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Three Tennessee men face federal charges for home invasions in California where they posed as delivery workers and forced victims at gunpoint to transfer crypto.
Google neutralized the first known AI-generated zero-day exploit in the wild, raising immediate security questions for crypto platforms.
The AI firm says any transfer without board approval is invalid, naming eight unauthorized firms. Tokenized platforms price Anthropic at $1.25T, far above its last $183B round.
CoinDesk raised the AA threshold to 85, cutting top-rated exchanges to six. Bitstamp scored 90.26 to lead; Binance fell to fourth, and Gemini and OKX lost AA status. Institutional capital is now more concentrated than ever.
Iran's $8-10B state-linked crypto operation faces disruption as military option returns. Bitcoin's hedge status and prediction markets are pricing the risk.
Proposed ban on passive yield for payment stablecoins splits crypto firms and banks, threatening on-chain dollar liquidity and reshaping U.S. stablecoin structure.
Franklin Templeton's $1.74T in assets meets Kraken's $30B tokenized equities framework, aiming to put actively managed strategies onchain while testing regulatory limits for yield products.
The token debut on Kraken ends a pre-market round and exposes the protocol’s AI yield thesis to open order books. Early volume and vault deposits will separate a durable launch from a fleeting one.
The indictment unsealed this week names no specific tokens or exchanges, leaving the market to gauge exposure risk. The next catalyst is the release of full details.
OpenAI’s Daybreak initiative shifts security left, finding vulnerabilities before deployment. For crypto, where $2B was stolen by DPRK hackers in 2025, the lesson is clear: proactive defense beats reactive patching.
Osero, incubated by Stablewatch, raised $13.5M led by Sky Ecosystem. The round signals growing institutional appetite for structured stablecoin yield products.
The Sejm reviews competing bills with penalty caps from $5.5M to $6.9M while PiS pushes a total ban, setting up a regulatory showdown that could reshape Eastern Europe’s retail crypto market.
Five major labor unions and the ABA warn the CLARITY Act could destabilize retirement accounts and bank deposits. The committee vote Thursday will test the bill's bipartisan support and could reshape stablecoin liquidity.
Poland’s parliament debated four crypto bills as the PiS party submitted a ban proposal, creating a regulatory vice for traders ahead of the EU’s MiCA deadline.
Crypto.com is the sole platform for paying UAE govt fees with crypto, converting to dirhams in real time. Government never touches the digital asset directly.
The partnership could bring traditional yield products onchain, expanding access for crypto-native institutions and potentially boosting demand for tokenized assets. Details on specific instruments remain pending.
Federal charges detail a string of California robberies where men posed as delivery drivers to steal $6.5 million in crypto. The case forces a rethink of physical security for self-custody.
CertiK, Chainalysis and Elliptic all say DPRK‑linked hackers stole about 60% of 2025’s $3.4B crypto theft, including an estimated $2.02B taken by North Korean groups.
CertiK's new report shows DPRK-linked groups stole 60% of all crypto hacked in 2025, now using physical infiltration to bypass digital defenses.
Crypto holdings halved to 60.6 trillion won ($44.1B). Stablecoin balances stayed near 607 billion won ($441M), suggesting dry powder is parked. A rebound in KRW volume on Upbit would be the first signal of an altcoin rotation.
Onchain data shows stablecoin transfer values matching Visa and ACH. Regulatory frameworks and institutional yield products are the next catalysts that could pull in money-market liquidity.
Ahead of Thursday's Banking Committee hearing, Warren calls the bill a $1.4B conflict-of-interest threat, while banks fight stablecoin rewards.
The tie-up combines Franklin Templeton’s asset management with Kraken’s trading infrastructure, building on $30B in tokenized equity volume since 2025.
The markup is set for Thursday, and union opposition could slow the bill's progress as it moves through the Senate Banking Committee, potentially delaying crypto regulatory clarity.
CertiK data shows North Korean groups stole $2.1B in 2025, 60% of all crypto theft. Cross-chain laundering is shifting the risk map for DeFi and exchange users.
Istanbul Blockchain Week, organized by Web3 marketing agency EAK Digital is set to return for its fifth edition on June 2nd-3rd, 2026, at the Hilton Bomonti Hotel.
Adjusted EPS of $0.91 beat the $0.73 consensus as commodities volume quadrupled, offsetting a 32% crypto volume drop and 35% revenue slide. Next test: can cost discipline hold when crypto returns?
Bernstein reiterated a $67 target on Figure after Q1 loan originations hit $2.9B, up 113% YoY. The tokenization thesis implies 72% upside if funding costs compress.
The 309-page draft expands the January text by 31 pages, adding a stablecoin yield compromise, insider trading rules, and an insolvency safe harbor ahead of Thursday's markup.
Retail platform eToro's profit beat, driven by a commodities trading surge, points to capital rotation that could drain crypto liquidity.