Two arrested after sex toys thrown at WNBA games in memecoin prank
A memecoin group said it’s behind a recent trend of sex toys being thrown during WNBA games, which has seen...
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Winklevoss twins expand Trump family ties with Bitcoin mining deal
The brothers invested an undisclosed amount in American Bitcoin, the mining company co-founded by two of Trump’s sons and others....
GreedyBear scam group ramps up crypto theft to ‘industrial scale’
A cybercrime group dubbed “GreedyBear” has stolen over $1 million in crypto using hundreds of fake wallet extensions, malware types,...
SEC, Ripple lawsuit to end after joint agreement to drop appeals
Ripple Labs and the SEC have both filed to drop their legal appeals in a yearslong court battle over the...
Trump picks top economic adviser to temporarily fill crucial US Fed seat
Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Adriana Kugler announced her resignation on Aug. 1, paving the way for a Trump...
Animoca launches NUVA marketplace to unify ‘fragmented’ RWA sector
Built with Provenance Blockchain, NUVA offers institutional-grade tokenized assets like stablecoin securities and HELOCs. Web3 company Animoca Brands has launched...
EU banking regulator finalizes draft rules for banks holding Bitcoin, Ether
The European Banking Authority completed draft rules requiring banks to assign a 1,250% risk weight to unbacked cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin...
Nomura’s Laser Digital to launch regulated crypto options desk in Dubai
Nomura’s crypto arm gains regulatory green light in Dubai to offer institutional OTC crypto options, expanding the UAE’s footprint in...
Bakkt to buy 30% of Japan’s Marusho Hotta, rebrand it bitcoin.jp
Bakkt is acquiring a 30% stake in Japanese yarn maker Marusho Hotta as part of its pivot to crypto treasury...
Bitcoin, Ether, XRP price bump pushes market sentiment to ‘Greed’
Crypto analysts have echoed the positive sentiment around Bitcoin, with some speculating it could jump to $125,000 in the near...
UK u-turn on retail access to crypto ETNs signals push to become crypto hub
The Payments Association’s Riccardo Tordera told Cointelegraph that the ban’s reversal allows individual investors to make their own choices at...
Eye-scanning crypto projects pose national security risks, China warns
China’s security agency warns that biometric data collection by crypto firms, including iris scans, could endanger personal privacy and be...
Hyperliquid revenue surges as it takes users from Solana: VanEck
Hyperliquid’s derivatives platform drove 35% of blockchain revenue in July, capturing high-value users from struggling Solana. Massive adoption of decentralized...
SEC’s crypto pivot has ‘not been priced in,’ Bitwise exec says
Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan remarked on “the most bullish document I’ve read on crypto.” Crypto investors may be...
SEC says certain liquid staking activities fall outside of securities laws
In a new staff statement, the SEC clarifies that certain crypto liquid staking practices do not constitute securities offerings, marking...
