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In brief Pseudonymous “SharpLink Whale” currently holds $3 million worth of ETH treasury company but no actual Ethereum. The trader told Decrypt he is willing to pay a premium on the asset for the company to custody and yield millions of dollars worth of Ethereum for him. However, he warns against copycat Ethereum treasury firms,…
In brief Built for formal verification, Simplicity avoids recursion, loops, and global state. Simplicity runs on the federated Bitcoin sidechain, Liquid. The project aims to attract institutions with auditable contracts for finance, custody, and asset issuance. Bitcoin infrastructure company, Blockstream, is betting it can do what others have failed to do: bring working smart contracts…
In brief Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev views tokenization as the future of finance. Robinhood is building its own Ethereum layer-2 scaling network. The firm surpassed analysts’ second-quarter expectations. Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev referenced tokenization nearly a dozen times during the company’s second-quarter earnings broadcast on Wednesday, highlighting how the once-esoteric term is becoming a cornerstone…
In brief Bengaluru police say hackers used a fake freelance job to trick a CoinDCX employee into installing malware on his office laptop, which was later exploited to steal $44 million (₹379 crore) from the exchange’s liquidity wallet. The employee, now in custody, claimed he was unaware of the breach; police say tracing the funds…
In brief A man has been accused of stealing millions of dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency from Nancy Jones, the widow of the late country legend George Jones. Kirk West was arrested in Nashville after allegedly stealing $17 million worth of XRP, along with holdings of Ethereum and Shiba Inu. The pair had been romantically involved,…
In brief Crypto exchange Kraken reportedly aims to raise $500 million in a funding round at a $15 billion valuation. The fundraising comes amid an expected initial public offering (IPO) in early 2026. Many of Kraken’s peers have made similar moves toward IPOs in recent months, which experts attribute to a more favorable regulatory environment…
In brief Bakkt is selling the unit to Project Labrador as part of its shift toward becoming a pure-play crypto platform. The loyalty business only generated roughly $10 million in Q2 revenue, compared to more than $568 million from its crypto services. Analysts told Decrypt the pivot sharpens focus but won’t easily close the gap…
In brief Nasdaq-listed Windtree Therapeutics has said it will buy up to $700 million in BNB. The company is following software firm Strategy’s gameplan of buying digital assets. A number of publicly traded companies are now buying crypto—and not just Bitcoin—to boost their stock prices. Another day, another crypto treasury. Biotech firm Windtree Therapeutics said…
In brief Analysts noted Galaxy Digital and other large Bitcoin holders moved $3.7 billion worth of BTC to exchanges Friday morning, with 26,100 BTC sold at a loss by short-term holders. Bitcoin dropped 1.8% to $116,365 amid mounting selling pressure, while trading volume surged 37% to $131.6 billion in 24 hours. Over $531 million in…
In brief OSL Group is raising HK$2.36 billion (US$300 million) through new share issuance. About $90 million is earmarked for stablecoin and payment infrastructure. Observers say the move positions OSL to capitalize on early demand for compliant stablecoin rails in Asia. OSL Group, Hong Kong’s first licensed digital asset exchange, said Friday it will raise…
