German regulator closes case against Ethena GmbH over USDe issuance
Ethena Labs and Germany’s BaFin agreed on a 42-day USDe redemption plan, marking the end of a months-long regulatory dispute.…
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Animoca-backed Moca Chain launches for decentralized digital identity
Moca Chain is a new EVM-compatible layer-1 network designed for decentralized, privacy-preserving identity verification. Blockchain development firm Moca Foundation announced…
Bitcoin hashrate down ~15% since June 15, steepest drop in 3 years
In what looks to be the most dramatic decline in three years, Bitcoin’s hashrate dropped over 15% between June 15…
Fuzzland says ex-employee was behind $2M Bedrock UniBTC exploit
Fuzzland says a former employee used insider access and malware to exploit Bedrock’s UniBTC protocol, resulting in $2 million in…
Norway deep-sea mining firm plans $1.2B Bitcoin buy
Green Minerals says it will raise $1.2 billion to buy Bitcoin and plans to adopt blockchain technology in areas such…
Coinbase claims ‘key role’ in Secret Service’s biggest-ever crypto seizure
Coinbase says it helped the US Secret Service seize $225 million in crypto allegedly stolen by scammers, the largest crypto…
Chainlink, Mastercard partner to allow 3 billion cardholders to buy crypto
The integration comes with help from several Web3 companies, whose technologies offer a compliant user experience. Chainlink, a company that…
Aptos Labs, Jump Crypto launch Web3 cloud storage layer
Shelby launches amid surging demand for cloud services, driven by the rapid growth in global data storage needs. Aptos Labs…
Digital Asset raises $135M to scale Canton blockchain network
Digital Asset raised $135 million from Goldman Sachs, Citadel and others to scale its Canton Network and drive tokenization of…
Bitcoin makes up one-third of investor crypto portfolios in 2025
Institutional Bitcoin allocation is on the rise, while retail BTC holdings are falling in favor of altcoins with a strong…
Celestia founder dismisses FUD, cites $100M war chest amid backlash
Celestia co-founder Mustafa Al-Bassam said the team remains fully committed despite community outrage over alleged insider dumping and a 95%…
SparkKitty malware wants your crypto seed phrase screenshots
Kaspersky says the malware SparkKitty has been around since at least early 2024, and is likely connected to a similar…
Fed cuts ‘reputational risk’ scrutiny used to ‘assassinate’ crypto firms
Under Operation Chokepoint 2.0, more than 30 technology and crypto companies were denied banking services in the US after the…
Investor makes nearly $30M from Bitcoin bought in 2013
The savvy Bitcoin investor made a 496-fold return on his initial $60,000 investment in 2013. A savvy Bitcoin holder has…
Bitcoin treasury trend is new altseason for crypto speculators: Adam Back
Crypto speculators may offset some of their altcoin losses by investing in Bitcoin or BTC treasury firms, according to Hashcash…
Ethereum whales open $100M of leveraged bets after US strikes Iran
Whales are betting hundreds of millions on Ether’s price recovery despite the industry’s most successful traders being net short amid…
FTX rejects 3AC’s $1.5B claim, citing ‘failed trading strategy’
FTX lawyers argued that creditors should not serve as a “backstop” for Three Arrows Capital’s risky leveraged strategy. Lawyers acting…
Hacken token plunges 99% after hacker mints and dumps $250K
Cybersecurity firm Hacken CEO Dyma Budorin said the biggest damage has been to its reputation, though the incident had nothing…
Hacken token plunges 99% after hacker mints and dumps $250K
Cybersecurity firm Hacken CEO Dyma Budorin said the biggest damage has been to its reputation, though the incident had nothing…
Coinbase secures EU crypto license, swaps Ireland for Luxembourg as main hub
Coinbase has secured a license from Luxembourg to offer crypto services across the European Union and will make the country its…