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AI and Smart Contracts: Legal Implications for Crypto

Law and Ledger is a news segment focusing on crypto legal news, brought to you by Kelman Law – A law firm focused on digital asset commerce. The following opinion editorial was written by Alex Forehand and Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law. AI and Smart Contracts in Focus The intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology is reshaping how crypto projects operate and how legal practitioners approach them. Smart contracts—self-executing agreements coded onto blockchains—are increasingly being developed, audited, and even optimized with the assistance of AI tools. While these innovations promise efficiency and scalability, they also introduce new legal questions…

LegalAug 28

Philippine Senator Suggests Putting National Budget On-chain

Philippine Senator Bam Aquino wants the country’s national budget placed on a blockchain platform, a move he said would make every peso spent traceable by citizens. “No one is crazy enough to put their transactions on blockchain, where every single step of the way will be logged and transparent to every single citizen. But we want to start,” Aquino said in a statement at the Manila Tech Summit held on Wednesday. “If we're able to do this, I think we'll be the first country to have our budget on the blockchain,” Aquino said, adding he’s unsure what kind of support…

BlockchainAug 28

The "Diamond-Handed" Giant Whale Unwounds His 7-Year Bitcoin Stash! He Sold BTC and Opened a Long Position in This Altcoin!

Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and altcoins have all seen a major correction in recent weeks. This correction saw some investors buying low while a giant whale sold after a long period. A major Bitcoin whale, who has been described as having “diamond hands,” a pattern used in the cryptocurrency market because he hasn’t sold for a long time, has sold BTC. According to Lookonchain's post, the whale sold Bitcoin it purchased from Binance and HTX cryptocurrency exchanges seven years ago. Accordingly, a whale holding 14,837 BTC (worth $1.69 billion) sold 670.1 BTC (worth $76 million) today. The whale then used…

EthereumAug 28

Fidelity’s crypto holdings climb by $5 billion in 2025

Fidelity has significantly expanded its digital asset exposure in 2025, with its cryptocurrency holdings climbing by more than $5.3 billion year-to-date, according to fresh data compiled by Finbold research. As of January 1, 2025, Fidelity’s two flagship spot crypto ETFs, the Fidelity Bitcoin ETF (FBTC) and Fidelity Ethereum ETF (FETH) reported combined holdings of 201,163 BTC and 462,250 ETH, valued at $20.55 billion as per the data retrieved from Lookonchain. By August 20, 2025, those holdings had risen to 199,127 BTC and 728,939 ETH, worth a total of $25.92 billion at prevailing market prices. In total, this amounts to a…

RegulationAug 28

State of Crypto: Crypto Takes Jackson Hole

Policymakers of various stripes spoke at the SALT Wyoming conference this week in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter looking at the intersection of cryptocurrency and government. Click here to sign up for future editions. The narrative Congress is still on vacation, but policymakers trekked up to Jackson Hole, Wyoming to speak to the crypto industry — largely praising it or saying how they expect legislation to move forward. Here are some clips of what they said, courtesy of CoinDesk's Helene Braun and others. Why it matters The industry has seen a lot of progress…

LegalAug 28

SeeCoin and Ice Blockchain Join Forces with ION to Power Web3 Social Future

SeeCoin has partnered with Ice Blockchain and ION, the team behind Online+, a decentralized social network that will disrupt the creator economy. seecoin partners with @ice_blockchain🤝 Thrilled to announce our partnership with ION – the team behind Online+, a decentralized social network set to redefine the creator economy🦾 With global icons like @TeamKhabib 🥊 and 3000+ creators (500M+ combined followers) already… pic.twitter.com/dTaUa47FX3 — seecoin (@seecoin_io) August 27, 2025 The partnership between Ice Blockchain and SeeCoin allows blending the newest technologies and social activity together to shape a new age of interaction facilitated by Web3. Online+ places itself as more than…

BlockchainAug 28

Metaverse developer The Sandbox lays off 50% of staff and pivots to meme coin launchpad

Key Takeaways The Sandbox is laying off over 50% of its workforce and moving away from metaverse projects. The company will soon unveil a meme coin launchpad on Base. The Sandbox, the high-profile metaverse and NFT platform backed by Animoca Brands, is undergoing a large-scale restructuring and executive transition, according to a new report from The Big Whale, a France-based media outlet covering the crypto and web3 ecosystem. 🔴 Exclusive @TheBigWhale_ The metaverse @TheSandboxGame is laying off more than 50% of its staff and the founders have been pushed aside A memecoin launchpad on Base (modeled after @pumpdotfun) is expected…

MetaverseAug 28

Ethereum price stalls below $4,300 as analyst warns of sell-side pressure

Ethereum price is struggling to hold momentum below $4,300 as overheated futures markets and rising exchange reserves create short-term selling pressure. Summary Ethereum trades near $4,290, holding below $4,300 after a 16% monthly gain. Rising exchange reserves and sell-heavy futures flows point to short-term pressure. Technicals are mixed, but ETF inflows and treasury demand support the medium-term outlook. As of this writing, Ethereum’s price (ETH) is up 2.2% over the previous day, trading at $4,290. The token has hovered between $4,080 and $4,776 over the last seven days, losing 9% during that time but maintaining a 16% monthly gain. Only…

EthereumAug 28

Tokenization could unlock capital markets growth in Latin America

Tokenization adoption may solve some of the systemic inefficiencies identified in Latin American capital markets and accelerate investment and capital flow in the region, according to Bitfinex Securities. Systemic inefficiencies, including high fees, complex regulations and structural issues such as technological barriers and high startup costs, are slowing investment and hindering capital flow into Latin American capital markets, in a phenomenon dubbed “liquidity latency,” according to the Bitfinex Securities Market Inclusion report, published on Thursday. The region’s liquidity latency issue may be solved by the adoption of real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, which refers to financial and other tangible assets minted…

RegulationAug 28

SEC Crypto Tour Kicks Off as Hester Peirce Meets Small Projects

The SEC is trying something different — and people are noticing. Commissioner Hester Peirce, better known as “Crypto Mom,” is taking the agency on a nationwide tour. Her goal? Talk directly to small crypto projects and hear their stories. The hope is to make rules that actually make sense for the people building the crypto world. Finally, Someone’s Listening For years, small crypto startups felt like they didn’t matter. Big exchanges grab the spotlight, while newer projects fight just to be heard. Peirce wants to change that. She’s traveling across the country, knocking on doors, asking the hard questions, and…

LegalAug 28