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Crypto exchange BitMEX ends 11-year run with planned exchange shutdown

BitMEX has announced plans to shut down its cryptocurrency derivatives exchange after its board decided to wind down the business

Why did The Smarter Web Company sell 177.89 Bitcoin?

The Smarter Web Company has repaid its $11.7 million Smarter Convert instrument ahead of schedule by selling 177.89 Bitcoin, removing

Swiss bank BancaStato launches Bitcoin, ETH, SOL trading with Sygnum

BancaStato launches regulated crypto trading with Sygnum, letting clients buy, hold and sell BTC, ETH, LTC and SOL via Avaloq

South Korea’s Mirae Asset completes acquisition of crypto exchange Korbit

Mirae Asset has completed its takeover of South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Korbit after securing regulatory approval, paving the way to

Don’t just focus on XRP: Bitcoin holders earned up to $13,000 daily after the Clarity Act voting

EX DeFi is gaining attention as investors seek alternative ways to participate in the Bitcoin ecosystem amid improving crypto market

CLARITY Act faces Senate fight as Ripple CEO calls for passage

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse urges Congress to pass the CLARITY Act as Senate Democrats push for tougher ethics and consumer

Verus Ethereum Bridge hacked again for $7.54M after May exploit

Verus Ethereum Bridge was exploited for about $7.54 million, with Blockaid linking the attack to the same bridge flaw seen

The banks hired lawyers to stop Ripple’s bank

JPMorgan’s lobby retained counsel against the OCC over crypto trust charters. No suit filed, and the threat is the strategy.

Bitget plans U.S. launch with or without CLARITY Act, CEO says

Bitget plans a regulated U.S. expansion regardless of the CLARITY Act, seeking licenses as tokenized stock trading grows on its

South Korea begins nationwide rollout of CBDC based deposit token payments

South Korea has launched a 9.6 billion won project to expand its CBDC-based deposit token payment system into everyday commercial

Kalshi and Polymarket are fighting a 50-state war

Twelve states, criminal charges, tribes at the Ninth Circuit, and the CFTC suing states. Inside the federalism war over prediction

U.S. DOJ targets $25M in crypto linked to investment and romance scams

The U.S. Department of Justice has moved to forfeit more than $25 million in cryptocurrency recovered from five investigations into

Augustus raises $180M to build stablecoin-era clearing bank

Augustus raised $180 million at a $1 billion valuation to build always-on dollar clearing that connects banks, fintechs and stablecoin

Bitget confirms no MAS license as Singapore access stays restricted

Bitget says it is not licensed by Singapore’s MAS and restricts local access while pursuing regulated expansion across other global

Canton developer Digital Asset brings in Shinhan and SC Ventures as investors

Digital Asset has expanded its latest funding round to $365 million after securing an additional $10 million investment from Shinhan

Ripple Prime scores four Hedgeweek nominations in Wall Street push

Ripple Prime earns four Hedgeweek U.S. Awards nominations as Ripple expands institutional finance after its $1.25B Hidden Road acquisition.

CLARITY Act could give CFTC more tools for prediction markets

CLARITY Act could expand CFTC duties as lawmakers debate prediction market oversight, staffing limits and rising federal-state disputes now.

Dogecoin merge mining debate heats up as DOGE flashes buy signals

Dogecoin co-founder Billy Markus backs merged mining as DOGE gains, while TD Sequential signals and whale buying support a possible

Maharashtra proposes DELTA Act for India’s first property tokenization framework

Maharashtra has advanced plans for a blockchain-based legal framework to tokenize immovable property, with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis directing officials

CoinShares enters Europe’s UCITS market with Bitcoin mining ETF launch

CoinShares has entered Europe’s €26.3 trillion UCITS fund market with the launch of a regulated Bitcoin mining ETF, opening its