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July 31, 2025 | Asset Listings We’re thrilled to announce that NODE is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading NODE trading is live as of July 31, 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…
In brief South Korea’s FSC and FSS summoned officials from five major crypto exchanges after Upbit and Bithumb launched lending products offering up to 4x leverage, enabling short-selling through borrowed funds. Upbit suspended its Tether lending service, citing potential violations of Korea’s Lending Business Act, while Bithumb modified its structure but maintained controversial 4x leverage…
In brief Select stablecoin ATMs with USDT to cash conversion are now live at tourist and retail sites across South Korea. Access remains limited to foreign passport holders under regulatory sandbox rules. The rollout comes as lawmakers debate competing proposals for stablecoin legislation in the country. Foreign visitors to South Korea can now use select…
In brief The proposed rule change would allow automatic approval of crypto ETFs that meet certain criteria. If approved, it could open the door to faster listings for altcoin-based ETFs. Though some warn the proposal also risks “regulatory favoritism which could “fuel private interests.” Two major U.S. exchanges have asked the Securities and Exchange Commission…
In brief Quantum computers threaten blockchain security by cracking private keys with Shor’s algorithm. Chains using EdDSA, like Solana and Sui, are easier to upgrade for quantum resistance. Older chains like Bitcoin face steep risks and costly upgrades, or risk leaving assets exposed. Quantum computing could one day break the cryptographic foundations that secure trillions…
In brief Developers William Lonergan Hill and Keonne Rodriguez on Wednesday pleaded guilty to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business. The two—who set up Bitcoin mixer Samourai Wallet—had changed their pleas this week. They could face up to five years in prison. The founders of Bitcoin mixer Samourai Wallet face up to five years in…
In brief Canadian criminal Cameron Albert Redman, 22, will go to prison for one year. The “sophisticated” cybercriminal hacked high-profile digital artists’ X accounts to launch scams. He then conned would-be investors to click on a dodgy link so he could pinch their NFTs and coins. A young cybercriminal is going to prison after stealing…
In brief Ethereum celebrated its 10th anniversary on Wednesday, persevering through a decade of existential threats and evolution. Over the next 10 years, advocates believe the network will complete a spree of upgrades, improve layer-2 interoperability, and become the “settlement layer for everything.” Consensys pushed back on concerns that quantum computing could pose an existential…
In brief Robinhood disclosed $989 million in second-quarter revenue. Profits rose quarter-over-quarter to $386 million. The company’s stock has more than doubled so far this year. Robinhood posted a stronger-than-expected performance in the second quarter, surpassing analyst expectations yet again this year, despite a cooldown in revenue from crypto trading.The retail brokerage posted $989 million…
In brief Polygon’s consensus layer was knocked offline by a “validator exit.” The Polygon Foundation said it’s working to fully restore affected services. Polygon underwent a “technically complex” upgrade earlier this month. Ethereum scaling solution Polygon was disrupted for over an hour on Wednesday after a validator leaving the network triggered an unexpected bug.In a…
