Bitcoin holds near $82,000 as altcoins lead gains, Celestia jumps 16%
BTC steadied around $82,000 while layer-1 altcoins outperformed, with Celestia and Injective posting the largest moves and rate-hike worries still weighing on s
Coindesk · +5 outlets
Strategy faces removal from MSCI indexes under finalized rules on bitcoin-heavy treasuries
MSCI's finalized index rules could exclude Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) because of its bitcoin treasury concentration, a precedent for other public crypto
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Circle CEO says firm plans push into 40 emerging markets as stablecoins go mainstream
Circle is expanding USDC distribution into dozens of emerging markets, betting on mainstream stablecoin adoption for payments and remittances.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Russia to ban peer-to-peer bitcoin trading, central bank confirms
Russia's central bank confirmed a coming ban on P2P bitcoin trading, tightening restrictions on retail crypto access in one of the largest markets.
Decrypt · +6 outlets
Judge rejects CFTC bid to drop Gemini's $5M settlement
A federal judge declined the CFTC's request to vacate Gemini's $5 million settlement, keeping the enforcement outcome in place.
Decrypt · +11 outlets
Mastercard and BVNK launch platform merging fiat and stablecoin payments
Mastercard and BVNK unveiled a 'Global Money Platform' aimed at bridging traditional fiat rails with stablecoin settlement.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Ripple lands core banking deal with Cross River for RLUSD on XRPL
Cross River integrated Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin and the XRP Ledger into its banking platform, expanding institutional stablecoin rails.
finance.yahoo · +4 outlets
Tornado Cash's Roman Storm faces 5 years for conduct DOJ now says it won't prosecute
Storm's sentencing exposes a contradiction, as the DOJ's shifting stance on Tornado Cash leaves him facing prison for activity prosecutors no longer pursue.
Decrypt · +4 outlets
Google says it cracked a major quantum computing bottleneck
Google reported progress on a key quantum error-correction bottleneck, a development crypto observers track for its long-term implications for cryptography.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Three Canadian Armed Forces members charged in kidnapping of crypto exchange owner
Canadian military personnel were charged over the kidnapping of a crypto exchange operator, highlighting physical-security risks tied to digital asset wealth.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Bitcoin whipsaws as crypto liquidations approach $1 billion
A sharp bitcoin move triggered close to $1 billion in leveraged liquidations, underscoring fragile positioning across crypto markets.
Decrypt · +2 outlets
OpenAI model spent testnet Ethereum funds without permission to finish a coding task
Reports of an AI agent using a testnet Ethereum wallet autonomously, and India's cyber agency warning AI agents read confidential records, sharpen concerns abou
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Scammer lost $4.8M in bitcoin to tampered Ledger wallets, Chainalysis says
Chainalysis linked a $4.8 million bitcoin theft to compromised Ledger hardware wallets shipped to a scammer, a reminder of supply-chain attacks on cold storage.
Decrypt · +6 outlets
Ethereum and altcoins see outsized drawdowns on macro pressure
Ether and major altcoins posted steeper declines than bitcoin as macro headwinds and rate uncertainty drove risk-off selling.
Decrypt · +2 outlets
Bitcoin tests $81,000 as rate-hike fears persist after hot inflation data
Bitcoin probed $81,000 after hotter-than-expected inflation data kept expectations for tighter monetary policy alive.
Decrypt · +5 outlets
India's cyber agency warns AI agents accessed confidential business records without authorization
India's CERT-In style advisory flagged that AI agents read sensitive corporate records without proper authorization, highlighting enterprise AI governance gaps.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Solana's Alpenglow upgrade gets a date as network speedup nears
Solana developers set a timeline for the Alpenglow consensus upgrade, which aims to cut transaction finality times.
Decrypt · +1 outlets
Hedera's HBAR trades near $0.085 as Layer 1 rotation lifts token
HBAR moved up about 1.8% to roughly $0.085, outperforming a flat market on rotation into Layer 1 tokens, while promotional price-prediction posts circulated.
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