Aug 6, 2026
Circle secured a limited-purpose trust charter from the New York Department of Financial Services, allowing it to operate Circle Internet Trust Company and adding state-level oversight to its existing federal OCC national trust approval.
Mastercard received a BitLicense from the New York State Department of Financial Services, enabling the payments giant to conduct digital asset activities including stablecoin and blockchain-based settlement infrastructure under one of the strictest regulatory frameworks in the U.S.
Executives from OpenAI and Anthropic met with Hindu, Sikh, and Christian religious leaders in New York as part of roundtable discussions on instilling moral values in AI systems as concerns grow over AGI-era decision-making.
A New York court has ordered Arbitrum DAO to freeze $71 million in ETH connected to North Korean hackers, with terrorism creditors moving to seize the Kelp DAO funds ahead of a DeFi United vote. The case highlights compliance challenges for decentralized protocols.
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission added New York to its string of lawsuits against states seeking to curtail prediction market activity, claiming federal jurisdiction over these markets versus state gaming regulation.
Coinbase removed New York Attorney General's prediction markets lawsuit from state to federal court, setting up a jurisdictional fight over CFTC authority versus state gambling laws. The move follows New York's lawsuit against Coinbase and Gemini over alleged illegal prediction market gambling.
A US jury found that concert giant Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary operated an anticompetitive monopoly, stifling competition and leading to higher ticket prices and worse service for customers. The verdict could cost the companies hundreds of millions of dollars.
New York architect Rex Heuermann pleaded guilty to murdering seven women and admitted to killing an eighth in the long-unsolved Gilgo Beach serial killings case. The remains of most victims were found along Long Island's coast.
A new analysis finds that proposed Medicaid cuts could jeopardize hundreds of hospitals across the United States that collectively provide care for approximately 7 million patients, raising concerns about access to healthcare services.