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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.
Bybit's Options Data revamp brings BVOL volatility index, Max Pain, gamma exposure, and position structure analytics to retail traders. The upgrade targets the gap between institutional and retail options data access.
Singapore police and the Cyber Security Agency warned residents about crypto job scams after victims lost roughly $11.8 million. The advisory targets fake work-from-home gigs that steal tokens or seed phrases.
The CFTC's Aug. 20 committee takes up crypto jurisdiction, enforcement, and market structure. Polymarket traders see 22% chance of ban on sports prediction markets.
Bitcoin's BVIV hit a 2026 low near 36%. The VIX is at its lowest since January. Treasury MOVE index is near the bottom of its range. Gold and oil vol indexes are falling too.
Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser backs the CLARITY Act on Fox Business but warns stablecoin rewards threaten community bank deposits. Her Sept. 15 Senate vote.
A shipping subcontractor exposed emails and phone numbers for 11,742 Trezor customers. No recovery phrases leaked; the follow-up is targeted phishing.
The SEC scrapped a Friday vote on crypto exemptions days after the Senate left for recess without passing the Clarity Act. Atkins' safe harbor plan now faces months of delay.
Exposed customers face phishing and physical risks from the ShipMonk breach. Violent crypto thefts topped $30M in H1 2026, on pace to exceed 2025.
Four crypto losses in three weeks show how bridge security depends on decisions made years earlier, in layers no depositor ever sees.
Attackers used a spoofed coding assessment on a company device to steal session tokens and bypass transaction controls, the Singapore Police Force and CSA said.
The GENIUS Act's July 18 rulemaking deadline passed without a final package. Six agencies now write rules with a Jan. 18, 2027 effective date approaching.
Coinbase CTO Rob Witoff uses an internal AI tool called Coinbase Coach for candid feedback on communication and strategy, saying it gives him some of the best advice of his career.
Asian stocks and US futures rose on July CPI at 3.4%. Bitcoin held near $63,000, and analysts see a Fed cut later this year as the next catalyst for crypto.
SEC delayed its tokenization exemption again; unresolved CLARITY Act language is the holdup. A canceled startup vote and the Senate's Sept. 15 vote set the pace.
Revenue rose 37% but trading volumes cratered. Services, credit cards and prediction markets lifted the top line while fraud-related credit losses weighed on the bottom line.
The SEC shelved its Reg Crypto meeting; no new date is set. Bitcoin's 2026 drop tops 28%, and Citi ties ETF flows to 45% of BTC weekly moves.
The SEC cancelled its Aug. 14 open meeting on new rules for crypto investment contracts, postponing a vote on an offering pathway for issuers.
The SEC shelved its tokenization exemption to avoid undermining CLARITY Act negotiations. The Senate has a cloture vote set for September 15.
Trezor's logistics partner exposed 13,689 customer records. Wallets and keys are safe, but phishing, SIM swaps and physical targeting risks rise. Here is how to respond.
Park Soo-young says the 22% crypto tax would push capital abroad, citing 124 trillion won in overseas exchange flows; the levy starts Jan. 1, 2027.
A federal judge heard arguments on whether Binance has grounds to sue over reports on Iran-linked flows. The Journal says the exchange's denials don't prove actual malice.
ECB survey of 8,205 euro area businesses finds crypto acceptance stuck below 1% at physical stores and just 0.2% online, while mobile payments surged to 68%.
ShipMonk exposed 14,000 Trezor customers' names, addresses and phone numbers. Trezor's own systems were untouched, but phishing risk is high.
Trezor confirmed 13,689 buyers exposed in a ShipMonk data breach. Orders from May 10 to August 8 across seven countries at risk of phishing. Hardware remains secure.
Trezor said ShipMonk exposed 13,689 customer records, including home addresses of 11,742 hardware wallet buyers. Chainalysis data shows crypto home invasions hit a record $58 million in 2025.
SEC postpones vote on crypto exemptions; Senate recess leaves CLARITY Act in limbo. CFTC conference set for Aug. 20.
The CFTC invoked emergency powers to block New York's $36B gambling suit against Kalshi. The federal-state preemption fight could reshape crypto derivatives regulation nationwide.
A ShipMonk breach exposed names, addresses, and phone numbers of 13,689 Trezor customers. No wallet compromise, but phishing risk is high. Trezor plans Anonymous Delivery.