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US and UK financial regulators have expanded talks on stablecoins, tokenization and digital asset oversight as Washington begins implementing the GENIUS Act. Summary The 13th UK-US regulatory meeting took place in London on July 8. US officials briefed UK regulators on GENIUS Act implementation and crypto market structure. Both governments support one-to-one stablecoin backing and greater cross-border regulatory coordination. The Bank of England has replaced proposed holding limits with a £40 billion issuance cap. US, UK regulators discuss stablecoin policy Senior officials from HM Treasury and the US Treasury met in London for the 13th UK-US Financial Regulatory Working Group…

Caroline Bishop Aug 04, 2026 22:26 GitHub’s Engineering Blog explores the shifting economics of code ownership and AI-driven development, with insights on Copilot and agentic workflows. GitHub’s Engineering Blog has released a new feature exploring the changing economics of software development in the AI era. Titled “The cost of saying yes has changed,” the piece examines how advances in AI tools have driven down the cost of writing code, but left the ongoing costs of maintaining and owning it largely unchanged. This insight is particularly timely as GitHub continues to position itself as the world’s largest developer platform, with over…

Ted Hisokawa Aug 04, 2026 22:19 GitHub’s Stacked PRs, now in private preview, promise focused code reviews by breaking down large pull requests into manageable layers. GitHub has introduced a new feature called Stacked Pull Requests, designed to simplify the review process for large code changes. Currently in private preview (as of August 4, 2026), Stacked PRs allow developers to break massive pull requests into smaller, focused layers that can be reviewed and merged independently. This approach not only reduces reviewer fatigue but also accelerates feedback and deployment. Traditionally, developers have faced a painful trade-off: submit one enormous pull request…

Nine years into running AirdropAlert, I thought I’d seen every farming meta there is. Bounties, testnets, points programs, DePIN, you name it. Then last month, I claimed an airdrop without opening a single dApp. My AI assistant did the clicking for me.That moment changed how I think about the next wave. In this guide, I’ll explain how to farm airdrops with AI, and why I believe AI-native airdrops will define the next farming meta. The rails already exist. You can now put a working crypto wallet inside Claude or ChatGPT, feed it live market data, and complete airdrop tasks straight…

The Coldcard hack last week dealt a low blow to certain elements of the Bitcoin industry. A somber introspection has begun to question many of the practices and assumptions involved in securing bitcoin at a retail level. The consequences of this process might not be visible for many months.  Some are saying that self-custody is dead. Some reports estimate that over 11,000 bitcoins were moved to custodial exchanges last week as users fled one of the most popular hardware wallets in the Bitcoin industry. The hack, which is ongoing and users can still save themselves from, has seen north of…

The Security and Exchange Commission’s outgoing commissioner, Hester Peirce, has expressed optimism that the long-awaited Clarity Act will pass.  Speaking on CoinDesk’s The Policy Protocol show, the regulator said that passing the law would help the SEC in drafting regulation.  Lawmakers are pushing to get a vote on the crypto market structure bill — or Clarity Act — before the Senate goes to recess. Some Republicans have bemoaned that Democratic members of the senate are deliberately dragging their feet with the bill.  The Senate has 4 days to pass the CLARITY Act before recess. 👀Contact your Senator and tell them…

Canadian digital asset manager 3iQ Corp. will work to manage some of the Bitcoin reserves of Bhutan’s Gelephu Mindfulness City project.  3iQ, Canada’s biggest and oldest digital asset fund manager, will not only manage the 10,000 Bitcoins pledged to build the new region, but also invest in local talent and establish a long-term physical presence in Gelephu as the region positions itself as Bhutan’s new offshore digital financial hub, according to a statement.  Bhutan last year said it would use 10,000 Bitcoins to fund a special administrative region called the Gelephu Mindfulness City. First announced in 2023, the GMC will…

BNY is adding Galaxy’s staking infrastructure to its digital asset custody platform, giving eligible institutional clients access to custody and staking through one servicing model. Summary Galaxy will provide institutional staking through BNY’s Digital Asset Custody platform. The service remains subject to regulatory review and will be limited to eligible clients. BNY is also developing onchain transfer agency and tokenized Treasury infrastructure. BNY’s Belgian subsidiary recently received MiCA authorization for crypto custody and transfers. BNY adds staking to institutional crypto custody Galaxy said it has entered a strategic collaboration with BNY to integrate staking into the bank’s Digital Asset Custody…

Rongchai Wang Aug 04, 2026 19:20 Paxos’ OCC charter positions the firm as a federally supervised national trust bank, enhancing stablecoin issuance and compliance under U.S. federal oversight. Paxos Trust Company, a leading blockchain infrastructure firm, has officially transitioned into a federally supervised national trust bank under the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). The conversion, finalized on December 12, 2025, positions Paxos to issue and manage stablecoins like PayPal USD (PYUSD) and Pax Gold (PAXG) within a unified federal framework. This move comes as the U.S. regulatory environment for digital assets evolves under the GENIUS Act, set…

Darius Baruo Aug 04, 2026 18:55 Solana (SOL)’s Breakpoint 2026 to explore the tokenization supercycle, merging AI, finance, and blockchain innovation. Key event for builders and policymakers. Solana (SOL) Foundation has announced Breakpoint 2026, its flagship global conference, set to take place from November 15-17 at Olympia London. The event aims to highlight the so-called ‘Token Supercycle,’ a major trend in blockchain-driven tokenization that is reshaping global financial markets. The term ‘Token Supercycle’ has gained traction in 2026, with analysts and industry leaders, including Bernstein and Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev, predicting it will drive crypto’s next phase of growth. Tokenization—the…