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S&P Global backs Kaiko as Series B reaches $110M
S&P Global, the financial data and analytics giant, has led a Series B funding round that brought Kaiko's total raise to $110 million. This move signa…
HYPE price could suffer as Binance takes its revenue: Alice Liu
Hyperliquid's HYPE token rides on a buyback engine that has delivered consecutive all-time highs, but analyst Alice Liu from CoinMarketCap flags a str…
Bitcoin activity, passports exposed after Revolut falls for fake government request
# Bitcoin Activity and Customer Data Exposed in Revolut's Fake Government Request Breach Revolut, the London-based digital banking platform with deep…
Revolut says customer data exposed through fake government email
Revolut confirmed that customer personal data leaked through a social engineering attack using a spoofed government email address. The breach exposed …
Bitwise to put down Dogecoin ETF less than a year after launch
Bitwise is shutting down its Dogecoin ETF, BWOW, less than a year after launch. The fund held just $688,000 in net assets as of September 9, with trad…
Bitcoin Suisse plans to cut up to half its Swiss jobs as it shifts work abroad
Bitcoin Suisse is restructuring operations to cut labor costs, with plans to eliminate up to half its Swiss workforce while expanding technical capaci…
UniCredit seeks infrastructure partner for crypto trading, custody: Report
UniCredit, one of Europe's largest banks, is hunting for an infrastructure partner to build out cryptocurrency trading, custody, and tokenized asset s…
Robinhood CEO says companies shouldn't get veto over stock tokens in AMC feud
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev has waded into the heated dispute over tokenized stocks, positioning his company firmly on the side of permissionless innovat…
Robinhood’s crypto volume increases 61% in August, still down 38% YoY
Robinhood's cryptocurrency trading volume surged 61% in August, reaching $16.8 billion across its platforms. This month-over-month jump masks a deeper…
OKX brings OpenAI and Anthropic bets to Europe as pre-IPO trading grows
OKX has expanded its pre-IPO trading offerings to European customers, rolling out leveraged positions on private tech companies including OpenAI and A…
DoubleZero adds Kalshi election market data ahead of US midterms
DoubleZero, a data and infrastructure provider for digital assets, has integrated Kalshi's election market data into its platform. This move grants in…
Robinhood’s CEO Vlad Tenev fires back at AMC CEO in escalating fight over stock tokens
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev launched a direct challenge to AMC Entertainment's Adam Aron Wednesday morning, arguing that public companies lack the legal …
Bybit launches 24/7 perpetuals for major currency pairs
Bybit has expanded its perpetuals offerings to include forex pairs, launching 24/7 trading on EUR/USD, GBP/USD, and USD/JPY contracts settled in USDT.…
Robinhood takes stakes in Crypto.com, OG.com in prediction markets deal
Robinhood accelerates its prediction markets play by taking stakes in two platforms and establishing critical infrastructure partnerships. The retail …
Copper CEO Amar Kuchinad departs as search for a buyer enters a fourth month
# Copper CEO Exits as Custody Firm Hunts for Buyer Amar Kuchinad has departed from Copper, the cryptocurrency custody platform, marking a leadership …
Citi, DBS complete first weekend tokenized cross-border deposit on Swift
Citibank and DBS Bank executed the first tokenized cross-border deposit transfer over a weekend using Swift's infrastructure, marking a watershed mome…
Polish prosecutors charge fifth suspect in a massive crypto probe
Polish prosecutors have charged a fifth suspect in connection with the BitBay cryptocurrency exchange collapse, escalating their investigation into on…
Tether-backed Orionx to shut down after audit flags $7M custody gap
Tether-backed Orionx is shutting down permanently after an independent audit discovered a $7 million custody gap. The Chilean exchange lost control of…
British investor thought he lost $2,000 in bitcoin in 2012. He just recovered $4.5 million
