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SBI Holdings received regulatory approval to acquire a majority stake in Singapore-based crypto exchange Coinhako as it expands into stablecoins, onchain finance and tokenized assets.
Cardano developer Input Output is handing control of core blockchain infrastructure to outside teams, reducing the network’s dependence on the company that built it, Input Output announced Friday.
Bitcoin is testing the $63,000 level, weighed down by a broad retreat from risky assets and persistent selling from long-term holders cashing out at a loss.
The United Kingdom National Crime Agency (NCA) and City of London Police said two men associated with the “Scattered Spider” hacking group were sentenced to five years and six months in prison.
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The Bank of England approved HSBC Orion to go live in its Digital Securities Sandbox, with the first Digital Gilt Instrument transaction expected in the first quarter of 2027.
Three men have been jailed in the UK for a £4 million ($5.3 million) cryptocurrency fraud in which they posed as police officers to convince victims to hand over their coins—then spent the proceeds on…
Futures tied to WTI crude oil are on track for their best week since mid-April, surging nearly 12%.
SBI Group acquired a majority stake in Singapore-based crypto platform Coinhako, the Japanese financial services conglomerate said on Friday. Coinhako holds a Major Payment Institution license from th…
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said his X account was hacked, and the attacker posted a thread promoting tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) that was criticized as being heavily AI-assisted.
Bitcoin, ether and every other major cryptocurrency fell on Friday, with many pointing to a Beijing startup that gave away a model that beat Anthropic's best at writing code.
Ether (ETH) fell twice as hard as bitcoin on Friday and hyperliquid's HYPE fell more than five times as hard, as a selloff in Asian semiconductor shares dragged every major cryptocurrency lower.
Federal prosecutors allege the South Dakota investor used false promises to raise money, repaid earlier investors with new funds and laundered proceeds through crypto exchanges.
ESMA adds 14 CASPs to its MiCA register, with banks and Ripple Payments Europe among the new entries as total providers reach 294.
ECB’s Piero Cipollone said stablecoin adoption could erode bank deposits, but the digital euro will keep banks at the center of payments.
Citadel Securities has invested $400 million in Crypto.com at a $20 billion valuation, marking the crypto exchange's first-ever institutional funding round and the latest sign of Wall Street's deepeni…
About 19,000 Bitcoin options worth $1.2 billion and 123,000 Ethereum options worth $230 million expired on July 17, according to Greeks.live. Bitcoin options had a 0.9 put-call ratio and a $63,000 max…
Bitcoin supply in loss hit 50% nearly 50 days ago, mimicking the countdown to BTC price bear-market bottoms.
A macOS malware steals credentials to hijack Telegram sessions, decrypt cryptocurrency wallets or trick users into entering their wallet recovery phrases through fake applications.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $79.2 million on Thursday, lifting their three-day inflow total to about $368 million as Bitcoin attempted a price recovery.
“Over time the economic incentives will drive $DOG Mode’s adoption and force Bitcoin Core to stop gatekeeping and allow these completely valid transactions,” said Leonidas.