Blockfills Suspends Withdrawals While Bitcoin Tests Lower Levels
Several reports say that Blockfills, a Susquehanna-backed crypto trading and lending firm, has temporarily suspended client deposits and withdrawals as...
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Bithumb’s Accidental $44 Billion Bitcoin Overpayment Triggers Sudden Inspection, Scrutiny of Internal Controls
South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service launches a formal inspection of Bithumb over a $44 billion bitcoin overpayment accident and possible...
Blockchain.com Registers With UK FCA, Cementing London Headquarters
Blockchain.com registers with the UK Financial Conduct Authority to operate as a crypto asset business, reinforcing its London headquarters and...
Layerzero Unveils Zero Blockchain With Citadel, DTCC, ICE Partnerships
Layerzero announces Zero, a heterogeneous blockchain designed for global finance with strategic partners and ZRO investment from Citadel Securities. Layerzero...
Kraken‑Backed Tokenized Stocks Launch in the EU for Deutsche Börse Group Clients
xStocks tokenized equities launch on 360X, enabling Deutsche Börse Group clients to trade five tokenized securities against stablecoins. Kraken‑backed xStocks...
Sam Bankman-Fried Seeks New Trial as FTX Case Returns to Federal Docket
Sam Bankman-Fried has filed a pro se motion for a new trial in federal court, arguing newly discovered evidence and...
Backpack Exchange Founded By Ex‑FTX Staff Reaches $1 Billion Valuation, Announces Token Plan
Backpack, founded by former FTX employees, secures a reported $1 billion valuation and unveils a staged 1‑billion‑token launch tied to...
Saylor Buys Again: Strategy Adds 1,142 BTC as Paper Losses Top $5 Billion
On Monday, Strategy founder Michael Saylor disclosed that his bitcoin treasury firm has once again topped up its balance sheet...
South Korean Financial Regulator to Probe Crypto Market Manipulation, Impose Penalties for IT Failures
South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service announced a planned targeted investigation into high‑risk crypto market manipulation tactics — including large “...
ENS to Deploy ENSv2 Exclusively on Ethereum, Halts Namechain L2 Development
ENS announced Feb. 6 that it will deploy ENSv2 exclusively on Ethereum L1 and cease development of its planned Namechain...
Jack Dorsey’s Block Eyes 10% Workforce Reduction Amid Business Overhaul: Report
Payments firm Block Inc., led by Jack Dorsey, is preparing to cut as much as 10% of its workforce as...
South Korea’s Bithumb Exchange Accidentally Sends $44 Billion in Bitcoin to Users
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb mistakenly distributed approximately 620,000 bitcoins, worth around $44 billion, to 695 customers during a promotional...
Polymarket Signals New Crypto Token With POLY Trademark Filings
Polymarket’s parent company has submitted multiple trademark applications for “POLY,” indicating a strategic move toward launching a native cryptocurrency token...
Sen. Cynthia Lummis Tells Banks to Stop Fighting Stablecoins and Start Using Them
U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis urged American banks to embrace stablecoins and digital assets, arguing they represent a new financial product...
Gemini Exchange Exits UK, EU, Australia, Refocuses on America
Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange founded by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, announced a significant strategic realignment, including workforce reductions and geographic...