A British investor discovered a dormant Bitcoin wallet containing 5,500 BTC, now worth approximately $4.5 million, more than a decade after he believe…
AMC CEO tells Robinhood to stop issuing stock token as industry executives weigh in
Adam Aron, CEO of AMC Entertainment, has called on Robinhood to halt issuance of its AMC stock token, citing concerns that synthetic shares could cann…
Bybit Pay integrates with Mesh to expand crypto payments
Bybit Pay has integrated with Mesh, a blockchain infrastructure platform, to enable its users to spend cryptocurrency directly from their exchange bal…
Standard Chartered brings spot crypto trading to Dubai FX platform
Standard Chartered has launched spot cryptocurrency trading for institutional clients through its Dubai-based foreign exchange platform. The bank now …
Coinbase launches regulated crypto derivatives in Canada
Coinbase has launched regulated cryptocurrency derivatives trading in Canada, joining a wave of major US platforms racing to capture market share in a…
Binance expands TradFi push with options on 1,000 US stocks, ETFs
Binance significantly escalated its traditional finance integration strategy by launching options trading on over 1,000 US stocks and ETFs. The move g…
BlackRock drives $217M Bitcoin ETF rebound as altcoin funds continue streaks
BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF products pulled in $217 million in fresh capital, signaling a rebound in institutional appetite for spot Bitcoin exposure afte…
Webull expands crypto trading into Canada through Coinbase collaboration
Webull, the retail-focused brokerage platform, has launched cryptocurrency trading in Canada through a partnership with Coinbase. The move positions W…
Trump Jr's firm leads $1 billion Polymarket raise at $21 billion value: Report
Polymarket, the on-chain prediction market platform, has secured $1 billion in fresh funding led by 1789 Capital, the investment firm co-founded by Do…
CME’s share of XRP futures jumps as token rallies 40% in a week
CME's XRP futures market is capturing significantly more trading activity as the token stages a powerful rally, signaling a shift in where professiona…
Crypto market makers are cashing in on bitcoin's rally - without betting on direction
# Market Makers Harvest Bitcoin Volatility Yield Without Taking Directional Risk Bitcoin's climb back above $80,000 has triggered a familiar pattern …
BitGo buys NYDIG trading arm to deepen institutional crypto push
BitGo closed its acquisition of NYDIG's institutional trading arm, absorbing roughly 30 traders and support staff while bolstering its derivatives and…
A $1.1 million crypto card hack crashed a neobank's token 49%
A security breach at a neobank platform resulted in a $1.1 million theft through compromised crypto cards, triggering a sharp collapse in the platform…
BitGo to buy NYDIG trading arm for $42.5M in cash and stock plus $15M earnout
BitGo, the digital asset custody and infrastructure firm, is acquiring NYDIG IF Holdings, the trading arm of New York Digital Investment Group, for a …
Abu Dhabi royal backs 49% stake in Trump-linked crypto bank venture: WSJ
An Abu Dhabi royal has acquired a majority stake in the infrastructure backing a Trump-aligned crypto banking venture, according to Wall Street Journa…
Mirae Asset lays out crypto, stablecoin, tokenization plans for Digital X
Mirae Asset, South Korea's largest financial services conglomerate, unveiled an ambitious roadmap to establish a $109 billion digital asset division. …
An XRP treasury company backed by Ripple is a shareholder vote away from Nasdaq
# Ripple-Backed XRP Treasury Firm Evernorth Clears SEC Hurdle for Nasdaq Debut Evernorth, a treasury management company holding XRP reserves and back…
Charles Schwab adda Solana, Avalanche and Chainlink to nascent crypto platform
Charles Schwab is expanding its cryptocurrency offerings beyond Bitcoin and Ether by adding Solana, Avalanche, and Chainlink to its Schwab Crypto plat…
Ripple Prime expands into US equity derivatives with Delta One business
Ripple Prime, the institutional business arm of blockchain payments firm Ripple, has launched a Delta One desk focused on US equity derivatives. The m…
Crypto custody firm Copper has potential buyers. But offers are way below its $500 million asking price
