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Florida man pleads guilty for promoting $1.8B ‘HyperFund’ crypto fraud

Rodney “Bitcoin Rodney” Burton faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison for conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money trans…

Dorsey’s Block says new AI tool handles 15% of code work

Builderbot is the “missing layer between AI coding tools and how engineering actually works at scale,” said Brad Axen, head of AI capabilit…

France to stop certifying products lacking quantum-resistant encryption

France’s cybersecurity agency plans to block certification of products without quantum-resistant encryption starting in 2027, with full ado…

Kentucky sues Kalshi, Polymarket, joining prediction market legal battle

Kentucky has sued Polymarket, Kalshi and Kalshi’s partners Coinbase, Robinhood and Webull, over offering sports event contracts in the stat…

Tether winds down gold-backed derivative stablecoin aUSDT

Tether is focusing on stronger user demand, deeper liquidity, and broader long-term market opportunity for its leading products.

Crypto market treads thin ice following Warsh FOMC, Trump Iran comments

Markets wobbled after mixed comments from President Trump on the Iran peace deal and Fed Chair Kevin Warsh signaling a new direction from t…

Gaming groups urge Congress to ban prediction markets sports betting in CLARITY Act

Gambling industry groups want the US Senate to step in to clarify that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission does not have the authority…

Crypto-backed GOP candidate wins Alabama Senate runoff with June primaries looming

Several more US states are scheduled to hold primaries next week after one Republican candidate won in Alabama on Tuesday after a crypto co…

Bitcoin capitulation ‘twice as weak’ after spot liquidity turns supportive: Glassnode

Bitcoin’s realized losses fell by 46% as increasing bid-side liquidity points to easing sell pressure. Can bulls push BTC price back above …

Blockchain.com deepens onchain stock offerings as tokenized equities market grows

The rollout in collaboration with Ondo Finance broadens access to tokenized traditional assets as demand for onchain stocks and ETFs contin…

Altcoin selling tops $266B as capital rotates out of crypto: Is altseason extinct?

Altcoin spot demand fell to its weakest level in six years while the stablecoin market cap, stocks and AI industry continued to capture inv…

Kalshi adds software partner as it looks to boost prediction market surveillance

The collaboration comes as US state regulators and the CFTC battle over oversight of event-based contracts.

US lawmakers warn against presidential pardon for Sam Bankman-Fried

The former FTX CEO is currently serving a 25-year sentence after being found guilty on seven felony charges related to the misuse of custom…

Bybit lands on Singapore MAS Investor Alert List

Crypto exchange Bybit has been added to Singapore’s MAS Investor Alert List, which flags entities that may be mistakenly perceived as licen…

Trace Finance raises $32M for cross-border stablecoin settlement expansion

The raise comes as stablecoin regulation advances globally and financial firms invest in infrastructure connecting blockchain payments with…

Bitcoin price sets $64.5K week-to-date low as Strategy selling worries return

Bitcoin circled $65,000 after downside BTC price pressure into the FOMC meeting as analysis warned over the impact of Strategy potentially …

Ready USDC card halts non-EEA service after issuer change, users report

Users reported losing access to Ready’s USDC card outside the EEA after a card provider change triggered rapid deactivation notices.

CoinMENA, Standard Chartered partner on UAE payment rails

CoinMENA will use Standard Chartered to strengthen fiat payment rails in the UAE, while Revolut reportedly secured central bank licenses ah…