Amid Price Lull, Strategy Expands Bitcoin War Chest to 717,722 BTC
Strategy beefs up its bitcoin stash with a $39.8 million buy while the market catches its breath. In a move...
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Elliptic Report Highlights Key Crypto Exchanges Facilitating Russian Sanctions Evasion
A new Elliptic investigation identifies five major cryptocurrency platforms enabling Russian entities to bypass international sanctions through sophisticated wallet obfuscation...
Binance Defends Global Compliance Program Following Significant Reduction in Sanctions Exposure
Binance has reported a 96.8% decrease in sanctions-related transaction exposure since 2024, countering recent media reports regarding the effectiveness of...
Bitgo Appointed Issuer for FYUSD to Establish US Stablecoin Standards in Asia
Bitgo and New Frontier Labs have partnered to launch FYUSD, a regulated stablecoin designed to bring U.S. compliance standards to...
Voltage Debuts Programmatic Revolving Credit Line for Lightning Network Payments
Voltage has launched Voltage Credit, a revolving line of credit that allows businesses to settle payments instantly via the Lightning...
Kraken‑Backed Tokenized Stocks Surpasses $25 Billion in Volume
The xStocks framework has exceeded $25 billion in total transaction volume, establishing a new liquidity benchmark for tokenized traditional assets...
MARA Holdings Completes Strategic Acquisition of Controlling Stake in French Computing Firm Exaion
MARA Holdings has finalized its purchase of a 64% stake in Exaion from EDF Pulse Ventures, positioning the firm to...
DerivaDEX Debuts Regulated DAO-Governed Decentralized Exchange in Bermuda
DerivaDEX has officially commenced derivatives trading in Bermuda as the first decentralized exchange governed by a DAO to receive a...
Payward Acquires Magna to Expand Kraken Token Lifecycle Infrastructure Services
Payward, the parent company of Kraken, has acquired token management platform Magna to integrate comprehensive vesting and distribution tools into...
OpenAI and Paradigm Launch EVMbench to Measure AI Smart Contract Security
OpenAI and Paradigm have introduced EVMbench, a new benchmarking framework designed to evaluate the ability of AI agents to detect,...
Hyperliquid Policy Center Launches to Advance Decentralized Finance Infrastructure in Washington
The Hyperliquid Policy Center officially debuts as an independent advocacy organization to promote regulated blockchain-based financial systems within the United...
TRM Labs Reveals Concentrated Illicit Networks as Stablecoins Exceed $1 Trillion Monthly Volume
TRM Labs finds stablecoin volumes topped $1 trillion monthly in 2025 and illicit flows are highly concentrated. TRM Labs published...
Stripe’s Bridge Receives Conditional Approval to Organize National Trust Bank
Bridge, a Stripe company, obtains conditional OCC approval to organize a federally chartered national trust bank to offer stablecoin and...
Kraken Integrates OTC Desk With ICE Chat to Serve Institutional Traders
Kraken connects its OTC desk to ICE Chat, embedding crypto liquidity into institutional trading workflows. Kraken announces on February 17,...
Saylor Announces Fresh 2,486 BTC Buy, Strategy Nears 720,000 BTC
On Tuesday, Strategy founder Michael Saylor revealed the purchase of 2,486 BTC, padding the bitcoin treasury company’s vault with yet...
