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Nasdaq's $100M Kraken Bet Signals Major Push Into 24/7 Tokenized Trading
Nasdaq is making a serious financial commitment to the crypto infrastructure play with a $100 million investment in Payward, Kraken's parent company, ...
Nasdaq's $100M Kraken Bet Values Payward at $21B—60% Jump in Five Months
Nasdaq is making a significant move into crypto infrastructure, investing $100 million in Payward, the parent company of major exchange Kraken, at a $...
Bessent Warns Congress: Stalling Crypto Clarity Act Risks U.S. Dominance in Digital Assets
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is turning up the heat on lawmakers, making clear that the crypto industry's regulatory future hangs in the balance. ...
Indian AgriTech Platform Arya.ag Taps Avalanche Blockchain for Grain Supply Chain Transparency
Arya. ag, an Indian agricultural technology company, is building grain ownership records onto the Avalanche blockchain—a move designed to streamline h...
US Government Shuts Down Xinbi Crypto Scam, Freezes $52M in Digital Assets
The Justice Department has moved decisively against Xinbi, a fraudulent cryptocurrency marketplace that allegedly fleeced victims through a sophistica...
Trezor Users Targeted in Email Provider Breach: What You Need to Know
Trezor, the popular hardware wallet manufacturer, confirmed that attackers compromised its email provider in a sophisticated social engineering campai...
DoubleZero Integrates Kalshi Political Markets for Real-Time Election Trading Intelligence
The crypto market intelligence space just got more interesting. DoubleZero, a leading data provider for institutional crypto traders, has integrated ...
Crypto Industry and Regional Banks Unite on Clarity Act Push as Senate Vote Looms
Crypto advocates and community banking representatives are intensifying their lobbying campaign at the grassroots level, zeroing in on senators in the...
Blockchain Watchdog TRM Labs Hits $2B Valuation as AI Investigation Tools Drive Revenue Surge
TRM Labs, the blockchain intelligence platform powering crypto compliance and investigations, just doubled its valuation to $2 billion in a fresh Seri...
$52.8 Million in Stolen Crypto Seized as Secret Service Dismantles Telegram Scam Operation
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Major U.S. Bank Quietly Tests Stablecoin on Stellar for International Transfers
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Hyperliquid Policy Center Sides With CFTC, Urges Court to Reject CME's Challenge to Perpetual Futures Regulation
The Hyperliquid Policy Center has thrown its weight behind the CFTC in an escalating regulatory battle over perpetual futures, filing arguments that C...
Blockchain Industry Mounts Aggressive Legal Challenge to Illinois's Controversial Crypto Tax
Crypto industry groups are turning up the heat in their battle against Illinois, taking their fight directly to the courts in what's shaping up to be ...
Charter Foundation Launches to Slash Token Launch Costs—Here's What It Means for Crypto Startups
A coalition of major crypto players—Ink Foundation, GSR Markets, and others—just rolled out Charter Foundation, a new infrastructure initiative design...
Privacy Panic Fuels VVV Token Rally—And Reveals a Deeper Crypto Trend
The crypto market just got another wake-up call about what actually drives token demand: fear. And right now, investors are terrified about AI labs r...
Italy's Central Bank Tightens Crypto Compliance with Mandatory Sanctions Screening
Italy's central bank has thrown down a compliance gauntlet. Banca d'Italia issued a directive requiring all crypto service providers operating in the...
If Congress Kills the CLARITY Act, Crypto Regulation Could Get a Complete Overhaul in 2027
The crypto industry faces a critical juncture. The US Senate has a narrow timeframe to pass the CLARITY Act—a market structure bill designed to provi...
UK Law Enforcement Targets Crypto Money Laundering as Threat Level Rises
The UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) is sounding the alarm on what they're calling "innovative" money laundering techniques involving cryptocurrency. ...
India Demands Removal of 15 Crypto Platforms Over Money Laundering Violations
India's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has escalated enforcement action against the crypto sector, issuing non-compliance notices to 15 cryptocurre...
Silvergate's Former Leader Points to Government Pressure as Real Culprit Behind 2023 Collapse
Alan Lane, the ex-CEO of Silvergate Bank, is laying out a stark claim: the Biden administration orchestrated a "coordinated attack" that forced the cr...