As part of their plea deal, the HashFlare founders have agreed to forfeit luxury assets and millions in crypto, with $350 million already repaid to victims.
Plume partners with Mercado Bitcoin to tokenize assets, enhancing investment access, funding opportunities, and blockchain adoption in Brazil’s financial sector.
Trump nominates crypto-versed Jonathan Gould to lead OCC amid broader financial agency restructuring plans.
Under the partnership, WLFI will integrate Ondo’s tokenized assets, including Short-Term US Treasuries (OUSG) and US Dollar Yield (USDY), into its treasury reserves.
Crypto exchange trading volume reached $18.83 trillion in 2024, rising 134% from 2023, with Binance leading and Crypto.com growing rapidly.
The US SEC has started the official countdown for Solana ETF application from Canary Capital.
Plume’s partnership with Superstate enables users to mint tokenized funds on-chain, leveraging compliance, interoperability, and real-world asset integrations.
CEO Amar Kuchinad says the platform will provide secure, transparent, and flexible lending solutions while reducing the risk of overleveraged losses before they spread.
Despite their increasing influence, non-bank financial entities remain less regulated than traditional banks, leaving regulators with limited visibility into the full extent of potential risks.
Fed Chair Powell ruled out a US CBDC under his tenure, backing the Trump administration’s push for stablecoins over digital fiat.
TON integrates with LayerZero to enhance cross-chain liquidity, enabling seamless asset transfers, improved developer tools, and broader blockchain interoperability.
Prenetics integrates CircleDNA with Humanity Protocol for blockchain identity verification and invests $1.5M in crypto assets, marking its significant Web3 entry.
HSBC has agreed to “unintentional breaches” in a naked short selling charge in South Korea.
KuCoin reported its 2024 annual review, driving new user growth to more than 38 million.
Cryptocurrency community faces growing physical security threats as Spanish trader breaks ankles escaping abductors, following recent Ledger co-founder kidnapping.