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In brief North Wales Police are investigating a $2.8 million (£2.1 million) Bitcoin theft in which a cybercriminal posed as a senior detective. The scammer claimed that the victim’s personal details had been found on the phone of someone recently arrested, before pressuring them to “secure their funds” via a phishing link. The force noted…
In brief Binance will move its USDT yield product onto the Plasma network once mainnet launches, estimated for September. Users will be able to earn 2% APR on their USDT stablecoin holdings, as well as earn a slice of the soon-to-launch XPL token. Codenamed “Taylor Swift,” the partnership’s details were kept under lock and key…
August 20, 2025 | Asset Listings We’re thrilled to announce that MOCA is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading MOCA trading is live as of August 20, 2025. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’. Make sure to deposit your tokens…
We’re excited to announce the acquisition of the assets and technology of Capitalise.ai, an Israel-based pioneer of no-code, natural-language trading automation. Founded in 2015, Capitalise.ai developed a natural-language platform that transforms everyday text into executable trading strategies. Its proprietary language model and big data infrastructure can ingest real-time and historical data across equities, crypto, FX,…
In brief The group said the program aims to diversify its business, believing it would serve as a bridge between crypto and the NYSE. AMTD plans to use their media, hospitality, and education assets to offer asset-allocation support, VIP experiences, and financial education. All three are micro to small-cap companies, with the largest running at…
In brief Eight trade groups have urged the Basel Committee to “temporarily pause” crypto standards set for January 2026. The associations warn current capital requirements of up to 1,250% for crypto assets far exceed those for traditional investments like corporate bonds. An industry expert told Decrypt the 2022 rules reflect outdated risk perceptions from the…
In brief Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said staff should be allowed to hold small amounts of crypto to gain practical understanding. Her remarks emphasized blockchain’s potential to reduce friction in asset transfers and called for legal frameworks to evolve in parallel. Legal experts say her comments mark a regulatory shift, though some…
In brief Markets slid further on Tuesday, with equities and other risk assets falling ahead of jobs and economic data. Bitcoin was recently down 3.5% as investors awaited incoming economic data and remarks by Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Ethereum also continued its retreat after nearly hitting a record high last week. Bitcoin sank below $113,000…
In brief Lloyds is hosting an auction for more than 280 Bitcoin-themed domain names, all in a single bundle. Domains available include BitcoinWallets.com and BitcoinExchanges.com, among others. The auction follows Lloyds’ $3 million sale of XBT.com. A collection of more than 280 Bitcoin-themed domain names is up for auction via a single sale at Lloyds,…
In brief Crypto treasury firm Thumzup is planning to acquire Dogehash in an all-stock deal. Dogehash shareholders will exchange their holdings for 30.7 million shares of Thumzup stock. Thumzup recently raised $50 million to expand its mining capabilities and digital asset treasury. Trump family-backed, cryptocurrency treasury firm Thumzup Media is planning to acquire Dogecoin mining…
