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South Korean regulators introduce tokenized securities roadmap
South Korea's top financial watchdog has unveiled a phased plan to bring tokenized securities into the country's regulated markets, setting the stage for a formal legal framework…
Zcash jumps 20% to landmark $1,000 level as short sellers lose $34 million
Zcash surged more than 20% on Thursday, briefly climbing above $1,020 to hit the psychologically significant $1,000 mark for the first time, as the rapid ascent wiped out roughly…
FinCEN Ties $12.7B to Crypto Scams Run From Asian Compounds
The U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has linked roughly $12.7 billion in suspicious transactions to cryptocurrency scams operated out of fortified compounds in…
Bitcoin clears $81,000 as privacy coins lead a broad crypto rally
Bitcoin surged past the $81,000 mark on Thursday, breaking through a resistance level that had stalled its momentum in late August, as a wave of buying lifted the broader digital…
South Korea targets February 2027 rollout for full tokenized securities market
South Korea has laid out a concrete timeline to bring its capital markets onchain, with financial regulators targeting February 2027 for the full launch of a tokenized securities…
AMC CEO Calls Robinhood Stock Tokens 'Contemptible' and 'Vile'
AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron has publicly condemned tokenized versions of his company's stock that have appeared on Robinhood's platform, describing them in sharp terms and…
Bitcoin ETF inflows hit $731M, highest since January as BTC reclaims $80K
US spot Bitcoin exchangetraded funds pulled in $730.9 million in net inflows on Thursday, marking their strongest singleday haul since January, as Bitcoin clawed its way back…
Live updates: Bitcoin tumbles after blowout August jobs print
Bitcoin dropped sharply on Thursday following a strongerthanexpected August jobs report, even as spot bitcoin exchangetraded funds notched their largest singleday inflow since…
Live updates: Bitcoin ETFs take $731 million, their biggest day since January
U.S. spot bitcoin exchangetraded funds pulled in roughly $731 million in net inflows on Thursday, marking their strongest singleday haul since January and pushing the complex's…
El Salvador’s post-review Bitcoin accumulation used no public funds: IMF
El Salvador's continued Bitcoin purchases following its agreement with the International Monetary Fund did not involve any taxpayer money, according to the IMF, which credited the…
OpenAI puts $1 billion behind cyber defense after unveiling AI that can find zero-days
OpenAI is committing $1 billion to bolster cyber defenses, a move announced alongside the revelation that its new Astra system can independently discover previously unknown…
One full bitcoin now buys a little more than 18 ounces of gold, the most since January
The purchasing power of a single bitcoin has climbed to more than 18 ounces of gold, the highest reading since January, as the world's largest cryptocurrency gains ground on the…
Bitcoin back above $81,000 as hike odds fade, Zcash leads with 15% jump
Bitcoin climbed back above $81,000 on Friday as cryptocurrency markets rallied broadly, with traders scaling back expectations for a Federal Reserve interest rate hike this month.…
AMC CEO blasts Robinhood for stock token, putting synthetic shares in spotlight
AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron has publicly distanced his company from Robinhood's tokenized version of AMC stock, reigniting a debate over how equities are represented on…
Tether sued over $42M in frozen coins, 6,600 students get crypto loans: Asia Express
A group of Thai businessmen has filed a lawsuit against stablecoin issuer Tether over $42 million in frozen USDT allegedly connected to a pig butchering scam, while a novel…
Tether sued over frozen ‘pig butcher’ coins, 6,600 students get crypto loans: Asia Express
Tether is facing a legal challenge in Thailand after businessmen sued the stablecoin issuer over $42 million in frozen USDT allegedly connected to a "pig butchering" scam, while…
Bitcoin Miner Ditches Site for AI Deal That Could Top $1.2 Billion
A Bitcoin mining operator is pivoting away from crypto extraction, striking a deal to convert one of its facilities into an artificial intelligence computing hub in an arrangement…
What Is Pons? The Robinhood Chain Meme Coin Factory Token Up 18,000% Since July
A littleknown token called PONS has quietly become the largest cryptocurrency on Robinhood Chain by market capitalization, posting a staggering rally of roughly 18,000% since July…
Mantle adds Paxos’ USDG stablecoin, joins Global Dollar Network
Mantle has integrated Paxos' USDG stablecoin as a natively minted asset on its blockchain and formally joined the Global Dollar Network, opening the door to a rewardsharing…
OpenAI Releases GPT-6 Astra: The Closest AI Model Yet to AGI
OpenAI has unveiled GPT6 Astra, a model the company describes as its most capable system to date and the nearest approach yet to artificial general intelligence. The release comes…
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