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Las Vegas businessman faces 280 years over $24 million crypto Ponzi scheme

A federal jury has convicted Las Vegas businessman Brent Kovar of fraud and money laundering after prosecutors said his Profit

Gemini enables XRP transfers via XRPL in Singapore

Gemini users in Singapore can now deposit and withdraw XRP through XRPL, expanding the exchange’s support for Ripple-related assets.

India to launch first tokenized corporate bonds using digital rupee

India has set plans to launch its first tokenized corporate bonds next month through an REC issue of less than

U.S. expands Iran crypto sanctions over $100M oil payments

OFAC expanded sanctions to Iran’s crypto sector after alleging over $100 million supported IRGC-linked oil sales since 2023.

Solana price risks pullback as MACD turns bearish

Solana price held near $95 on Aug. 24 after gaining roughly 26% as regulatory optimism, record tokenized-asset value and active

Gemini Titan to power crypto prediction markets for Apex brokerages

Gemini Space Station and Apex Fintech Solutions have signed a letter of intent that would make Gemini Titan the exclusive

Germany extends MiCA lead as six more banks secure crypto licenses

Germany has extended its lead in European Union MiCA authorizations after six cooperative banks joined the latest register, taking the

Bernstein keeps $140 Circle target even if CLARITY Act fails

Bernstein has maintained an Outperform rating and $140 price target on Circle Internet Group, implying about 59% upside after CRCL

BNB Chain Pasteur hard fork goes live Aug. 25

BNB Chain activates Pasteur on Aug. 25, requiring client v1.7.7 while strengthening validator security and expanding tested capacity.

Banks and regulators launch quantum safe crypto pilot

Banks and regulators have joined a cross regional pilot testing quantum resistant wallets and digital asset transfers on a specialized

XRP’s 50% weekly surge: the biggest rally since the SEC settlement and what is driving it

XRP gained more than 50% in five trading days, its strongest weekly performance in 21 months, as a Treasury buyback

The Sandbox’s $49 billion phantom mint: how a bridge exploit created unbacked SAND tokens

An attacker weaponized a single ERC-20 function to hijack LayerZero delegate permissions and mint 329 trillion unbacked SAND on Base,

Pakistan opens VASP licensing as new crypto rules take effect

Pakistan’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority has opened its licensing system and given existing crypto service providers until Sept. 5 to

Trump’s CLARITY Act push: what the White House crypto summit means for regulation

President Trump gathered crypto executives and federal regulators at the White House on August 19 to press Congress on the

Bitcoin price validates Brandt’s $58K call, then breaks out

Bitcoin reached Peter Brandt’s 58,000–62,000 target months before rebounding 34%, making claims that his forecast failed inaccurate.

Bitcoin puzzle hides wallet key in Genesis Block data

A 255-byte Bitcoin message describes a low-entropy wallet puzzle built from public data contained in Satoshi’s Genesis Block.

Upbit volume hits 1.15 trillion won during flash crash

Upbit reportedly processed 1.15 trillion won in one hour as a crypto flash crash liquidated $523 million in leveraged positions.

Ripple CEO says U.S. crypto rules near decisive test

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says U.S. crypto clarity is closer as regulators issue guidance and CLARITY approaches a Senate test.

Zondacrypto collapse leaves founder missing, CEO abroad

Zondacrypto faces a Polish fraud investigation after its shutdown stranded customers and exposed estimated losses above $95 million.

XRP ETF inflows top $1.55 billion; XRP price rebounds; holders earn up to $9,000 daily

EX DeFi attracts XRP investors seeking diversified income via cloud mining as ETF inflows revive institutional interest. Cumulative net inflows