Pump.fun Expands Trading Infrastructure With Vyper Acquisition
Pump.fun has acquired crypto trading terminal Vyper, which will wind down its standalone product and migrate its infrastructure into the...
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SBF Ramps Up Donald Trump Support After Ellison Release
Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has ramped up his social media praise for US President Donald Trump while taking aim...
CEO Of BitRiver Reportedly On House Arrest Amid Tax Evasion Charges
A Moscow court has reportedly ordered BitRiver CEO Igor Runets to remain under house arrest as investigators pursue tax evasion...
Hong Kong Targets March for First Stablecoin Licenses
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), Hong Kong's financial regulator, is preparing to grant its first stablecoin issuer licenses in...
South Korea’s FSS Details AI Upgrades for Crypto Abuse Detection
South Korea’s financial watchdog has expanded the use of artificial intelligence to monitor digital asset markets, signaling a shift toward...
Crypto Figures in Epstein Files Explain Connections
Alongside many of the world’s rich and powerful, some prominent leaders in the crypto industry are explaining their connections, however...
Banks Could Eventually Offer Crypto Products, Says Bessent
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says banks and crypto may begin to offer similar products, and pledged to prevent deposit...
NY Prosecutors Raise Alarm over GENIUS Act on Fraud: Report
Several New York district attorneys have reportedly warned about the United States federal stablecoin law, the GENIUS Act, claiming it...
White House Officials Met with Crypto, Banking Reps to Discuss Stablecoins
Officials in US President Donald Trump’s administration met with representatives from the cryptocurrency and banking industry to discuss how to...
Nevada Court Hits Polymarket with Temporary Restraining Order
A Nevada state judge has temporarily forced onchain prediction market Polymarket to halt business in the state, with a ruling...
Spain to Follow UK with Plans to Ban Social Media for Under 16s
Pedro Sánchez announced that Spain would implement several changes to laws impacting social media platforms starting next week, with potential...
Trump Expected to Sign Bill to End Partial US Government Shutdown
The US House of Representatives approved a bill on Tuesday that will fund most of the government through the end...
Nevada Authorities File Lawsuit against Coinbase over Unlicensed Wagering
The enforcement action over wagers on sports event contracts followed Coinbase announcing the launch of prediction markets in all 50...
Tether acquires 12% stake in Gold.com in $150M strategic investment
Tether, the stablecoin issuer, has acquired a 12% ownership position in Gold.com for $150 million, deepening its expansion into the...
UK Lords Stablecoin Inquiry Hears Criticism of Stablecoins and GENIUS Act
The United Kingdom’s House of Lords heard critical views on stablecoins Wednesday, with witnesses claiming that tokens were mainly “on-...
Survey Shows Crypto Investors Favor Infrastructure Over DeFi
A survey of senior crypto investors and executives suggests capital priorities are shifting away from decentralized finance (DeFi) and toward...
EU Tokenization Companies Urge Fixes to DLT Pilot Rules
A group of European tokenization operators has urged EU policymakers to swiftly amend the bloc’s DLT Pilot Regime, warning that...
Telegram’s Durov Sounds Alarm About Spain’s Online Age Verification law
Pavel Durov, co-founder of the Telegram messaging platform, sounded an alarm about the Spanish government’s plan to usher in online...
CFTC Pulls Proposal Banning Sports Prediction Markets
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has withdrawn a Biden administration-era proposal that would have banned sports and political prediction...
Crypto Firms Offer Compromises To Save Stablecoin Yield Bill
Some crypto companies have proposed giving community banks a bigger stablecoin role as Senate negotiations stall over the contentious market...
Nevada Judge Rejects Ex Parte Bid to Halt Coinbase Markets
A Nevada state court denied regulators’ request for an emergency temporary restraining order (TRO) to immediately halt Coinbase’s new prediction...
AI Surveillance Marks a New Phase for South Korea’s Crypto Markets
South Korean regulators are stepping up oversight of the domestic cryptocurrency market, signaling a faster, more coordinated approach to detecting...
