Bitcoin dips below $80,000 as hawkish Fed hold and Samsung, Alphabet earnings spark risk-off
Crypto futures saw $356 million in liquidations as tech weakness and an unchanged Fed rate decision pulled risk assets lower.
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Utah files criminal charges against Kalshi and its co-founders over alleged illegal gambling
The charges escalate a widening state-versus-federal fight over prediction market regulation, with the CFTC separately suing Utah.
Theblock · +14 outlets
ICE plans 24/7 perpetual futures venue for stocks, commodities and crypto pending CFTC approval
The NYSE owner would invest in Trade[XYZ] to bring Hyperliquid-style perpetuals to U.S. markets.
Coindesk · +7 outlets
JPMorgan, Coca-Cola, Dell join growing list of firms objecting to OKX-ICE tokenized stock plan
Nearly half the companies on the venture's original roster have now objected to their shares trading on the planned blockchain venue.
Coindesk · +10 outlets
Wall Street backbone DTCC brings $30 trillion securities closer to blockchain with major banks
About 20 firms signed up as the Wall Street clearinghouse moves $30 trillion in securities closer to blockchain rails.
Coindesk · +3 outlets
Robinhood earnings miss on 55% crypto revenue drop as Wall Street keeps bullish outlook
Bernstein sees Robinhood's crypto business shifting toward infrastructure as prediction markets and perps gain ground.
Theblock · +13 outlets
Ripple expects $900M annualized product revenue run rate as RLUSD hits $2.5B
Moody's assigned investment-grade ratings to RLUSD and Coinbase listed the stablecoin as Ripple's institutional business expands.
Theblock · +2 outlets
Datavault AI says it cannot withdraw bitcoin tied to $150 million Scilex deal, stock plunges
The bitcoin treasury firm's shares fell as much as 50% after it disclosed it could not access the BTC backing the share purchase.
Theblock · +8 outlets
Cancore raises $7.2M seed at $60M token valuation to link Canton with public-chain liquidity
Paper Ventures, dao5 and ArkStream backed the Canton-based trading platform connecting private-chain assets to public liquidity.
Theblock · +8 outlets
AI-discovered flaws that can crash Bitcoin nodes on Windows and Macs are now public
The three bugs are the first disclosed under Bitcoin Core's new rules for flaws that are easy to find.
Coindesk · +10 outlets
Solflare pledges to cover missed staking rewards on $160M of SOL after validator goes offline
About 1.56 million SOL sat on a validator that stopped earning, and the wallet still has not named the firm holding its keys.
Coindesk · +1 outlets
Ethereum clients patch flaw after Indian certificate firm eMudhra security failure
Some Teku and Besu setups trusted forged certificates, though default mainnet nodes were not exposed.
Coindesk · +2 outlets
Thai Supreme Court rules bitcoin is property, upholding 10-year sentence in robbery case
The court said bitcoin has a market price and can be cashed out and held by the public.
Coindesk · +6 outlets
Cathie Wood's ARK buys the dip on Robinhood in largest purchase in 6 months
HOOD extended a one-month decline to more than 23% before the fund's purchase.
Coindesk · +14 outlets
Mystery Wall Street Journal ad sparks fight over tokenized stocks
A full-page warning urging CEOs to opt out of tokenized stock trading drew a response from Securitize and questions over who paid for it.
Coindesk · +1 outlets
Curve Finance launches on Stellar in first native deployment outside EVM ecosystem
The DEX's expansion marks a notable step beyond Ethereum-compatible chains for its stablecoin trading infrastructure.
Theblock
Galaxy Digital swings to $323M quarterly profit, announces $200M share buyback
The firm returned to profitability as trading volumes and lending increased.
Theblock · +1 outlets
Birch Hill raises $4M seed led by Multicoin to bring U.S. credit onchain
The Goldman and BlackRock alumni-founded firm targets farm and apartment loans moving onto blockchain rails.
Business Wire · +1 outlets