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A 1 million USDC bet on Paris Saint-Germain returned $1.749 million on 1win, signaling whale activity is expanding beyond exchanges into crypto-native entertainment platforms.
Binance will stop processing transactions with 16 crypto platforms from August, citing EU and US sanctions. HTX, EXMO among those hit. Compliance staff now 1,500.
Alphabet's CEO said no company is immune if AI bubble bursts. With $800B in capex and institutional ties, crypto faces contagion from a tech correction.
Binance restricts transfers to 11 crypto platforms from Aug 23 under EU Russia sanctions. HTX leads 16 flagged entities. Wallet suspensions possible.
ECB survey: Only 0.2% of euro-area online merchants accept crypto. Mobile payments surged to 68% acceptance. The ECB declined to speculate on underreporting.
A French couple became targets of home invasions after buying a property whose previous owner's EUR1M crypto wealth was leaked on the dark web. Attackers streamed violence on Snapchat. Two defendants sentenced.
SEC canceled Friday's open meeting on a crypto fundraising regime. Issuers retain March guidance on token-vs-contract separation, without a new development-funding path under existing Securities Act rules.
Attackers posed as recruiters for crypto firms on LinkedIn, used coding tests to steal session tokens and drain corporate wallets, Singapore authorities said.
Ireland classified crypto as "Very Significant" risk in its new AML strategy. Firms face wider transaction monitoring and specialist staffing demands ahead of a 2028 FATF review.
Singapore police say scammers posing as crypto recruiters on LinkedIn stole $11.8M. They use fake coding tests to plant malware that bypasses MFA and targets corporate accounts.
Swissquote's crypto volume fell 62% in H1 2023, driving a 61.5% drop in crypto income. The H1 2024 rebound suggests cyclicality, not a structural decline.
A $2.1M drain on a deprecated Aztec Connect contract highlights the risk of zombie smart contracts. Here's how they work and what to do.
84.7% of 2025 token launches traded below TGE valuation. The SEC's Rule 195 safe harbor aims to fix disclosures but risks thin guardrails.
Revenue surged 80% to $4.33B on stablecoin and trading growth, though a $19M net loss and thin sales margins show the path to profitability remains uneven.
Security analyst Yajin Zhou found HKDAP's KYC module has a broken revocation function and governance concentrated in a single key. The HKMA-licensed stablecoin launched August 12.
Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser wants stablecoin reward provisions in the CLARITY Act revised, warning they could drain bank deposits and tilt the playing field against traditional lenders.
MSCI's new non-operating company screen could push Strategy and Metaplanet out of global indexes. The consultation runs through September 30 with a decision due in October.
Binance cut off 16 platforms: two Iran-linked exchanges Aug. 7, then 14 EU-designated Russia-linked names split across Aug. 13 and 23, a split it didn't explain.
RedotPay delays its $1B Wall Street IPO to 2027 with a Binance lawsuit and regulatory hurdles. It seeks $150M in private funding and secured a U.S. license.
OKX Europe reported a fivefold increase in deposits from unregulated exchanges in the 30 days before the July 1 MiCA deadline, with 90% of peak inflows coming from unlicensed platforms.
Bitwise partners with Superstate to develop tokenized share recording for its Solana Staking ETF, aiming to blend blockchain with regulated securities.
RedotPay delays US IPO beyond 2026 after a $473M Binance-linked lawsuit. Regulatory approvals and legal disputes push the timeline, while the company secures a U.S. money transmitter licence.
Enhanced checks on private wallet transfers and stricter due diligence on overseas crypto firms take effect as Ireland's first AML strategy arrives.
Securitize's Q2 transaction volume surged 147% to $5.3B, but revenue slipped 5% to $14.4M as costs jumped 56%. The gap between activity and sales widened, with the company reporting a $21.7M net loss and a post-merger cash pile of $352.6M.
Binance restricts transactions with 16 crypto platforms including HTX and EXMO, citing sanctions compliance. Users face wallet flagging if they transact after Aug. effective dates.
BitGo revenue surged 80% to $4.33B in Q2 2026, but a $19M net loss and thin margins show the gap between transaction scale and profitability in digital asset infrastructure.
Park Soo-young calls the 22% levy unfair to 13 million holders and warns it could push capital to foreign exchanges. Loss carryforward rules are missing.
Citigroup's Jane Fraser backs the CLARITY Act and wants limits on stablecoin yield rewards. A Senate procedural vote next month will test the compromise.
HashKey Exchange completed a live insurance premium transaction using Hong Kong's first regulated stablecoin HKDAP with YF Life, testing a route that could cut settlement time from days to near real time.
Chainalysis counted $154B in illicit crypto inflows for 2025, up 162% from 2024. Stablecoins were 84% of volume; the 343% DeFi figure isn't in the report.