Blink Wallet Hit by Attacker, ‘Few Dozen’ Custodial Accounts Drained
On Saturday, the Lightning Network payments platform Blink Wallet, which provides both custodial and non-custodial services, revealed that an attacker had infiltrated a limited number...
Treasury Sanctions BitBank Over Iranian Crypto Sanctions-Evasion Network
TL;DR U.S. Treasury has sanctioned Iranian digital asset exchange BitBank. OFAC says the platform was part of a network tied to sanctioned financier Babak Zanjani....
SEC Grants Five-Year Exemption For Tokenized Stock Trading Venues
TL;DR The SEC has granted temporary exemptions allowing certain tokenized U.S. stocks to trade on qualifying on-chain venues. The relief lasts five years after publication....
JPYC Hit South Korea’s Upbit at 1 Yen and Traders Sent It Flying Past 3
This week, Japan’s first licensed yen stablecoin, JPYC, landed on South Korea’s largest crypto exchange, Upbit, and promptly shot higher, briefly reaching the equivalent of...
FCA Crypto Authorisation Gateway Opens September 30
TL;DR The FCA’s application window for Britain’s new crypto regime opens September 30. Applications in the main window can be submitted until February 28, 2027....
VanEck criticizes Metaplanet over executive dilution despite compensation cuts
VanEck said Metaplanet’s executive equity exposure remains well above its digital asset treasury peers, even after the company cut its potential share pool by 41%....
Bitcoin Price Nears 4 Million Lira as Turkey’s Currency Hits the Floor
Turkey’s lira has fallen to a fresh record low near 48.8 per dollar, while bitcoin’s price now costs roughly 3.95 million lira. Five years ago,...
CleanSpark Prices $2.276B Secured Notes For Sandersville Data Center
TL;DR CleanSpark has priced $2.276 billion of senior secured notes due 2031. The notes carry a 7.875% coupon. Proceeds are earmarked for further data-center infrastructure...
Fed’s Next Rate Move Has Traders Staring at a Coin Toss
The Federal Reserve waited 1,148 days to raise interest rates again, and speculators are already betting it won’t stop at one. Polymarket, Kalshi, and CME...
Chainalysis Warns Malware Operators Are Turning Blockchains Into Dead Drops
TL;DR Chainalysis says cyber attackers are increasingly storing malware instructions on public blockchains. It calls the technique “Blockchain Dead Drops.” The blockchain itself is not...