
SKN | Strategy Shareholders Approve Daily Preferred Stock Dividends, Starting With STRC in November
Key Points: Daily dividend payments approved: Strategy shareholders approved a change allowing its four preferred stock classes to move from periodic to daily...
SKN | Anthropic’s 1,300% Growth Draws Robinhood CFO’s Attention as AI’s Enterprise Market Expands
Key Points: Exceptional reported growth: Robinhood CFO Shiv Verma highlighted Anthropic’s 1,300% year-over-year growth rate as one of the most striking figures in...
