The plan would extend CFTC authority over spot crypto trading venues, a shift that industry and critics say raises questions about which agency should regulate

The on-chain sleuth spent $350,000 posing as a client to document the syndicate, which allegedly laundered funds tied to North Korean hackers.

The proposed fund would hold ZEC directly with Gemini as custodian, adding to a wave of institutional filings tied to the privacy coin.

The withdrawal removes reporting requirements that privacy advocates and parts of the industry had fought as overly broad.

The approval allows leveraged crypto products to list, expanding the suite of US-regulated trading vehicles tied to BTC and ETH.

Santiment flagged privacy assets as a leading theme, with ZEC and XMR outperforming a broadly weak market over the past 12 months.

The testnet activation at block 4,465,026 shortens the target block interval from 75 seconds to 25 seconds, a step toward the planned mainnet release.

The platform would allow round-the-clock trading of tokenized equities, contingent on regulatory relief from the SEC.

The company reported a $21 billion Q3 gain and continued purchases, reinforcing its position as the largest corporate bitcoin holder.

Officials doubled down on the timeline for a licensing regime that would formalize oversight of crypto trading platforms in the territory.

The lawsuit challenges the issuer's practice of freezing USDT, a central point of contention over centralized stablecoin control.

Bitcoin remained rangebound around $85,000 to $87,000 while US equities set new all-time highs, with smaller altcoins drawing flows.

The research quantifies losses from a class of exploits that exploits atomic borrowing, a persistent risk for DeFi protocols.

The exchange's backers include major stablecoin and payments firms, with the round holding valuation steady rather than marking it up.

The wallet now supports core Monero network functionality, broadening access to the privacy coin within a multichain app.

The testnet deployment moves a major Ethereum upgrade closer to mainnet, with implications for network performance and fees.

The NFT brand's own Layer 2 network is winding down, a notable consolidation among consumer-focused Ethereum rollups.

The standard aims to give institutions a common framework for settling transactions on Solana.