Tether backs AIsa to help AI agents make payments

Tether has invested in San Francisco-based artificial intelligence startup AIsa alongside HIVEN, completing a seed extension round that brings the company’s total funding to more than $9 million. Summary Tether and HIVEN joined AIsa’s latest funding round, bringing its total investment above $9 million. AIsa previously reported $6.5 million in funding after Alibaba and Tribe […]

Why RWA Tokenization and Onchain Credit Could Boost XRP Demand

Key Takeaways XRPL Commons’ Odelia Torteman cited $2B RLUSD market cap and top-3 RWA ranking as drivers of institutional adoption. XRPL Commons is partnering with AWS and Mastercard for its 2025 New York hackathon to incubate emerging startups. XRP briefly dipped under $1 in 2026, but institutional adoption from SBI Group reinforces its long-term viability. […]

Crypto Ends Three-Quarter Losing Streak With 39% Q3 Gain: Report

August accounted for more than half of the quarter’s market-cap recovery, following a US Treasury announcement and continued BTC ETF inflows. The total crypto market cap increased by $840 billion, or 39.6%, to close the third quarter at $3 trillion, per data from CoinGecko, ending three straight quarters of declines. It was the largest […]

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Binance, Coinbase join West Africa scam crackdown as 28 arrested

Authorities in Ghana and Nigeria have arrested 28 suspects during an international crackdown on online fraud networks, with cryptocurrency exchanges Binance and Coinbase among the private companies helping investigators identify more than $11 million in potentially freezable funds. Summary Authorities arrested 28 suspects in Ghana and Nigeria during an international crackdown on online scam networks. […]

Data Centers Have a New PR Plan: Your Kid’s Field Trip

Welcome back to Power Play! Each week, senior writer Molly Taft tackles a topic around this midterm season’s biggest issue: data centers. They’re out this week, so Caroline Haskins is reporting for duty. If you’ve got a question or thought for the column, feel free to shoot Caroline an email at [email protected] or reach her […]

This Week in Crypto Law (October 18, 2026)

The opinion editorial below was written by Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law. This Week in Crypto Law This week’s developments show courts and regulators addressing crypto through several distinct legal frameworks. A federal court declined to erase a settled CFTC enforcement case despite the agency’s change in policy. The OCC documented banking restrictions affecting digital-asset businesses, […]

US Is Importing Bitcoin and Exporting Digital Dollars: What Does it Mean?

How is the US importing BTC while exporting digital dollars and what does it mean for the crypto industry? Chainalysis breaks it down. A recent report by Chainalysis claimed that the United States has become a net importer of bitcoin this year while continuing to export dollar-backed stablecoins around the world. The trend highlights […]

Everyone’s watching the Elizabeth Holmes documentary ‘You Can See Everything’

“You Can See Everything” is already a box office sensation, with a $15 million opening weekend (based on Sunday estimates). That’s the second biggest opening weekend ever for a documentary film. The nearly three-hour movie —  first revealed last month at a secretive screening at the Telluride Film Festival —  is only playing in 855 […]