Celsius sues BitMEX for $495 million over 2020 crash liquidations
The estate is chasing 6,360 BTC lost in the Covid crash — a leveraged long position that sits awkwardly with the lender’s delta-neutral marketing.
U.S. House's tax committee advances crypto tax bill in wake of Clarity Act loss
The Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act would ease complicated tax burdens for everyday use of cryptocurrencies, though Trump’s industry ties spurred some pushback.
Anchorage expands institutional custody to Etherlink, tokenized uranium
Anchorage Digital Bank added custody support for Etherlink and several Etherlink-based assets, including xU3O8, a token representing physical uranium.Anchorage Digital Bank, the first federally chartered crypto bank in the US, has added custody support for Etherlink and seven assets on the Tezos layer-2 network, including xU3O8, a token representing physical uranium.The other supported assets include…
Coinbase faces greater fallout from CLARITY Act setback: Saxo
A strategist at the Danish bank said Coinbase has more at stake in the CLARITY setback because its trading business is directly exposed to US market-structure rules. While Bitcoin and crypto-linked stocks fell sharply after the US Senate failed to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity, or CLARITY, Act, Saxo Bank believes exchanges like Coinbase…
Bitcoin awaits Fed rate decision below $76K as analysis discounts ‘dovish surprise’ odds
Bitcoin price support materialized around $68,000 as markets saw a 93% chance of the Fed hiking rates by 0.25% on Wednesday.Bitcoin (BTC) stayed near monthly lows at Wednesday’s Wall Street open as markets awaited the US Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates.Key points:Read more
Hamas’ military wing told donors to avoid Binance. Use Bybit, OKX and others instead
Hamas’ military wing advised donors not to use Binance to handle funds but rather to use Bybit, OKX, Kast and Redotpay, according to recent U.S. Department of Justice documents.
Payward plans to offer U.S. clients onchain perpetual futures on Hyperliquid
Leveraging its $550 million acquisition of Bitnomial, Payward aims to become the first registered U.S. exchange to deploy markets on the Hyperliquid protocol.
A LatAm telecom operator is putting part of its finances on Avalanche
Led by former IBM Blockchain partner Jules Miller, Iris is helping Bolivia’s VIVA use stablecoins for settlement, dollar reserves and new financial services without replacing its existing telecom systems.
Blockchain finance platform Theo launches tokenized silver backed by $40 million in active leases
The onchain finance platform said thSLVR allows investors to retain exposure to silver while earning income from lending the metal to institutional borrowers.
Revolut ID thefts highlight KYC’s dangers: Here’s how to fix it
Zero-knowledge technology could let companies verify who you are without storing your identity documents. So why isn’t it already standard practice?The massive theft of more than 153 million US and Canadian driver’s licenses earlier this month should make one thing abundantly clear: the safest place for a copy of your driver’s license is nowhere at…
