Market
Satoshi-era bitcoin whale moves over $200 million in BTC to FalconX, Cumberland: Onchain Lens
A bitcoin OG transferred about 2,650 BTC to the crypto trading firms through multiple transactions on Sunday, according to Onchain Lens.
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Regulation
The Fed may open direct settlement rails to crypto firms as banks warn of liquidity risk
You never see the most important part of any of your payments. When an app says your money moved, a number changes on your screen, and the transaction looks and feels finished. But underneath those interfaces lies a separate, invisible chain of bank reserves, settlement accounts, and Fed infrastruct
Security
‘TrapDoor’ malware targets crypto dev tools in supply chain attack
Socket says a campaign of malicious packages is aiming to steal crypto and is injecting hidden instructions that hijack popular AI coding assistants.
Regulation
NYT investigation alleges CFTC purged staff who questioned Trump-tied crypto firms
Two officials who intervened to help three firms win approvals over staff objections, per the NYT, have since taken jobs at MoonPay and Gemini Titan.
Regulation
SEC’s tokenized stock plan could force crypto exchanges to answer what investors really own
Given how far the crypto market has come in terms of regulation, the next big fight won't be about Bitcoin, stablecoins, or even memecoins. It's going to be about whether a crypto exchange can list tokenized stocks that track Tesla, Apple, or Nvidia without those companies ever agreeing to it, and w
Regulation
CLARITY Act Could Permanently End the SEC’s War Against XRP, ADA, HBAR and XLM
The post CLARITY Act Could Permanently End the SEC’s War Against XRP, ADA, HBAR and XLM appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News When President Trump potentially signs the CLARITY Act, four tokens that have spent a decade under SEC scrutiny could get a permanent legal shield that no future administr
Security
AI is speeding up the quantum threat to crypto, security experts warn
Security experts are raising alarms that artificial intelligence is accelerating the timeline for quantum computing threats to cryptocurrency networks. According to a new CoinDesk report, the convergence of AI and quantum technologies could compromise current cryptographic protections sooner than previously anticipated, potentially putting digital assets at risk. The quantum threat
Market
BitMine’s $126M Ethereum buy sets up a Russell index test tied to $12.2T in assets
BitMine bought an additional 60,000 ETH worth about $126 million as Ethereum traded near $2,000, extending one of the largest corporate accumulation strategies tied to the second-largest digital asset. The purchase came just as the firm was named to the preliminary list for the Russell 1000 Index, p
Regulation
CFTC officials who questioned prediction markets were suspended: NYT
A New York Times investigation found that senior CFTC officials who raised concerns about Polymarket, Crypto.com and Gemini were suspended and pushed out.
Macro
Tether’s $141 billion Treasury pile reveals the stablecoin risk now embedded in US debt
There's a huge contradiction sitting at the center of modern American finance. The same industry regulators tried to isolate from the mainstream financial system has become one of the largest US Treasury buyers on the planet. Tether, the company behind the world's largest stablecoin USDT, closed 202
Security
Euro and USD stablecoins depeg amid ongoing $2.8M StablR exploit
The suspected cause is a private key compromise of one owner in the minting multisig account, said Blockaid.
Security
70% of all crypto wrench attacks happen in France: Report
Centralized data collection is a honeypot for hackers and organized criminals looking to target crypto holders and their families, according to Bitcoiners.