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A Year After Sam Bankman-Fried's Downfall, Solana and Other FTX Holdings Are Flying High

[Nov 1, 2023 6:00 PM] The value of FTX's stake in Solana's SOL token, for instance, has just added $1 billion in two weeks.

Team Behind Celsius Bidder NovaWulf Starts New Firm Called Valinor

[Nov 1, 2023 12:38 PM]

Bitget Embroiled in Bitter $10M Dispute With Floki Over TokenFi Memecoin Listing

[Nov 1, 2023 9:45 AM] Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget is under intense scrutiny over its handling of the listing, and subsequent delisting, of a memecoin related to Floki Inu.

Circle Curbs Stablecoin Minting for Retail Users, Moving Closer to Tether's Practice

[Oct 31, 2023 12:11 PM] USDC issuer Circle Internet Financial said it is curbing support for individual consumer accounts to mint stablecoins, with currently only accepting qualified institutional clients.

Tether Reports $3.2B Excess Reserves, but Lags in Reducing Secured Loans

[Oct 31, 2023 10:32 AM] Tether reported $3.2 billion of excess reserves backing the value of its stablecoins including USDT, according to its Q3 attestation released Wednesday.

BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Might Have Trading Support of Heavyweights Like Jane Street, Jump and Virtu: Source

[Oct 31, 2023 9:57 AM] Amid the crypto crackdown, a BTC ETF, if approved, would open a new pathway for U.S.-based firms to get a piece of the crypto action – in a way that plays to their conventional strengths.

Celestia Airdrops TIA Token as Network Goes Live, Claims Start of 'Modular Era'

[Oct 31, 2023 8:37 AM] Celestia's mainnet beta is live following the issuance of its native token, TIA.

Banking Giant Standard Chartered’s Crypto Custody Firm Zodia Launches in Hong Kong

[Oct 30, 2023 10:30 PM] British banking giant Standard Chartered-owned crypto custody firm Zodia is launching services in Hong Kong. “The Hong Kong government and the regulators see digital assets as the future and also want Hong Kong to be a hub,” the crypto firm’s…

On Bitcoin White Paper's 15th Anniversary, Wall Street Threatens to Swallow Its One-Time Challenger

[Oct 30, 2023 6:00 PM] The titans of finance are increasingly driving a space that, to many, was designed to put them out of business.

LastPass Hack Victims Lose $4.4M in a Single Day

[Oct 30, 2023 9:04 AM] Hackers siphoned a total of $4.4 million in crypto from at least 25 LastPass users on Oct. 25, according to blockchain analyst ZachXBT.

Celestia's TIA Token Trades at $3.15 on Futures Market Ahead of Airdrop

[Oct 30, 2023 8:41 AM] TIA, the native token of modular blockchain network Celestia, is trading at $3.15 on decentralized derivatives exchange Helix ahead being issued later this week.

Animoca Brands Courts $50M Investment From Saudi Arabia's NEOM

[Oct 30, 2023 7:05 AM] Animoca will build Web3 service capabilities with global commercial application alongside NEOM to support its aspirations as a futuristic tech hub.

DeFi Market Recovers From 30-Month Low as Volume Hits Highest Point Since March

[Oct 30, 2023 6:10 AM] The total value of all assets locked on decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols has surged to a three-month high of $42 billion after being at its lowest point since February 2021 just two weeks ago.

Thailand’s Kasikorn Bank Buys Majority Stake in Satang Crypto Exchange for $103M

[Oct 29, 2023 11:32 PM] The move continues a trend of Thailand's major traditional financial institutions moving into crypto.

Elon Musk Unveils Plan to Turn X Into ‘Powerful’ Financial Platform — ‘You Won’t Need a Bank Account’

[Oct 28, 2023 8:00 PM] Billionaire Elon Musk has revealed that he is turning his social media platform X, formerly Twitter, into an all-encompassing financial platform. “When I say payments, I actually mean someone’s entire financial life … If it involves money. It’ll b

Sam Bankman-Fried Rebuffed Barry Silbert's and Celsius' Requests for Help, Ex-FTX CEO Testifies at His Trial

[Oct 27, 2023 3:06 PM]

Gemini Sues Bankrupt Lender Genesis, Its Former Partner, Over $1.6B Worth of GBTC

[Oct 27, 2023 10:20 AM] Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has sued lending firm Genesis Global over 60 million GBTC shares that were pledged as collateral for Gemini's Earn users.

