ZisK spins off from Polygon with ‘core minds behind Polygon zkEVM’
Polygon co-founder Jordi Baylini continues to serve Polygon in an advisory capacity. Polygon co-founder Jordi Baylina has spun off a…
Year: 2025
3iQ launches XRP ETF on Toronto Stock Exchange with Ripple as investor
3iQ’s new XRP ETF, backed by Ripple, begins trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange with zero management fees for the…
China’s JD.com enters stablecoin race as US passes GENIUS Act
JD.com plans to apply for stablecoin licenses in major countries, aiming to slash cross-border payment costs by 90% and settle…
Iranian exchange Nobitex hacked for over $81M by Israel-linked hackers
The Iranian crypto exchange’s wallets were exploited for at least $81 million as attackers used vanity addresses for the theft.…
Archetyp dark web market shut down, but ecosystem adapts: TRM Labs
The Archetyp dark web market had over 600,000 users, a total transaction volume of at least $287 million and over…
Meta Pool hit with $27M exploit, but attacker flees with only $132K
Meta Pool says an early detection system discovered the exploit, allowing it to pause the affected smart contract and prevent…
Ubyx raises $10M to standardize stablecoin redemption and drive adoption
Ubyx, a startup aiming to standardize stablecoin redemption at face value, raised $10 million in seed funding led by Galaxy…
Staked Ethereum hits 35M ETH high as liquid supply declines
Over 28% of the total Ether supply is now staked, signaling that many investors are gearing up to hold their…
From OpenAI to blockchain: Joey Bertschler builds crypto wage access platform
Joey Bertschler, a former OpenAI employee, is building a crypto wage distribution system, Volante Chain, motivated in part by disillusionment…
Malaysia launches Digital Asset Hub to test stablecoin, programmable money
Malaysia unveils a regulatory sandbox for programmable payments and ringgit-backed stablecoins, aiming to position itself as a regional fintech hub.…
Genius Group Bitcoin treasury grows 52% as 1,000 BTC goal reaffirmed
The Nasdaq-listed AI company’s treasury surpassed the 100 BTC mark after a favorable court order enabled it to resume Bitcoin…
Optimism targets decentralization with ‘season 8’ governance revamp
A new approval process, where most Optimism proposals will auto-pass unless a stakeholder vetoes, will come into force on Aug.…
Paradigm urges jury clarity in Roman Storm’s Tornado Cash case
Paradigm’s chief legal officer and general counsel said if Roman Storm is found guilty, it could slow future software development…
Fairmint calls for blockchain framework for private markets in SEC proposal
Crypto-native companies are ramping up efforts to influence regulatory guidance on digital asset transactions. On Monday, transfer agent Fairmint proposed…
El Salvador has bought 240 Bitcoin since IMF non-accumulation agreement
El Salvador, the world’s first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, has continued buying the cryptocurrency despite a $1.4…
Bitget and UNICEF to train 300K girls in blockchain across 8 nations
Crypto exchange Bitget signed a three-year partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Luxembourg to advance digital skills and…
Amazon to invest $13B in Australian AI data center infrastructure
Online retail and cloud computing giant Amazon plans to invest more than $13 billion in Australia’s artificial intelligence and cloud…
Tether blocks $12.3M in USDT tied to suspicious Tron addresses
Tether, issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, USDt, has frozen over $12.3 million of digital assets on the Tron Network,…
Crypto user loses $6.9M to a cold wallet from China’s TikTok
A crypto user has reportedly lost nearly $7 million in crypto after buying a discounted cold wallet through the Chinese…
TikTok crypto trader freed after kidnappers realized he’s broke
A crypto trader who creates content on TikTok was reportedly kidnapped in France on Friday and then released a day…