Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
Kakao Pay and KakaoBank are exploring digital asset opportunities with Fireblocks, including infrastructure for stablecoins.South Korean financial companies Kakao Pay and KakaoBank have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with crypto infrastru...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
The investigation is reportedly examining whether Binance knowingly allowed trading that violated US sanctions on Iran, months after reports first revealed a Justice Department probe.The Manhattan US Attorney’s Office is investigating whether Binance...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
Saudi Arabia has left mBridge, a cross-border CBDC platform that has drawn scrutiny from US policymakers, according to the Financial Times.Saudi Arabia has withdrawn from mBridge, a China-backed cross-border digital currency project designed to enabl...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
Ondo’s new in-kind conversion system allows approved institutions to mint and redeem tokenized stocks and ETFs using the underlying securities instead of cash.Ondo Finance has introduced a way for eligible institutions to convert stocks and exchange-...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
The digital asset-aligned PAC joined other groups to spend more than a combined $300 million in the 2024 Ohio Senate race, resulting in Sherrod Brown’s loss to Bernie Moreno.Fairshake, the political action committee (PAC) funded largely by cryptocurr...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
Circle is bringing Bitcoin-backed borrowing to institutional clients, allowing them to tap BTC holdings for USDC liquidity without selling their Bitcoin.Stablecoin issuer Circle has launched a Bitcoin-backed borrowing service for institutional client...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
Bitcoin crossed the $86,000 mark for the first time since late January as falling oil prices and concerns over supply lifted US stocks.Bitcoin (BTC) spiked above $86,000 after Monday’s Wall Street open as US stocks rose amid cooling oil prices.Key po...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
Coinbase draws scrutiny after the CLARITY Act stalls, while the SEC moves ahead with tokenized stocks and crypto firms push deeper into payments.The crypto industry spent much of the past two years preparing for regulatory clarity in Washington. This...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
Multicoin Capital co-founder Samani expects SOL to surpass Ether’s market capitalization “this market cycle” and argues that “today, no one really uses Ethereum.”Multicoin Capital co-founder Kyle Samani predicts more crypto companies will choose to b...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
Strategy bought 950 Bitcoin for $75.7 million after a two-week pause and spent another $174 million repurchasing its STRC preferred stock.Michael Saylor’s Strategy resumed buying Bitcoin after a two-week pause while continuing to repurchase its STRC...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
Pontes will expand its services and operating hours gradually, with full implementation expected by 2028 and more participants set to join.The European Central Bank (ECB) launched Pontes, a system that allows financial institutions to settle wholesal...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
Near expanded privacy features for traders as NEAR Intents recorded $29.3 billion in cumulative volume, including swaps involving Zcash.Near Protocol’s native token surged nearly 80% over the past week, outpacing the wider crypto market as the networ...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
Bitcoin hit $85,000 for the first time since January as markets focused on cooling oil prices.Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week at its highest levels in nearly eight months as bulls propel the market to $85,000.Key points:Read more
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
X alleges six Bitcoin-focused accounts coordinated posts and engagement to inflate creator payouts, with claimed and projected losses of at least $378,000.Elon Musk-owned social media platform X has sued the alleged operators of a network of Bitcoin-...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
ZetaChain plans to wind down its Cosmos-based layer 1 and migrate ZETA to Solana, joining other crypto projects moving away from standalone chains.ZetaChain tokenholders have approved a plan to wind down the project’s layer-1 blockchain and migrate i...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
The Bank of Korea’s new network will let foreign investors settle won transactions during business hours in their home countries.The Bank of Korea (BOK) launched a pilot of its first 24-hour won settlement network, aimed at allowing foreign investors...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
Bitcoin’s move above its 50-week moving average has historically marked the end of bear markets, but analysts say one weekly close isn’t enough to confirm a new bull run. Bitcoin has closed above its 50-week moving average for the first time in more...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
The five-year digital bond reportedly shortened settlement from three to five business days to the same day using Euroclear’s blockchain infrastructure.South Korea’s Hana Bank has reportedly issued a five-year, $100 million digital bond using Eurocle...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
North Korean cyber group WaterPlum targeted developers with fake jobs at crypto, AI and NFT companies, infecting at least 30,000 devices across more than 100 countries.North Korean hacking group WaterPlum stole at least $10.7 million by posing as rec...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
Crypto missed out on CLARITY, but tokenized stocks were legalized and the Bitcoin Reserve advanced. Meanwhile Standard Chartered says Arbitrum’s price could increase 70 times by 2030.After a year’s buildup, the US Senate failed to pass a cloture moti...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
Trump posted on Truth Social that his new project would manage the fast-growing sector without adding regulations that could slow innovation.US President Donald Trump said that he plans to create an “AI Force” and appoint an artificial intelligence c...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
At the close of trading on Sept. 28, shareholders will receive two extra shares for each one they hold.Grayscale’s Zcash ETF (ZCSH) plans a 3-for-1 forward share split, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.At the close...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
The partnership is non-exclusive, and Anthropic expects to announce other evaluators in forthcoming weeks with which it will also work.& Anthropic said it has chosen Accenture as its first embedded evaluator to help slow the pace of AI developmen...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
The partnership is non-exclusive, and Anthropic expects to announce other evaluators in forthcoming weeks with which it will also work.& Anthropic said it has chosen Accenture as its first embedded evaluator to help slow the pace of AI developmen...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
The new ASSX fund offers 2x daily exposure to Strive shares, giving traders a leveraged way to bet on the Bitcoin treasury company. REX Shares and Tuttle Capital Management launched a leveraged exchange-traded fund that seeks to deliver twice the dai...
