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Zondacrypto director Przemysław Kral faces fraud charges over an estimated $650 million in client losses and is cooperating with Polish prosecutors in exchange for a potential plea deal.
Abraxas, Fasanara and Wintermute hold over $600M in BTC-ETH shorts that survived a violent rally. Liquidation levels sit far above spot prices, suggesting hedging not directional bets.
FOMO co-founder Prashan Dharmasena rejected allegations that an iOS update drained wallets, calling the claims paid disinformation. The dispute hinges on whether the 662 SOL transfer was authorized by the wallet holder.
Two crypto trade groups sue Illinois to block its 0.2% digital asset tax, arguing it violates federal law and could fragment the national market.
Polish prosecutors say Zondacrypto CEO Przemysław Kral is cooperating to exchange testimony on political funding ties for leniency. Missing 4,500 Bitcoin complicates recovery.
Binance gave INR 3.3 crore via its blockchain charity arm to Goonj's Rahat initiative. The funds target food and medical supplies for communities hit by annual monsoon flooding. The exchange's charity has moved over $43.5 million globally since 2018.
Binance added trading for over 7,000 US stocks and ETFs with stablecoin settlement. NYSE and Nasdaq plan 24/5 sessions by 2026, SEC filings show.
SEC's Regulation Crypto Assets offers exemptions up to $5M and $75M plus a safe harbor. CFOs get a defined risk to price, but adoption depends on whether digital assets beat deposits and Treasurys on yield and efficiency.
Two crypto advocacy groups sued Illinois on Friday over its planned 0.2% tax on digital asset transactions, arguing it violates the U.S. Constitution and due process.
Bitcoin surged to $79K after Treasury doubled buyback size to $4B. Traders see a liquidity boost as the cash pile shrinks. Fear & Greed flipped to Greed.
Gemini and Apex signed a letter of intent to let brokerage clients offer crypto event contracts via Gemini Titan, which handled 225M contracts by Q2 2026. Final terms in weeks.
80% of the week falls outside U.S. equity hours, yet July saw just 10.8% of volume there. Binance data shows perpetuals linked to TradFi assets now dominate its highest-volume contracts.
Stablecoins cross borders in seconds but converting them into spendable local currency remains fragmented, Gravity Team CEO says. The bottleneck is local liquidity, not the on-chain transfer.
Crypto holders expected a 22% annual return versus 7% for non-holders, a Cleveland Fed paper finds. Expected returns and perceived risk explain twice as much ownership as demographics.
Pakistan’s PVARA gave crypto firms until Sept. 5 to register under the Virtual Assets Act 2026. Banks can now serve compliant firms but cannot hold crypto themselves.
Stand With Crypto endorsed 32 House candidates on August 24, its largest slate yet. Senate endorsements are expected before the November midterms. The group is betting voter mobilization, not direct donations, can swing races.
TRM Labs' AI-in-Crime Index hit 54/100, up 40% from 2024. Deepfake scam losses already exceed 2025 by 263%. Hackers and ransomware are next.
Germany now has 79 MiCA-authorized crypto service providers, more than double France's 35. The latest six additions are all cooperative banks, showing institutional adoption through traditional channels.
Ex-CEO Przemysław Kral cooperates with Polish prosecutors as customer losses from the collapsed exchange reach $650 million. Over 3,600 complaints filed. On-chain data challenges Kral's cold wallet claims.
Przemysław Kral reportedly faces fraud charges and is cooperating with Polish prosecutors as customer losses hit $650 million. The exchange's political funding is central.
Pakistan's PVARA opened its licensing portal for crypto exchanges and VASPs. Pre-existing operators have until September 5 to apply or cease operations.
Pakistan's crypto regulator gave existing providers until Sept. 5 to apply for a license or stop operations. Binance and HTX already hold preliminary NOCs. Banking access is the incentive.
A Polymarket user wagered $818,130 that the CLARITY Act will not pass by end of 2026. The odds of passage have fallen from 80% to 14% since February.
Gemini and Apex Fintech signed a letter of intent to distribute crypto event contracts through Apex's brokerage network, with Gemini Titan as the exclusive venue. The CFTC-regulated deal builds on an existing clearing relationship.
Crossmint secured dual registration with the Bank of Canada and FINTRAC to process stablecoin payments, onramps, and cross-border transfers for fintechs under Canadian AML and payment rules.
Tokenized equities from NVDA, SPY, and SpaceX flow into DeFi lending and trading on Robinhood's new Arbitrum-based L2, but the network is restricted to non-US users.
Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said only banks involved in digital euro transactions would identify users, not the Eurosystem. Critics remain skeptical. The US has banned CBDC and the EU advances legislation.
A London High Court ordered the closure of Key Coin Assets Ltd after an investigation found the unauthorised crypto firm used new deposits to pay earlier investors. Nine victims lost over £300,000.
CyberLeek hacker demands 400 Monero for ad spots on the next GTA 6 leak stream as Take-Two shares slip 2.20% and Rockstar's Extended Look nears.
Fasset hits $1B valuation after $68M SBI-led round, with revenue up six-fold and $40B in annualized volume across 125 countries.