China’s £4bn Bitcoin Seizure: Who Owns the 200x Gain on 61,000 BTC?
A 40.3 billion yuan fraud scheme converted into 61,000 BTC — now worth nearly 200 times more — has triggered a cross-border legal battle over whether victims or the state capture the...
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3d ago
Star Xu vs. CZ: The $19B Question One Year After Crypto’s Biggest Liquidation
A year after the October 2025 liquidation cascade, Binance and OKX are still fighting over who caused it and what Binance's $800 million payout really meant. The dispute exposes a deeper problem:...
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4d ago
Aave Brings Tokenized US Stocks to Base, But On-Chain Lending Still Lacks a Closed Loop
Aave has launched a tokenized US equity lending market on Base, accepting tokenized stocks as collateral to counter its declining DeFi lending share. But low capital utilization, oracle gaps during market closures,...
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Oct 8, 2026
USDC’s Compliance-First Strategy: Can Circle’s IPO and Arc Chain Close the Gap with USDT?
Circle is pursuing a dual strategy of going public and launching its own Layer-1 chain, Arc, to expand USDC's institutional reach. While compliance and CCTP give USDC a differentiated edge, Tether's USDT...
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Oct 4, 2026
Banks Are Moving Money On-Chain: Tokenized Deposits and the Race for Blockchain Settlement
Banks in the U.S., U.K., and Canada are pushing tokenized deposits, while Europe explores central bank money for on-chain settlement. The real challenge is not asset tokenization but ensuring that the money...
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Sep 30, 2026
Meme Coin Meets Wall Street: Tokenized Stock Airdrops Push Equity Exposure Into Crypto Wallets
A Binance-listed meme coin is airdropping QQQB, a tokenized Nasdaq-100-linked equity product, to traders as part of a fee-driven reward loop. The tactic could onboard first-time users to tokenized stocks, but airdrop...
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Sep 30, 2026
Bitget’s $387.5M Hack Sparks THORChain Feud Over Censorship
Bitget lost roughly $387.5 million in an exploit, with some stolen funds swapped into BTC via THORChain. The protocol refused to block the transactions, citing its permissionless design, even as critics note...
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Sep 28, 2026
Stablecoin Reserves: Who Really Profits from the Treasury Yield Boom?
Stablecoin issuers earn billions from Treasury reserves, but exchanges and distribution partners capture much of the yield. Regulatory pressure and DeFi alternatives are reshaping who ultimately benefits.
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Sep 24, 2026
El Salvador’s Bitcoin Reserve Keeps Growing Despite IMF No-Buy Pledge
El Salvador's Bitcoin reserve has climbed to 7,777 BTC with $162 million in unrealized gains, despite an IMF agreement barring further public-fund purchases. The government classifies new coins as private donations and...
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Sep 23, 2026
Circle’s Arc Chain Debuts to Meme Coin Frenzy Despite BlackRock and Visa Backing
Circle's Arc chain launched with heavy institutional backing from BlackRock and Visa, yet its first-day trading was dominated by meme coin speculation. The debut reveals a tension between Arc's stated ambitions —...
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Sep 23, 2026
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