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THORChain offers hacker bounty as restart vote opens

THORChain opened ADR028 voting after a $10.7M exploit, proposing POL losses, synth sharing, no new RUNE, and a hacker bounty

South Korea to review 22% crypto tax repeal request as opposition grows

South Korea’s planned cryptocurrency tax has come under renewed political scrutiny after a public petition seeking its repeal cleared the

SEC tokenized stock plan raises exchange revenue fears

Tokenized stocks could split liquidity and exchange revenue as SEC weighs a new exemption, Tiger Research says, with RWA demand

Galaxy and BitGo face off over failed $1.2B deal

Galaxy and BitGo face off in court over failed $1.2B merger as Novogratz disputes a $100M termination fee and SEC

Polymarket goes offline in India after government enforcement order

Polymarket has been blocked in India after authorities tightened enforcement against what they classify as illegal online money gaming platforms.

SEC Commissioner cools hype around “innovation exemption” for stocks

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Commissioner Hester Peirce has pushed back against expectations that the agency could soon open the

Binance CEO pushes back on WSJ sanctions report

Binance CEO Richard Teng denied WSJ sanctions claims, saying the exchange blocks sanctioned users and runs a growing compliance program

Bitcoin, Ethereum traders brace for $1.9B options expiry

Bitcoin options expiry saw $1.6B in BTC contracts settle, as Greeks.live data showed lower IV, weak demand, and defensive whale

MAPO crashes to record lows, bridge attack overwhelms circulating supply

MAPO, the native token of Map Protocol, has collapsed by 96% after attackers exploited the Butter Network cross-chain bridge to

Crypto tax relief bill asks IRS to review small payments

US lawmakers introduced the PARITY Act, directing Treasury to review crypto tax relief for small payments, stablecoins and staking.

Nakamoto moves ahead with reverse stock split as Nasdaq deadline nears

Bitcoin treasury company Nakamoto has moved forward with a 1-for-40 reverse stock split after receiving a Nasdaq warning over its

SpaceX IPO filing exposes bigger Bitcoin bet than expected

SpaceX disclosed 18,712 Bitcoin in its IPO filing, topping earlier estimates and Tesla’s BTC holdings ahead of its planned Nasdaq

SEC holds back prediction market ETFs pending public feedback

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has delayed several proposed prediction market exchange-traded funds as regulators weigh how event-based contracts

CoinFlip faces Missouri lawsuit over alleged crypto ATM scams

Missouri sued CoinFlip over alleged crypto ATM scams, seeking a state ban, restitution and up to $1.826m in civil penalties.

Coinbase USDF launch gives Flipcash a stablecoin edge

Coinbase launched Flipcash’s USDF on Solana, backed 1:1 by USDC, as branded stablecoin infrastructure grows across payments and apps today.

GSX settles $350m on-chain as $125m liquidity waits

GSX co-founder Ryan Kirkley says none of the committed $125m has moved yet, while $350m has been settled on-chain via

Hester Peirce exits SEC for Regent Law in November

Hester Peirce will leave the SEC in November 2026 to join Regent University School of Law as professor. Regent University

Lummis says Clarity Act floor vote likely before August

Senator Lummis says a Clarity Act Senate floor vote could come before August, with passage odds at 75%. A Senate

South Carolina bars state agencies from participating in CBDC programs

South Carolina has passed a new cryptocurrency law that protects self-custody rights, limits state involvement with central bank digital currencies,

Zerohash seeks $1.5b valuation after Mastercard exit

Zerohash seeks funding above $1.5b after Mastercard drops investment plans, following BVNK deal and its $104m Series D raise in