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In brief A man has been indicted in an alleged cross-border fraud scheme. Authorities traced and seized $7.1 million in crypto, with assets moving through U.S. banks, offshore accounts, and at least 19 wallets. DOJ officials say blockchain tracing helped recover funds and identify connections to exchanges abroad. A Washington State man has been indicted…
In brief SpaceX has consolidated $153 million worth of Bitcoin into a single on-chain wallet, Arkham Intelligence data shows. The private company holds 8,285 Bitcoin, or $990 million worth of the token, on its balance sheet. -The movement comes as investors raise concerns about SpaceX, particularly following Elon Musk’s public feud with U.S. President Donald…
In brief SharpLink Gaming now holds 360,807 ETH worth over $1.3 billion. The company added nearly 80,000 Ethereum last week. ETH hit a 2025 high on Monday above $3,800 before retreating. Ethereum treasury firm SharpLink Gaming brought its total ETH holdings to over 360,000, the company announced in Tuesday in a weekly progress report. Those assets…
We’re thrilled to announce that CCD will be available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading CCD trading will be live as of July 24, 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 into networks supported by…
In brief Telegram’s native crypto wallet app is rolling out to users in the United States. The TON Wallet allows users to buy, sell, and send crypto directly in the Telegram messaging app. TON Wallet is developed by The Open Platform, the TON ecosystem’s first company with unicorn status. Telegram’s native crypto wallet is beginning…
In brief A Dogecoin network upgrade proposal could see zero-knowledge proofs and zk-rollups introduced to the meme coin blockchain. One of the proposal’s authors said that it would mark a “massive shift” in the blockchain’s capabilities. It would unlock the potential to create scalable games, apps, and protocols on the Dogecoin network. Developers have proposed…
Western Union has become the latest financial giant to signal interest in stablecoins, as competition heats up in the global remittance market and regulatory clarity improves.Speaking to Bloomberg on Tuesday, CEO Devin McGranahan said the firm saw three opportunities for stablecoin use around faster cross-border payments, better fiat conversion options in harder-to-reach markets, and offering…
In brief Roman Storm’s lawyers said Monday they may file a motion for a mistrial, due to alleged holes in the prosecution’s case against their client. The U.S. government has so far failed to prove that Tornado Cash was used in some of the cybercrimes recounted by their witnesses at trial, according to Storm’s lawyers.…
In brief Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev acknowledged that the company’s recent issuance of tokenized OpenAI stock garnered controversy, but nonetheless called the experiment a “big milestone.” OpenAI denounced the initiative, which it did not authorize, earlier this month. The tokenized stock let holders track the private company’s price, but did not offer OpenAI equity or…
In brief The price of ETH hit a new 2025 high on Monday, now up 26% over the last week. The surge comes as companies adopt Ethereum treasuries and investors throw cash at ETH ETFs in the United States. ETH, the second-largest cryptocurrency, still has to climb by over 20% to set a new all-time…
