Dubai's DIFC Courts deploy Avalanche to issue NFT-based court document credentials
The DIFC Courts are using Avalanche infrastructure to issue NFT-based credentials that let court documents be verified across borders in seconds, a notable ente
BigGo Finance · +9 outlets
Ledger finds LTE implant that stole recovery phrases, asks Asian resellers to pull devices after suspected $86M drain
The hardware wallet maker reported a hardware implant capable of exfiltrating seed phrases, prompting device recalls in seven Asian markets and a reseller pullb
Decrypt · +2 outlets
Bitcoin falls as hot CPI reading revives talk of a Fed rate hike
A hotter-than-expected inflation print pushed bitcoin and major tokens lower and fuelled nearly $1 billion in liquidations, with longs taking most of the losses
Decrypt · +7 outlets
Sberbank wins approval to trade bitcoin, Russia's largest bank enters crypto
State-linked Sberbank's approval marks a further institutionalization of crypto in Russia despite sanctions-driven isolation.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Standard Chartered opens bitcoin and ether trading to wealthy UAE clients
Standard Chartered joins a growing list of global banks offering crypto exposure to private clients in the Gulf, where regulatory frameworks are relatively perm
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Binance shuts down its bitcoin mining pool after six years
The closure removes one of the larger pools from the mining market, though Binance's share had been shrinking as it refocused on its core exchange business.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Kraken owner Payward to acquire Lithuania's Saldo Bank in EU expansion
The deal would give Kraken a licensed banking foothold in the EU as crypto firms pursue regulated fiat rails and European market access.
Decrypt · +13 outlets
Brooklyn prosecutors seize 112 servers behind crypto scam aimed at Russian speakers
The takedown targets an infrastructure-heavy fraud operation, illustrating the scale of server networks used in retail crypto scams.
Decrypt · +9 outlets
Hex founder Richard Heart detained in Istanbul on Interpol red notice
The arrest adds to mounting legal pressure on one of crypto's most prominent and controversial token promoters.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Strive buys $280 million in bitcoin, its largest purchase in months
A corporate treasury buyer adding size continues the trend of listed companies accumulating bitcoin, though Strive remains small next to Strategy.
Decrypt · +9 outlets
Coinbase pushes for bitcoin quantum migration to begin now, warning it can take years
Coinbase argues the industry should start post-quantum key migration well before any credible threat, framing it as a multi-year engineering effort.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
BitMEX sued in UK for return of $27 million in bitcoin over unlicensed derivatives
The claim tests UK legal exposure for offshore derivatives venues accused of serving customers without authorization.
Decrypt · +6 outlets
Babylon advances bitcoin lending proposal on Aave V4
Bringing bitcoin-backed lending into Aave's next version would expand collateral options for the largest DeFi lending market.
TradingView · +6 outlets
DriveWealth to use Ripple's RLUSD for stablecoin settlement and cross-border payments
A brokerage infrastructure provider adopting a bank-issued stablecoin adds a real payments use case to Ripple's RLUSD.
The Block · +14 outlets
Solana sets a date for its next major network upgrade
Scheduled protocol upgrades are core to Solana's reliability and throughput roadmap after past outage problems.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
AI agents made 138 million crypto payments in a year, most of them tiny
The data points to growing machine-to-machine payment volume on-chain, though average transaction sizes remain very small.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Bitcoin whale dormant since 2020 moves $377 million
Movement of a long-dormant large holder's coins is closely watched as a possible precursor to selling.
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Zcash crashes, wiping billions from the privacy coin's market cap
The drawdown reverses part of a sharp privacy-coin rally and raises questions about how much of the move was speculative froth.
Decrypt · +3 outlets