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Bakkt acquired DTR for 11.3M shares. DTR's audited accounts show €5,315 other income, an €8.4M loss, and a related-party deal. The $44 trillion market claim remains unsubstantiated.
Mastercard paid up to $1.8 billion for stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK after Coinbase's $2.5 billion offer fell apart over cultural fit. The deal, closed August 3, is the largest stablecoin-focused acquisition to date.
CPI, crypto earnings, and token unlocks stack a heavy week for Bitcoin. July inflation data Wednesday could set the tone for rate expectations and risk appetite.
The NYSE plans a 24/7 tokenized trading platform with real-time settlement, while DTC completes a blockchain pilot with over 30 firms. The exchange also eyes 23-hour weekday trading starting December.
LBank rolled out the Crypto Resilience Initiative with CertiK, adding penetration testing and bug bounty work to its security stack as exchange attacks grow more targeted.
A US court froze assets tied to the $1.5B Bybit hack linked to North Korea. The order blocks movement of identified assets but the amount is undisclosed.
AUSTRAC suspended Cryptolink's registration, taking 96 crypto ATMs offline for three months after the operator failed to report large cash transactions. The move adds to a global crackdown on cash-to-crypto kiosks linked to fraud.
Robinhood launches UK crypto trading with 50+ assets and zero fees. The FCA-registered service runs through Bitstamp UK. Cortex AI explains price moves. Revenue data shows crypto revenue fell 38%.
Treasury sanctioned Shelbit and Aban Tether after TRM traced $6.3B through wallets tied to Iranian and Russian sanctions-evasion. EU-wide bans could be next.
NAPP and the Central Bank now oversee stablecoins, tokenized securities, and a tax-free mining zone covering 40% of the country. The first exchange license was revoked in May.
A quantum attack on crypto might not be obvious. Christopher Smith warns it could look like a phishing hack, with 50-50 odds by 2028, as networks race to upgrade.
The FCA seeks feedback on tokenized gold as collateral. New rules expected within months as London's 70% gold market share faces Chinese competition.
Robinhood launches UK crypto trading with 50+ assets via Bitstamp, zero commissions, and an AI research tool. HOOD shares rose 0.77% premarket. Bernstein has a $160 target.
Robinhood UK users can trade 50+ crypto assets via Bitstamp. HOOD stock rose 1.3% pre-market. The launch follows an FCA registry approval on July 31.
AUSTRAC suspended Cryptolink’s Bitcoin ATM operations for three months over AML compliance failures. With Bitcoin below $70k, regulatory FUD in the top Asia-Pacific ATM hub adds downside risk.
Binance reinvests Apple's $0.27 AAPLB dividend into more tokens instead of cash. IBMB gets the same treatment; the Aug. 10 record date fixes eligibility.
Thune filed cloture at 4:52 a.m. Saturday. The Sept. 15 vote needs 60. Galaxy Research now puts passage odds at 30%.
Robinhood's UK crypto debut uses Bitstamp for trading. The FCA's full regime arrives in 2027, but consumer safeguards are absent now.
The FCA is drafting standards for tokenized gold as wholesale collateral. Robinhood UK opens crypto trading via Bitstamp, integrating digital assets with equities.
The asset manager withdrew three altcoin ETF registrations Aug. 7, citing no intent to proceed; all three S-1s were pulled within 190 seconds.
USDC and USDT now account for 84% of crypto card spending as EURe collapses to 2%. Monthly volume hit $759 million in July 2026, up 2.5x year-over-year.
Japan supported the yen near 164, reviving the carry trade unwind that sent Bitcoin below $50,000 in August 2024. The Bank of Japan's next move is the trigger.
USDT controls 59.6% of $308.2B stablecoin supply across 130 chains, but liquidity is fragmenting into isolated pools. New tokens start separate pockets, not competitive books.
BitMEX shuts Sept 23, BitMart winds down; Coach JV sees final capitulation before next cycle. Satsuma sold 668 BTC. CLARITY Act still pending.
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says $100 trillion could migrate on-chain as tokenization and institutional adoption replace retail speculation as the market's primary driver.
Bybit secured a court order freezing $1.5B in stolen assets after suing North Korea's Lazarus Group over the February hack, testing legal recovery after state-linked crypto thefts.
Kimsuky built three local AI environments using Ollama, GPT4All and Msty, Genians found. The group is also deploying AI-generated phishing for crypto targets.
DTCC's tokenization pilot wrapped with 30 firms, and the clearing house launches its service in October. NYSE's venue plans still hinge on instant settlement.
Kimsuky built local LLM environments using Ollama and GPT4All, generating fake crypto and finance documents to strengthen phishing lures, Genians said.
Australian regulator AUSTRAC suspended Cryptolink’s 96 crypto ATMs for three months after the company failed to report transactions and ignored official information requests.