SEC grants temporary exemption for tokenized US stock trading
The SEC’s Innovation Exemption allows limited tokenized US stock trading on onchain venues with trading caps and transparency requirements. Source：Cointelegraph
Bitcoin treasury firms can outperform BTC... but is the risk worth taking?
Bitcoin treasury companies promise to amplify returns over investing in Bitcoin alone, but does the potential upside outweigh the risks to the downside?…
S&P Global to acquire blockchain security platform OpenZeppelin
S&P Global agreed to buy OpenZeppelin, which says its smart contracts have facilitated more than $37 trillion in value transfers. Source：Cointelegraph
Crypto adoption blooming in Germany, while UK is falling ‘behind,’ says CoinShares researcher
German crypto adoption is progressing through family offices and wealth managers, while the UK’s retailfacing cryptocurrency market remains “nascent,”…
State hackers drive 420% surge in onchain malware, Chainalysis finds
North Korealinked hackers used Tron, Aptos and BNB Chain to maintain malware infrastructure, while suspected Iranlinked actors embedded directions in Bitcoin…
Zcash gains 20% as Paradigm founder reveals firm made ZEC investment
Zcash rose about 20% in 24 hours as Paradigm cofounder Matt Huang disclosed that the firm invested in ZEC amid a broader crypto market rally.…
Revolut says no direct contact after $3 million public ransom demand
Revolut says it received no direct contact despite separate ransom demands for $3 million in Monero and 10,000 Bitcoin from competing breach claimants.…
Polymarket users referred to prosecutors in South Korea: Report
South Korean police reportedly referred 18 Polymarket users to prosecutors in a gambling probe involving 26 people and $12.7 million in bets.…
Bitcoin treasuries buy just 5.9K BTC in three months as paper losses linger
Bitcoin corporate treasuries remained at an unrealized loss on their holdings as the price fell below $80,000 and fresh capital inflows dwindled.…
BitMEX faces Celsius lawsuit ahead of exchange closure
The Celsius estate alleges BitMEX wrongfully liquidated and seized 6,360 BTC, worth nearly $490 million, during the March 2020 market crash.…
OpenAI discloses 6 new cases of ‘misaligned’ AI behavior
The six cases are separate from July’s incident, when OpenAI models escaped containment and hacked Hugging Face during a security evaluation.…
Bitcoin absorbs Fed rate hike as officials see more tightening
Bitcoin showed little immediate reaction to the Fed’s first rate increase since 2023, but 16 of 18 officials expect at least one more hike before the end of…