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Standard Chartered brings spot crypto trading to Dubai FX platform
Standard Chartered has launched institutional spot cryptocurrency trading in Dubai, becoming one of the first major global banks to offer Bitcoin and Ether trading through its…
Live updates: Bitcoin jumps above $80,000 as rates fall, dollar weakens
Bitcoin surged past $80,000 on Wednesday as falling interest rates and a softening U.S. dollar reignited appetite for risk assets, with traders now looking ahead to a critical…
Live updates: Bitcoin rises to $78,000, with next week's CPI report looming large
Bitcoin climbed to roughly $78,000 as traders positioned themselves ahead of next week's Consumer Price Index report, which analysts increasingly view as the decisive factor for…
Standard Chartered launches spot Bitcoin and Ether trading in UAE
Standard Chartered has begun offering spot Bitcoin and Ether trading to institutional clients in the United Arab Emirates, positioning itself as the first major global bank to…
Kalshi seeks CFTC approval for WTI crude perpetual futures: Report
Prediction market platform Kalshi is reportedly preparing to seek regulatory clearance from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission to launch a perpetual futures contract tied…
FBI Seizes $560K in Crypto Bound for Hamas, Takes Over Fundraising Sites
The FBI has seized approximately $560,000 in cryptocurrency allegedly destined for Hamas, along with a collection of websites and servers used by the militant group's fundraising…
DOJ says Hamas crypto seizures reached $560,000 as FBI took over fundraising sites
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the seizure of roughly $560,000 in cryptocurrency tied to Hamas fundraising operations, after the FBI took control of domains and…
Coinbase launches regulated crypto derivatives in Canada
Coinbase has rolled out regulated crypto derivatives trading in Canada, giving eligible traders access to perpetual and dated futures contracts with leverage of up to 10 times,…
Goldman Sachs, BofA Among 21 Banks Planning Joint Dollar Stablecoin Launch
A consortium of 21 major banks, including Goldman Sachs and Bank of America, is preparing to launch a jointly issued U.S. dollar stablecoin, with the token expected to go live in…
Sui DeFi protocol Full Sail to wind down after Switchboard incident
Full Sail, a decentralized finance protocol built on the Sui blockchain, has announced it will shut down operations following a security incident that saw an attacker drain…
Bitcoin slips below $76,500 as U.S. strikes on Iran send oil above $93
Bitcoin dropped below $76,500 on Tuesday as escalating geopolitical tensions rippled through global markets, with U.S. military strikes on Iran driving oil prices sharply higher…
SEC Proposes First Transfer Agent Overhaul in 40 Years, Citing Tokenization
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed the first significant update to its transfer agent rules in roughly four decades, explicitly pointing to the growing role…
Live updates: Bitcoin trades near $77,000, as yields ease following soft ADP jobs report
Bitcoin held near $77,000 on Tuesday as Treasury yields softened in the wake of a weakerthanexpected private payrolls report, offering a modest tailwind for risk assets. Soft Jobs…
Core DAO plans emergency hard fork after validators drew excess rewards
Core DAO is preparing an emergency hard fork after discovering that some validators on its network collected more rewards than they were entitled to, though the organization…
Binance expands TradFi push with options on 1,000 US stocks, ETFs
Binance is deepening its ties to traditional finance with the rollout of options tied to more than 1,000 US stocks and exchangetraded funds, giving eligible nonUS users a new way…
BofA, Citi, Goldman Sachs among 21 institutions planning stablecoin launch
A coalition of 21 major financial institutions, including Bank of America, Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, is preparing to launch a jointly backed stablecoin, marking one of the most…
Ethena launches USDe payments app, offers 6% rewards
Ethena has rolled out a new selfcustodial payments application built around its USDe synthetic dollar, allowing users across dozens of countries to spend, save and transfer funds…
Citi, Goldman, other global banks and asset managers team up on stablecoin venture
Some of the world's largest financial institutions, including Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, are joining forces to launch a stablecoin venture aimed at modernizing payments and…
Ethena pushes stablecoins into everyday banking with high-yield savings, cards and payments
Ethena is moving beyond its role as a synthetic dollar issuer, launching a new consumerfacing product that aims to bring stablecoins into the realm of everyday banking through…
Bitfinex Securities lists tokenized notes tied to Strategy, Metaplanet
Bitfinex Securities has launched a series of tokenized notes tied to the stock performance of major corporate Bitcoin holders, including Strategy and Metaplanet, giving eligible…
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