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In brief ASIC has charged four men in Victoria for allegedly laundering proceeds from a fake bond scheme. Victim funds were funneled through Australian accounts and converted into cryptocurrency or sent offshore. The charges come as scams cost Australians hundreds of millions annually. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has charged four men in…
In brief Marex is the first clearing firm to use JPMorgan’s Kinexys blockchain platform for client settlements, the companies said Wednesday. The partnership with Brevan Howard Digital enables 24/7 payments using blockchain-based deposit accounts. The move signals growing institutional interest in programmable, real-time settlement infrastructure. Financial services firm Marex has become the “first clearing firm”…
In brief Bitcoin’s daily profit-taking plummeted from $2 billion to $1 billion over the past six months. Short-term profit-taking has slowed, but supply in profit remains high. Macro uncertainty and growing risks have pushed investors into capital protection mode. On-chain metrics are flashing potential signs of stabilization for Bitcoin as profit-taking activity declines amid uncertainty…
In brief Coinbase has launched a new feature for developers. It will allow builders to include crypto wallets into their apps. The exchange said the feature will be well-suited to stablecoin-related apps. Crypto exchange Coinbase has debuted a feature for developers so they can easily build self-custodial wallets into their apps. Dubbed the Embedded Wallets software,…
In brief Ponke, a Solana meme coin with a large social media following, is set to sell a plush toy of its monkey mascot on Wednesday for $69. It comes as the result of its partnership with 223, a spinout venture of licensed accessories giant JCorp. The project is set to roll out two more…
August 5, 2025 | Asset Listings We’re thrilled to announce that KTA is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading KTA trading is live as of August 5, 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 Microsoft’s Edge Copilot Mode brings free, built-in AI to the masses—no waitlist, no extra app, just ask and it answers. Comet and Dia promise supercharged assistants, deep automation, and privacy—if you can stomach the price (or score an invite). Opera and soon Neon bet on local AI and wild multitasking, while OpenAI’s rumored…
In brief Academic research points to a number of factors influencing Bitcoin’s value. They encompass programmed scarcity, network effects, and cost of production. Studies have also found that sentiment and belief play an outsized role in determining the value of Bitcoin. Professor Andrew Urquhart is Professor of Finance and Financial Technology and Head of the…
In brief An ancient whale moved 306 Bitcoin. When it was first funded, Bitcoin traded around $75. The asset’s latest rally has awoken some long-term holders. A wallet that held more than 300 Bitcoin for over a decade was emptied on Friday as the asset’s price fell to a three-week low, blockchain data shows.The wallet,…
Coinbase’s retail trading volumes dropped sharply in Q2, but beneath the surface, XRP continued to generate more consumer transaction revenue than Ethereum, extending a trend that began in the first quarter.According to Coinbase’s Q2 shareholder letter, XRP made up 13% of consumer transaction revenue, narrowly ahead of Ethereum at 12%. That marked a shift from…
