Crypto news

Bitmine adds $19.6M in ETH, repurchases 4.5M shares

Bitmine said it now holds about 4.8% of Ether’s circulating supply as it pursues its 5% acquisition target.

Mastercard completes $1.8B BVNK acquisition in stablecoin push

Mastercard said the tie-up would help banks, fintechs and enterprises expand stablecoin payments, payouts, settlement and treasury services.

Malaysia Blockchain Week’s OnlyFans scandal, lonely heart scammed for $3.3M: Asia Express

Fake romance crypto investment scams net $9 million in a single week in Hong Kong, as Malaysian authorities lose it over a crypto conferenc…

Caleb & Brown expands to UK, betting on untapped crypto demand

The boutique brokerage will focus on high-net-worth clients rather than competing with retail crypto exchanges.

Boltz pauses service after wave of AI-assisted hacking attempts

The non-custodial protocol said attackers are discovering and adapting exploits faster than its small development team can identify and pat…

Bessent’s top crypto adviser Tyler Williams exits US Treasury: Report

A key architect of the Trump administration’s digital asset agenda is leaving the Treasury Department as Congress struggles to advance land…

FalconX cuts 10% of workforce amid prolonged crypto market slump: Report

According to Bloomberg, the digital asset prime broker is refocusing its Singapore strategy and withdrawing its local license application a…

Kenya moves 30 million academic credentials onto Avalanche blockchain

A new digital verification platform aims to reduce forged certificates by allowing employers and universities to authenticate academic reco…

BlackRock launches tokenized money market funds for stablecoin reserves

The asset manager introduced two blockchain-based money market funds designed to qualify as stablecoin reserve assets under the US GENIUS A…

Hashdex to shut smallest Bitcoin ETF after more than two years

The spot price Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, which was never able to attract more than $18 million in net assets, will pay out investors an…

US hints at more yen intervention: Five things to know in Bitcoin this week

The US and Japan coordinate on the yen for the first time since 2011 as Bitcoin traders brace for a historically rough August.

How Fake World Assets and onchain gacha became crypto’s latest craze

Fake World Assets turns forgotten NFTs into an onchain lottery — but is crypto’s latest obsession built to last?

Strategy sells 1,638 Bitcoin to fund dividends and STRC repurchases

Michael Saylor’s Strategy sold 1,638 Bitcoin in its second-largest sale of the year to fund dividend payments and repurchase its preferred …

Bithumb sets 2028 IPO timetable as it overhauls internal controls

The South Korean exchange plans to seek preliminary listing review in 2027 while overhauling controls after a February crediting error.

CLARITY Act failure could send crypto valuations lower: Bernstein

Bernstein said Congress’s failure to pass the CLARITY Act’s could trigger another leg down for crypto valuations and accelerate policy supp…

Trumps’ American Bitcoin reports record BTC output, narrower Q2 loss

Trump-linked Bitcoin miner produced a record 932 BTC in the second quarter, lifting mining revenue 8% as its net loss narrowed from the pre…

Ripple invests in Zilo and Licuido to assist tokenized capital markets push

Ripple made a strategic investment in Zilo and Licuido as it looks to enable the use of tokenized funds as collateral from the point of iss…

Bitcoin may find bear market bottom in August: 10x Research

Bitcoin could confirm an August bear-market bottom, though rising Treasury yields could force the Fed to raise rates in September, accordin…