Bitget breach sees 54 million XRP shift, sparking sell-off concerns
Around 54 million XRP have been transferred from the wallets linked to the Bitget hack, prompting market worries over potential price pressure.
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RedotPay completes audits and reaffirms U.S. IPO ambitions
Hong Kong-based stablecoin payments firm RedotPay finished required financial and compliance audits while insisting its U.S. IPO remains on schedule.
Leveraged Funds Boost Bitcoin Futures Shorts as Asset Managers Slightly Expand Longs
Last week leveraged funds widened their short stance in CME Bitcoin futures while asset managers modestly increased net long exposure.
Solana ETFs Pull in $188 Million in a Week, Driven by Bitwise’s Dominance
U.S. spot Solana ETFs attracted a record $188 million in net inflows last week, with Bitwise’s fund accounting for roughly two-thirds of the money.
California prohibits officials from launching meme-based cryptocurrencies
Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning state officials from creating memecoins, citing consumer protection and political ethics concerns.
Australian Senate Calls OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs to Account Over Medicare Data Breach
Australia’s Senate has summoned the heads of OpenAI and Anthropic to discuss a June breach that exposed non-public Medicare records.
South Korean regulator eyes market-making rules after yen-stablecoin surge
A sharp price jump in the JPYC stablecoin prompted South Korea’s FSC to consider formal market-making provisions.
Ethereum’s Hegotá upgrade may mark the end of conventional hard forks
Co-founder Vitalik Buterin says the 2027 Hegotá upgrade could be Ethereum’s last traditional fork before a shift to cryptographic verification.
Bitcoin clears $15.6 billion options expiry, steadies near $84 k
A massive Bitcoin options settlement left the crypto near $84,000 while XRP and Solana kept outpacing it.
BIX aims to bring its crypto-linked Visa card to nearly all U.S. states within the year
BIX plans to extend its stablecoin-backed Visa card from 29 to 49 states in the next six to eight months, pending regulatory clearances.
SEC’s tokenized stock experiment could halt trading for three months after volume breaches
The SEC’s experimental framework for tokenized securities imposes volume caps that trigger a three-month trading pause for the affected stock.
Quant spikes 39% as altcoins surge while Bitcoin steadies around $84,000
Quant surged 39% in a day amid a broad altcoin rally as Bitcoin lingered near $84,000, highlighting shifting market momentum.
Riot Platforms Clears $200 Million Credit Line, Unlocks Collateral and Expands AI-Focused Data Centers
Riot Platforms has fully repaid its $200 million Coinbase Credit loan, freeing pledged assets and continuing to grow its Texas data-center operations.
Bitcoin and Nasdaq futures dip as Trump hints at renewed Iran strikes
Bitcoin and Nasdaq futures fell after President Trump left open the possibility of further U.S. action against Iran, adding to market uncertainty.
Treasury volatility spikes while Bitcoin options signal calm
U.S. Treasury volatility surged to its highest level since March, yet Bitcoin's implied volatility stayed near a yearly low.
Prediction Platforms Turn Fan Passion into Tradeable Stakes
New celebrity deals and sports tie-ins are pushing prediction markets into mainstream entertainment while reshaping their revenue model.
Prediction markets show roughly two-thirds chance of an October Fed hike, testing crypto’s recent rally
Polymarket assigns about a 64% probability to a 25-basis-point rate increase in October, a development that could pressure Bitcoin and other digital assets.
Senate vote kills key crypto market-structure bill, leaving regulatory gap intact
A failed Senate vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act leaves the crypto sector without a clear federal oversight framework.
Puffer pilots instant-feel Ethereum payments backed by collateral on Google Cloud
Puffer is testing a system that promises Ethereum transaction outcomes within milliseconds, using collateral to back its early guarantees.
SEC staff says token buybacks aren’t securities once a network is live
The SEC’s corporate finance division clarified that token repurchase programs do not trigger the Howey test for functional crypto networks.