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Tether's $100M Investment in LatAm Agriculture Firm May Be a Tokenization Play

[Sep 9 5:10 PM] Adecoagro is a founder and partial owner in an Argentina-based agricultural commodities tokenization platform Agrotoken.

Michael Saylor Says Republicans Have More 'Progressive’ View on Crypto, Democrats ‘Drifting to the Middle’

[Sep 9 3:18 PM] Republicans are way ahead of Democrats regarding their opinion of crypto and bitcoin {{BTC}}, said MicroStrategy (MSTR) Executive Chairman Michael Saylor.

Restaking Protocol Ether.fi Selects Scroll as Layer-2 Network for Settlement

[Sep 9 2:00 PM] Restaking protocol Ether.fi selected layer-2 network Scroll as the settlement layer for products like its Cash card.

BCB Group's Chief Compliance Officer to Exit in Latest Senior Management Departure

[Sep 9 10:30 AM] Natasha Powell is leaving the crypto firm. She will continue to support the group as a non-exec director of BCB Payments.

WazirX Hacker Moves $11M Stolen Ether to Tornado Cash

[Sep 9 9:25 AM] The hacker, widely suspected to be an entity from North Korea, moved $6 million in stolen funds for the first time last week.

Crypto Exchange Woo X Introduces Copy Trading, With a Twist

[Sep 9 7:00 AM] The exchange’s version of social trading comes with a countertrade feature as well as more transparent and equitable profit sharing.

Vaneck Reveals Plans to Close Ethereum Futures ETF

[Sep 6 10:30 PM] On Sept. 6, Vaneck announced its decision to close and liquidate the Vaneck Ethereum Strategy exchange-traded fund (EFUT). The liquidation comes after evaluating key factors, including performance and investor interest. The firm noted that…

'Blurt' Developer Thinks Crypto Makes for Better Donations to Twitch Streamers

[Sep 6 4:40 PM] An inside look at the big and small projects being developed at the mtnDAO hacker house in Salt Lake City.

Legacy Payment Processors Charge Adult Sites a Fortune; MyPeach.AI Found a Crypto Solution

[Sep 6 4:18 PM] Adult entertainment websites usually pay credit card companies through the nose. MyPeach.AI has found a stablecoin-powered workaround.

Bitcoin ETFs Lose $211 Million as Ethereum Funds See Modest Outflows

[Sep 6 2:30 PM] Thursday’s trading session saw spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced outflows totaling $211.15 million, while ethereum ETFs faced a much smaller decline of $152,720. $211 Million Exits Bitcoin ETFs, Ethereum Funds Slip by…

Sonic SVM, Gaming Project on Solana Blockchain, Plans $12.8M Node Sale

[Sep 6 1:00 PM] The project is taking advantage of an increasingly popular fundraising method known as "node sales" just months after a traditional $12 million fundraise.

Telegram Revamps Rules to Allow Moderation of Private Chats Following CEO Pavel Durov's Arrest

[Sep 6 1:28 AM]

Crypto for Advisors: Bitcoin and Gold, Stores of Value

[Sep 5 3:00 PM] The approval of the bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs could represent a similar change in market to what central banks caused in gold markets post-2022 – a new factor that, at least temporarily, overwhelms traditional narratives, including the “store of…

Crypto Payments Firm BCB Group Has Received Takeover Interest: Sources

[Sep 5 2:24 PM] The company received takeover interest from a potential investor while conducting a Series B funding round.

Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs Record $74 Million in Outflows, Grayscale Funds Lead Losses

[Sep 5 2:05 PM] On Sept. 4, 2024, the 12 U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw $37.29 million in outflows, while their ethereum counterparts, the nine spot ether ETFs, experienced roughly $37.51 million in reductions. Grayscale’s GBTC and ETHE…

EigenLayer to Distribute 86M Tokens to Stakers, Node Operators

[Sep 5 12:11 PM] Restaking protocol EigenLayer said it will distribute 86 million EIGEN tokens, around 5% of the total supply, to stakers, node operators, ecosystem partners and community members.

Blockstream Mining Raises Fresh Round of Note That Offers Exposure to Bitcoin Hashrate

[Sep 5 10:00 AM] The EU-compliant security token gives investors exposure to the hashrate over a four year period.

Sberbank to Join Russia’s Crypto Settlement Pilot This Fall, Executive Reveals

[Sep 5 6:30 AM] Sberbank, Russia’s largest financial institution, plans to join a cryptocurrency settlement pilot program this fall. The bank also aims to serve clients using digital rubles by 2025. Deputy Chairman Anatoly Popov supports regulatory efforts…

FBI Warns of Sophisticated North Korean Cyber Attacks Targeting Crypto, Defi, ETFs

[Sep 5 2:30 AM] The FBI has issued a new warning about North Korea’s cyber campaigns targeting the cryptocurrency sector. The agency highlighted the use of sophisticated, hard-to-detect social engineering tactics to deploy malware and steal digital assets…

Siemens Issues $330M Digital Bond on Private Blockchain with Major German Banks Including Deutsche Bank

[Sep 4 9:23 PM] The issuance was the company's first digital bond with fully automated settlement, building on last year's issuance on the Polygon network.

A Hunt for Yield: The Next Chapter in Crypto Portfolio Optimization

[Sep 4 5:20 PM] The fallout from the 2022 crisis has pushed the industry to innovate. One of the most promising developments has been the rise of tokenized money market funds. These funds offer a way to generate yield, says Jason Liebowitz, Head of Private Wealth…

In Trump-Backed Crypto Project, Insiders Are Poised for Unusually Big Token Payouts

[Sep 4 3:54 PM]

Switzerland’s Fourth-Biggest Bank ZKB Offers Retail Customers Bitcoin and Ether

[Sep 4 3:42 PM]

Binance Hires UK-Based Accounting Firm Grant Thornton to Advise on Audits

[Sep 4 1:00 PM] Binance has hired U.K.-based Grant Thornton to advise on accounting and tax matters, it announced Wednesday.

The Sandbox's Largest Market for Creators Is Now India: Co-Founder Sebastien Borget

[Sep 4 11:28 AM] India is Metaverse platform The Sandbox's largest market for creators with users numbers doubling in less than a year, co-founder Sebastien Borget told CoinDesk in an interview.

Mt. Gox Wouldn't Have Happened With Modern Tools, Mark Karpeles Says

[Sep 4 9:41 AM]

Ripple USD Stablecoin Could Be Issued in 'Weeks, Not Months': Garlinghouse

[Sep 4 8:12 AM] The RLUSD will be fully backed by U.S. dollar assets, tested with enterprise partners, and will operate on the XRP Ledger and Ethereum blockchain.

Trump Family Members Hacked to Promote Apparent Crypto Scam

[Sep 4 1:45 AM]

Inside the Trump Crypto Project Linked to a $2M DeFi Hack and Former Pick-Up Artist

[Sep 3 8:52 PM] Four team members listed in World Liberty Financial's white paper previously worked on Dough Finance, which was drained of $2 million in July. One also founded Date Hotter Girls LLC.

Hypernative Secures $16 Million in Series A Funding to Enhance Web3 Security

[Sep 3 7:55 PM] Hypernative has successfully secured $16 million in a Series A funding round spearheaded by Quantstamp, with other notable investors joining the fray. This new capital will be channeled into enhancing its artificial intelligence (AI)-driven…