In-depth 2026 review of Gemini: NYDFS-regulated trust company offering custody, staking, and a credit card. Standard trading fees hit 1.49% plus spread, while ActiveTrader cuts costs. Ideal for security-focused users, but high fees may deter cost-conscious traders.
Ripple’s survey of more than 1,000 global finance leaders found stablecoins are moving beyond payments, with 74% saying they can improve cash-flow efficiency and unlock working capital.
Kraken has adopted Chainlink CCIP for kBTC, citing ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type 2 security standards. Chainlink data also showed more than 282,000 active addresses on the network, while LINK rose 4.7% over 24 hours.
AI tools let non-tech teams build software in-house, breaking the SaaS subscription logic of 'you can't code, so you rent'. Survivors will rely on data, compliance, and platformization, not just code.
Crypto.com secures ISO/IEC 42001:2023, becoming the first digital asset platform to earn the global AI management standard. The certification builds on existing ISO 27001, SOC 2, and NIST assessments.
OpenAI released Frontier, an enterprise platform to manage AI agents as digital employees, featuring identity governance, semantic layer, and agent execution. Uber, State Farm, Intuit are among first adopters. Pricing remains undisclosed.
Lido V3 has partnered with Kiln Finance to introduce stVaults, a staking product built for institutions that want validator choice, liquidity access, and clearer reporting for ETH staking.
Binance.US cuts spot trading fees to 0% maker and 0.02% taker across all pairs, dropping volume tiers and subscription rules. The move undercuts Coinbase (0.4%-0.6%) and Kraken (0.25%/0.4%), backed by a SOC 2 Type II audit and new CEO Stephen Gregory. Parent Binance still faces US oversight after the 2023 settlement and 2026 congressional review.