Copper, a crypto custody platform that once commanded a $2.5 billion valuation, is fielding acquisition offers that fall significantly short of its $5…
Gemini plans to distribute crypto prediction markets through Apex brokerages
Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange owned by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, is moving to dominate the crypto prediction-markets space through a strateg…
Bitget CEO isn’t buying the Bitcoin rally — She’s waiting for $50K
Bitget CEO Gracy Chen is taking a contrarian stance on Bitcoin's recent rally, publicly declaring she sees the current price momentum as unsustainable…
Coinbase debuts tokenized stocks on Base network, joining race to bring equities on blockchain
Coinbase launched tokenized stocks on its Base network, entering the growing market for blockchain-based equity trading. The exchange began with four …
Bitcoin ETFs draw $608M as Ether ETFs see largest inflow since October
Bitcoin exchange-traded funds captured $608 million in inflows during a single trading session, pushing August's cumulative total to $2.07 billion. Th…
Zcash jumps 48% to over $800 as Grayscale spot ETF push adds to ‘next bitcoin’ buzz
Zcash hit $800 per token, breaking above its January 2018 peak as institutional interest accelerated sharply. The move follows a Grayscale filing that…
Microsoft Fixes 'Perfect 10' Exploit That Could Have Let Hackers Run Code Remotely
Microsoft patched a critical vulnerability in Entra ID, its cloud-based identity and access management service, that could have allowed attackers to e…
Laser Digital gets Japan’s first crypto exchange approval in 4 years
Laser Digital Japan, a subsidiary backed by Japanese megabank Nomura, won approval to operate as a cryptocurrency exchange in Japan. This marks the fi…
Crypto exchange BitMart weighs partial restart and creditor payouts weeks after announcing shutdown
BitMart, once a mid-tier cryptocurrency exchange serving millions of users, pivots toward partial operations and creditor repayment after announcing a…
Bybit adds Unitree, Moonshot AI to pre-IPO perpetuals lineup
Bybit has expanded its pre-IPO perpetuals trading menu with the addition of Unitree and Moonshot AI, continuing its aggressive push into traditional f…
Gemini posts $108M Q2 net loss despite 37% revenue growth
Gemini reported a $108 million net loss for Q2 despite growing revenue 37% year-over-year, revealing the widening gap between the crypto exchange's to…
Binance to restrict transactions involving HTX, 10 other crypto platforms
Binance announced it will restrict transactions involving 11 cryptocurrency platforms, with HTX (formerly Huobi) leading the list. The move targets ex…
Gen Z favors ETFs and trades less than older cohorts: Binance
Binance trading data reveals a stark generational split in how younger investors approach digital assets. Generation Z allocates significantly larger …
Kraken parent Payward revenue rises 17% as trading volume falls in Q2
Kraken's parent company Payward logged 17% revenue growth in the second quarter despite a contraction in cryptocurrency trading volumes, signaling a s…
JPMorgan boosts Bitcoin, Ether ETF positions in Q2 filing
JPMorgan Chase increased its Bitcoin exchange-traded fund holdings by 25 percent and more than quadrupled its Ether ETF positions during the second qu…
Israel’s largest bank taps Galaxy to offer Bitcoin, Ether, Solana trading
Bank Leumi, Israel's largest financial institution, has partnered with Galaxy Digital to launch cryptocurrency trading services for its customers. The…
Israel’s largest bank to offer crypto trading with Galaxy
Bank Leumi, Israel's largest financial institution, plans to launch cryptocurrency trading for its customers through a partnership with Galaxy Digital…
Bullish shares jump 10% as Q2 adjusted EBITDA more than triples
Bullish Global's stock price surged 10% following the release of second quarter financial results that demonstrated accelerating profitability and rev…
B2C2 taps Schroders veteran to chase Asia’s growing crypto wealth
B2C2, the institutional crypto market maker and liquidity provider, hired Adrian Ng as managing director for Asia to capture expanding digital asset d…