Binance investigating hack as suspicious outflows reach up to $5.8 billion
Tether and Circle froze $1.79 billion in USDT and USDC after billions moved out of Binance hot wallets, and bitcoin slid to roughly $79,000 to $80,000 on the ne
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Strategy reports $19.5B Q3 net income on $20.9B bitcoin gain, holds 848,517 BTC
The company disclosed a $19.53 billion third-quarter net income driven entirely by bitcoin gains, while revenue missed estimates and BTC-per-share declined.
Theblock · +6 outlets
Strategy shareholders approve daily dividends on four preferred stock series
Shareholders voted 99.3% in favor of moving STRC, STRF, STRK and STRD to daily dividend payments, a step aimed at reviving the company's bitcoin fundraising cap
finance.yahoo · +14 outlets
Datavault AI stock plunges 50% after firm says it cannot access its bitcoin
The Nasdaq-listed treasury company said it cannot withdraw bitcoin tied to a $150 million share deal with Scilex, spotlighting counterparty risk in corporate bi
Theblock · +14 outlets
NYSE owner ICE invests in Trade[XYZ] to bring Hyperliquid perpetual futures to US
Intercontinental Exchange plans a 24/7 perpetual futures venue on Hyperliquid pending CFTC approval, while Stanley Druckenmiller disclosed a $23 million indirec
Coindesk · +14 outlets
Polymarket suspends trading after third-party breach, resumes after $2.65 million exploit
Polymarket placed its exchange in cancel-only mode after user accounts were drained via a compromised third-party provider, then resumed trading.
Theblock · +14 outlets
HTX exits UK after settling with FCA, giving customers 48-hour withdrawal window
The Justin Sun-linked exchange, formerly Huobi, stopped accepting UK deposits and agreed not to promote crypto to British customers, with court undertakings run
Cryptoslate · +12 outlets
US Treasury sanctions Russian crypto middlemen tied to North Korean IT worker fraud
Ilya Boykov and Vitold Obertas allegedly laundered about $3.5 million and nearly $2 million in crypto respectively for North Korea's fake IT worker operations.
Coindesk · +8 outlets
Walmart, Eli Lilly, JPMorgan, Coca-Cola join pushback against OKX-ICE tokenized stock plans
Objections total 38 companies as a rival Canton-based venue prepares an issuer-sponsored tokenized stock listing under an SEC innovation exemption.
Coindesk · +4 outlets
Vanguard holds $51.5 million in bitcoin treasury firm Strive shares
The passive index giant's stake in Vivek Ramaswamy's Strive gives investors indirect bitcoin exposure through broad funds.
Crypto Briefing · +4 outlets
German asset manager DekaBank buys $15.2 million stake in Strategy
The German asset manager disclosed a stake in the largest corporate bitcoin holder, adding to institutional interest in treasury equities.
Pluang · +2 outlets
Polygon adds Solana to payment stack linking bank accounts, stablecoins and payouts
The two networks are connecting Solana's stablecoin activity with Polygon's banking, wallet and payment infrastructure for businesses.
Theblock · +13 outlets
Ripple expects $900 million annualized product revenue as RLUSD reaches $2.5 billion
Ripple's institutional business and RLUSD stablecoin expansion drove the run rate, with payments approaching $150 billion in lifetime volume.
Theblock · +14 outlets
Coinbase adds Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin across retail, exchange and Prime
RLUSD went live on Coinbase with 1:1 USD conversion on XRP Ledger, Ethereum and Base, potentially reaching Robinhood-scale retail audiences.
Theblock · +14 outlets
Moody's assigns investment-grade ratings to Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin
Moody's rated RLUSD A2 long-term and P-1 short-term, citing credit quality and market value of reserve assets.
Theblock · +14 outlets
Utah files criminal charges against Kalshi and executives over alleged illegal gambling
Utah Attorney General Derek Brown charged Kalshi, Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara, escalating state-level legal pressure on prediction markets.
Theblock · +14 outlets
KuCoin exits Russia and Belarus as exchanges withdraw from sanctioned markets
KuCoin is closing accounts in both countries after MEXC and Bitget announced similar exits earlier in the month.
Coindesk · +1 outlets
Chainlink adds weekend pricing for tokenized assets with Aave as launch partner
The service uses perpetual futures quotes to update reference prices when traditional markets are closed, addressing a gap in 24/7 tokenized asset valuation.
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