Binance Founder CZ's Wealth Falls About $12B as Trading Revenue Slumps: Bloomberg

[Oct 27, 2023 9:07 AM] Changpeng Zhao's wealth dropped to $17.2 billion from a previous estimate of $29.1 billion.

Hi's Mastercard Debit Card Adds Option to Spend Sandbox's Token SAND

[Oct 27, 2023 5:39 AM] Cardholders of the hi Debit Mastercard, a partnership between crypto payments application hi and Mastercard, can now spend Metaverse platform Sandbox’s SAND token as a currency in eligible markets.

Crypto Assets Under Management Jump to $31.7B; SOL-Based Products Rise 74%: CCData

[Oct 27, 2023 4:52 AM] Bitcoin-based products have increased their market share to 73.3% from 70.5% amid optimism over the possible approval of a spot-price exchange-traded fund.

No Evidence Hamas Received Significant Crypto Donations: Elliptic Says Data Has Been Misrepresented

[Oct 27, 2023 4:30 AM] Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic says there is no evidence that Hamas has received significant volumes of cryptocurrency donations, emphasizing that crypto data it provides on the matter has been misrepresented. Noting that crypto accounts linked…

Crypto reshapes the American dream for younger generations: Report

[Oct 26, 2023 11:00 AM] Young Americans are actively exploring fresh economic prospects independent of an obsolete financial system supported by sluggish institutions, according to a Coinbase report.

Crypto for Advisors: ETH Futures ETFs and What’s Next

[Oct 26, 2023 9:45 AM] Today in Crypto for Advisors Roxanna Islam from VettaFi discusses the current crypto ETF market with a focus on Eth futures performance.

Pepecoin Doubles to $500M Market Cap as Memecoin Fever Steals Bitcoin's ETF Thunder

[Oct 26, 2023 9:04 AM] The price of pepe [PEPE], one of the many memecoins that spawned out of crypto winter, has doubled in a week as traders anticipate the etchings of a bitcoin [BTC] spot ETF-induced bull market.

JPMorgan Handles $1B Transactions Daily In Digital Token JPM Coin: Bloomberg

[Oct 26, 2023 4:15 AM] JPMorgan has plans to widen the coin's usage the bank's head of payments Takis Georgakopoulos said in an interview.

Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered Ventures Test SWIFT Killer for Stablecoins and CBDCs

[Oct 26, 2023 3:05 AM] The UDPN currently comprises about 25 organizations, including banks from the U.S, Australia, Latin America and Europe, running around ten proof-of-concept tests in parallel.

FTX Cold Wallets Move $19M in Solana, Ether to Crypto Exchanges

[Oct 26, 2023 2:46 AM] The debtor group in control of FTX assets has conducted various on-chain transactions in the past few weeks.

Hobbled Crypto Exchange's Creditors Are Suing Its CEO and Want to Claw Back Money From 'Bitcoin Jesus'

[Oct 25, 2023 4:31 PM] CoinFLEX CEO Mark Lamb breached his fiduciary duty when he created a new company, OPNX, with the founders of failed crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital, creditors argue. They are also critical of a deal Lamb struck with early BTC evangelist…

Mastercard Teams Up With MoonPay for Web3 Push

[Oct 25, 2023 12:45 PM] MoonPay will incorporate compliance-friendly Mastercard's Crypto Credential system and integrate payments tech like Mastercard Send and Click to Pay, according to a blog post.

Crypto's Darkest Hour, and the Bright Day Ahead

[Oct 25, 2023 9:45 AM] There really is a crypto future worth fighting for if we can just leave the crypto clowns behind.