StanChart, HSBC execute first live transaction on Swift blockchain ledger
The transaction connected the banks’ separate tokenized deposit systems through Swift’s ledger, marking a step toward interoperable, 24/7 cross-border payments....
CFTC Bans Caroline Ellison From Trading for 5 Years Over FTX
Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang received multiyear CFTC bans under final orders resolving their FTX-related civil cases. The regulator cited extensive cooperation and declined to...
Standard Chartered analyst eyes $100K BTC as US Treasury doubles long-end buybacks
Bitcoin’s rebound toward $69,000 is gaining momentum as Geoff Kendrick points to improving liquidity conditions and a potential cycle bottom....
US commodities regulator imposes 5-year trading ban on ex-Alameda, FTX execs
The consent orders ended the CFTC’s case against two former crypto executives after FTX and Alameda agreed to $12.7 billion in disgorgement and restitution payments...
Bitcoin price hits 11-week high as US Treasury doubles debt buyback size
Bitcoin joined US stocks in a broad rally after the US Treasury announced that it was at least doubling the amount of its debt buyback...
Bitcoin Rips Toward $70K as $1.3B Short Squeeze Erupts
Bitcoin raced to $69,749 on Aug. 19 as falling Treasury yields and a cascade of forced short liquidations turned weeks of quiet trading into a...
Injective receives SEC transfer agent registration for institutional services arm
Injective’s affiliated entity can now maintain securities ownership records, adding regulated market infrastructure to its growing push into tokenized assets....
Treasury Doubles Long-End Buybacks as Bitcoin and US Stocks Advance
The U.S. Treasury will at least double the maximum size of its buybacks for older long-term bonds to $4 billion per operation, a move that...
SEC Opens $75M Crypto Funding Floodgate With New Rule Plan
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed new rules that could give certain crypto projects clearer ways to raise money in the United States...
200,000 fake AI ‘victims’ deployed to scam bait online fraudsters
Apate’s 200,000 fake AI ‘victims’ are so good at scam baiting, the company has a monthly KPI for how many F-bombs scammers drop at the...