Too Big to Supervise at Home: EU Limits Direct ESMA Rule to Crypto Giants
EU member states have rejected plans to put every digital-asset firm under direct ESMA supervision, drawing a line that leaves most of them under their...
Brazil Seizes Record Crypto Funds From Self-Custody Wallets
During Operation ClickFix, which targeted a criminal group that used social engineering for phishing purposes, the Civil Police of Santa Catarina recovered over $1.7 million...
Bain Capital Leads $37.5M Investment in Bitcoin Life Insurance Firm
Bitcoin-denominated life insurer Meanwhile raised $37.5 million in new funding led by Bain Capital Crypto, bringing its total capital raised to over $180 million. Capitalizing...
Bitcoin Price Bounces Back to $83K as Crypto Market Liquidations Cool
Bitcoin briefly reclaimed $83,000 on Friday after plunging to a month-to-date low of $80,308 on Thursday, pushing its market cap back to $1.66 trillion. Resistance...
HSBC, Ant Digital test AI-agent payments using tokenized deposits
The technical trial showed how AI agents could discover services and make micropayments using HSBC’s tokenized deposits, with real-time settlement and risk checks....
Ledger investigates fund losses linked to Southeast Asian reseller, warns users
Hardware wallet maker Ledger probes losses tied to reseller CryptoBilis, as researchers separately estimate more than $72 million to $86 million in suspected crypto thefts....
Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky Gets Lifetime Ban From New York AG
Celsius co-founder and former CEO Alex Mashinsky is permanently barred from crypto and securities businesses under a New York settlement announced Oct. 9. The agreement...
Ledger Probes Reseller Supply Chain as Analysts Track $86 Million in Suspected Drains
Ledger has halted hardware wallet sales through Southeast Asian distributor CryptoBilis and advised anyone who purchased a device from CryptoBilis in the past 90 days...
Blockchain.com pursues CFTC approval for prediction markets: CNBC
The crypto company has reportedly applied for two licenses with the US commodities regulatory as the courts weigh prediction markets cases....
Ripple’s $24M XRP Debt Fight Puts a $400M Tranglo Stake on the Block
A Malaysian court has given Ripple a charging order over Seamless Group’s 60% stake in Tranglo, a holding priced at $400 million in January, to...