XRP-linked Ripple brings Wall Street into 24/7 bets, but HSBC warns of thin orderbooks
Institutions can trade through Ripple Prime and post RLUSD as collateral. Finding enough buyers and sellers for large positions could prove harder.
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Solana’s Alpenglow, its biggest network overhaul since 2020, goes live Wednesday
Alpenglow will replace the voting system Solana has used since 2020, targeting roughly 150-millisecond finality after months of testing that included a failed migration and rollback.
Internet panics after 8 eMudhra private keys get cracked
Eight secret keys at eMudhra, an Indian firm that vouches for websites, were compromised. Browsers and software makers are rushing out fixes.
Connecticut Resident Pleads Guilty in Cryptocurrency Fraud Scheme Tied to Offshore Gambling Site
Federal prosecutors have secured a guilty plea from a Connecticut man in a cryptocurrency fraud scheme that sent investor money to an offshore gambling site. Elmin Redzepagic, 25, of Wolcott, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to two counts of wire fraud, one count of international money laundering and one
Germany’s Biggest Bank Group Drops Its Crypto Ban, 230 Banks Queue Up
Germany’s biggest bank group has dropped its crypto ban. Why the Sparkassen reversed course and how 230+ savings banks plan to join by 2027.
SharpLink ETH Treasury Splits $400M Between Lido and Ether.fi
SharpLink ETH treasury puts $400M into Lido and Ether.fi, earning staking yield and Linea incentives while taking on new write-down and protocol risks.
FINMA Approves First Swiss Bitcoin ETF, Issuer Still Undisclosed
The Swiss Bitcoin ETF holds BTC directly under fund law and skips diversification rules, while its fees, ticker and launch date remain unknown.
Tether CEO Says Addresses Frozen Weeks Ahead of Sanctions, Driving 94% Drop in Iran-Linked Volumes
Tether's proactive freezes of suspicious addresses have outpaced official sanctions and analytics labels, resulting in a sharp decline in Iran-linked stablecoin activity.
Mastercard Is Extending Fraud Detection to Stablecoin Payments
Mastercard is launching a tool that lets financial institutions screen dollar-pegged token payments for fraud, scams and sanctions before they reach the blockchain. The initiative applies the company's proven risk systems to digital dollar tokens.
NEAR slips below $5 despite $5.42m ETF inflow
NEAR falls toward $4.82 despite a $5.42 million ETF inflow. Resistance near $5.02 caps recovery, while support around $4.55 comes into focus.
JPMorgan’s Blockchain Unit Makes Bank Deposit Token JPM Coin Available on Ethereum Mainnet
Kinexys, JPMorgan’s blockchain platform, has brought its bank deposit token to the Ethereum (ETH) mainnet for institutional clients. Oli Harris, global head of Kinexys, announced the expansion of JPM Coin (JPMD) on LinkedIn on Monday morning. “More institutions are moving on chain and we want our clients to have USD deposit liquidity wherever they’re operating.
Michael Saylor’s Strategy Buys Another $22,000,000 Worth of Bitcoin As Top Crypto Asset Tracks Sideways
The Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy (MSTR) has now stacked BTC for five weeks in a row, adding $22 million worth of the top crypto asset in the past seven days. Strategy says it accumulated 267 Bitcoin at an average purchase price of $82,900 per BTC, stretching its total holdings to 848,517 BTC. The firm added