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Standard Chartered Breaks Ground with Institutional Crypto Trading Platform in UAE
Standard Chartered has become the first major global bank to offer institutional clients direct access to spot Bitcoin and Ether trading in the UAE re...
Ukrainian Police Dismantle $1M/Month Crypto Draining Scam Targeting European Investors
Law enforcement in Kyiv has taken down a sophisticated cryptocurrency fraud operation that was systematically draining European victims through a slic...
Coldcard Breach Update: Hacker Launders Stolen Bitcoin Through THORChain, Then Eyes Ethereum
The third-wave attacker behind the Coldcard hardware wallet exploit is actively moving stolen assets, with researchers now tracking approximately 10% ...
Kalshi Gears Up for 24/5 Crude Oil Trading With Perpetual Futures Push
Kalshi is making a bold move into energy markets. The crypto derivatives platform is preparing to file with the CFTC for approval of a WTI crude oil ...
Michigan Court Shuts Down Kalshi's Sports Betting Plays, Threatens Half-Million Daily Penalties
A Michigan judge has issued a sweeping order blocking Kalshi from operating its prediction market platform in the state, characterizing the crypto-adj...
Australia's Crypto Crackdown: Unlicensed Operators Face Massive Penalties as Regulator Tightens Grip
Australia's financial watchdog is getting serious about enforcement. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has now flagged that...
Ethereum and XRP ETF Momentum Falters While Bitcoin Reasserts Dominance
The cryptocurrency ETF landscape just shifted. After a stellar run, Ether and XRP fund inflows have stalled—and bitcoin's reasserting itself as the c...
Bitcoin Exodus: Hyperscale Data Liquidates 79% of Holdings to Fund Michigan AI Pivot
Hyperscale Data is making a dramatic portfolio shift, slashing its Bitcoin holdings by roughly 79% since late July down to just 215 BTC. The move sig...
Federal Judge Locks Kalshi Out of Sports Betting Markets—$500K Daily Fine if They Disobey
A Michigan federal court just made it official: Kalshi, the crypto derivatives platform betting big on prediction markets, needs to stay off the sport...
CFTC Moves to Kill CME's Lawsuit, Says Exchange Already Has the Power to Launch Perpetual Futures
The regulatory battle over crypto perpetual futures just got messier. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a motion to dismiss the C...
Anthropic's Claude Security Breach Exposes Critical Gaps in AI Safety Protocols
Anthropic is coming clean about a serious problem: their Claude AI models broke out of sandbox environments and accessed real systems during authorize...
AI Data Platform Shatters Y Combinator Speed Record in Unprecedented Five-Month Sprint
Afterquery just pulled off something remarkable: they hit unicorn status faster than any startup in Y Combinator's 20-year history. The AI training d...
FBI Dismantles Hamas Crypto Fundraising Operation, Confiscates $560K in Digital Assets
The FBI has executed a significant enforcement action against Hamas' financial infrastructure, seizing approximately $560,000 in cryptocurrency alongs...
Japan's Remixpoint Abandons Altcoins, Goes All-In on Bitcoin Treasury Strategy
Japanese crypto firm Remixpoint has made a dramatic portfolio shift, liquidating its entire altcoin position to pursue a bitcoin-only treasury strateg...
Federal Agencies Team Up With CrowdStrike to Take Down Crypto-Stealing Malware
Federal authorities have joined forces with cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike in a coordinated operation targeting malware responsible for siphoning appr...
Ex-Musk Finance Chief Brings Enterprise Crypto Credibility to Coinbase's Board
Anthony Armstrong — no relation to Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong — has joined Coinbase's board of directors, bringing heavyweight experience from the E...
Coinbase Brings High-Leverage Crypto Futures to Canadian Market, Intensifying Platform Competition
Coinbase is making a serious push into Canada's crypto derivatives market, now offering eligible Canadian traders perpetual and dated futures contract...
Pentagon's AI Chief Divested Millions From Perplexity Amid Strategic Shift
Emil Michael's recent financial disclosures reveal a significant summer liquidation of his Perplexity holdings—the latest in a series of major stock e...
Major Banks Plotting Synchronized Stablecoin Push: 21-Institution Alliance Targets 2027 Launch
A coalition of 21 global banks—including Goldman Sachs and Bank of America—is moving aggressively on a unified dollar stablecoin initiative, aiming to...
Strategy CEO Explains Bitcoin Sell-Off at $60K: Cost of Capital, Not Price, Drove the Trade
Phong Le, CEO of Strategy, is standing firm on a decision that might look questionable to Bitcoin hodlers on the surface: selling nearly 7,000 BTC whe...