Visa's onchain credit, a weekend tokenized bank transfer on Swift, and Uzbekistan's som-pegged stablecoin show digital money moving into the…
Ethereum’s Hegota Upgrade Draws Two Lines in the Sand: Censorship Resistance and Quantum-Ready Accounts
Ethereum's Hegota upgrade has two non-negotiable features: EIP-7805 (FOCIL) for censorship resistance and EIP-8141 for quantum-ready accounts.
Gemini Secures a Full Singapore Payments License, Deepening Its Asia Ambitions
Singapore's MAS has granted Gemini a full Major Payment Institution license, cementing the exchange's years-long push into the regional crypto…
When the Bug Hunter Is a Chatbot: Ledger and Trezor Push Back on AI-Fueled Disclosure
Ledger and Trezor warn that AI is making vulnerabilities easier to find, and urge researchers to disclose bugs responsibly instead…
Circle Bets $400 Million on Tazapay to Push USDC Deeper Into Global Payments
Circle will buy Singapore payments firm Tazapay in a roughly $400M all-stock deal, deepening its push to make USDC everyday…
Three Failures, One Lesson: Crypto’s Custody Problem Came Due This Week
A sidechain bug, an exchange shortfall and a vendor data leak hit crypto in a single week. Different failures, one…
Revolut and OpenReserve Clear a First Hurdle to US Bank Charters — With Crypto Built In
The OCC gave Revolut and OpenReserve preliminary approval for US bank charters, with plans spanning custody, tokenized deposits and stablecoins.
Poland’s Crypto Rulebook Stalls Again as MiCA Deadlock Meets the Zondacrypto Scandal
Polish lawmakers fell 25 votes short of overriding a third veto of crypto rules, leaving Poland without a MiCA supervisor…
600 Bitcoin From 2010 Stir After 16 Years — But Trackers Say They Aren’t Satoshi’s
600 BTC mined in March 2010 moved after 16+ years, worth about $48M. Whale Alert says none of the blocks…
Tether-Backed Orionx Shuts Down as Audit Uncovers $7M Custody Shortfall
Chilean exchange Orionx is closing permanently after a forensic audit found $7M+ in customer assets moved to outside wallets; two…
White-Hat Withdrawal Freezes Liquid as $320M in Bitcoin Sits in Limbo
Liquid halted operations after self-described white hats pulled ~4,000 BTC through an Elements bug, demanding a patch before returning the…
Crypto’s Split Screen: Institutions Lean In While DeFi Counts the Cost
A weekend of crypto news captured the divide: banks and treasuries lean into crypto while a $75M DeFi exploit froze…