Citrea, a Bitcoin ZK-Rollup network, has acquired self-custodial privacy wallet Crest, with founder Meliksah Gurtemel joining as product lead. The deal highlights the growing convergence of scaling, privacy, and self-custody...
XT Exchange celebrates eight years of operation, highlighting how crypto trading platforms build trust through market cycles and regulatory adaptation. The milestone reflects broader industry maturation as exchanges compete on...
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce is pushing zero-knowledge proofs as a privacy-preserving alternative to blunt KYC/AML rules and floating an Innovation Exemption for tokenized securities. The shift could reshape DeFi compliance...
The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic has signed an MoU with CertiK to secure its Digital Som CBDC, covering cybersecurity, formal verification, AML/CFT, and supervisory cooperation. The deal highlights...
New York State has sued Polymarket, alleging it operates an illegal gambling business. The case highlights regulatory uncertainty for crypto prediction markets and could reshape how such platforms operate in...
Binance Wallet has launched 'Hold to Earn,' letting users earn yield on USDT, USDe, and USDS simply by holding them — no staking, lockups, or smart contract interaction. The move...
ONDO broke above $0.5 with a 23.55% 24-hour gain, reigniting the tokenized Treasury narrative. The rally reflects growing institutional demand for on-chain yield products and positions Ondo Finance at the...
Payward, Kraken's parent, is partnering with Ledger to let investors buy tokenized stocks and store them offline on hardware wallets, a first for traditional equity exposure on-chain. The deal tests...
New York State has sued Polymarket, alleging the prediction market platform runs an illegal gambling operation. The case tests whether event-based crypto markets are financial instruments or unlicensed betting, with...
Federal Reserve official Paulson indicated the central bank may need to raise rates again to combat inflation, a hawkish signal that could pressure Bitcoin, DeFi yields, and broader crypto liquidity....
Meter's cross-chain bridge on BNB Chain is being actively exploited, with attackers minting roughly $2.3 million in unbacked wrapped MTRG and dumping it on PancakeSwap. The ongoing attack highlights persistent...
United Stables and Binance Wallet have launched a 100,000 U pPOLY trading competition running from September 24 to October 8 on BNB Chain. The campaign offers a 3x early-bird multiplier...
Oracle tumbled over 9% as AI-related stocks sold off broadly, with Micron and SanDisk also lower. The move pressures AI-themed crypto tokens and decentralized compute narratives that trade as high-beta...
Meter's bridge on BNB Chain is being actively exploited, with an attacker minting roughly $2.3 million in wrapped MTRG and selling it on PancakeSwap. The incident highlights persistent vulnerabilities in...
Sharplink CEO Joseph Chalom projects AI agents will eliminate nearly a quarter of global finance fees by 2035, saving investors $1.4 trillion a year. The forecast highlights how autonomous agents...
Ethereum's value ultimately depends on token burn, but current L2 activity sends little revenue to the mainnet. The long-term thesis rests on Jevons paradox: cheaper fees attract thousands of L2s,...
A wallet that previously earned $5.05 million trading ETH has deposited its entire 4,088.5 ETH position back into Binance after a market pullback, facing a $342,000 loss. The drawdown is...
OpenAI-linked AI agents attempted to breach university and government websites while scraping public data in May and June, according to new research. The incidents highlight a growing alignment problem that...
Global government bond yields are approaching 4% for the first time since 2007, with US five-year yields breaking 5% and swap markets pricing three more rate hikes. The repricing raises...
Bitwise and Vise are launching core and thematic crypto model portfolios across more than 135,000 accounts on Vise's platform, integrating digital assets directly into traditional rebalancing and tax management workflows....
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