Binance co-founder CZ backs crypto license passporting across ASEAN
Binance co-founder CZ backed crypto license passporting across ASEAN to simplify approvals, reduce compliance costs and encourage competition.
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US judge temporarily blocks Minnesota prediction market ban
The preliminary injunction allows Kalshi and Polymarket US to continue operating in Minnesota while the court considers their challenge to the state law.
Zimbabwe admits seven fintech projects to regulatory sandbox
Zimbabwe’s securities regulator has admitted seven financial technology projects to its regulatory sandbox, with tokenization accounting for most of the latest group.
U.S. Senate puts off crypto Clarity Act for now as it focuses limited bandwidth elsewhere
The U.S. Senate has shelved the crypto Digital Asset Market Clarity Act for the moment as it proceeds with different bills on Russian sanctions and federal nominations, further setting aside the industry's central polic…
Binance phishs its own staff monthly, India censors BitChat code: Asia Express
Binance has been phishing its own staff to get ahead of potential attacks. South Korean crypto volumes tank 89% — plus all of the week’s other crypto news from Asia.
Kalshi, Polymarket win pause against Minnesota's prediction market ban
A federal judge ruled that Minnesota’s law banning prediction markets likely runs afoul of the Commodity Exchange Act, granting a preliminary injunction against the law to Kalshi, Polymarket and the Commodity Futures Tr…
Fake Crypto Wallet on App Store Triggers $1.8M Lawsuit Against Apple
Three crypto users have lost a total of $1.8 million in Bitcoin through a counterfeit Sparrow Wallet on the iOS App Store.
KOSPI Stock Index Halts Trading After 8% Crash as Samsung and SK Hynix Sink
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Why is Crypto Down Right Now?
The crypto market fell 2.9% over the past 24 hours, reducing its total value to $2.16 trillion, as Bitcoin led a broad selloff and more than $670 million in leveraged positions were liquidated. Investors turned cautious…
New York AG warns CLARITY Act could weaken state crypto enforcement
New York Attorney General Letitia James said the federal crypto market structure bill could restrict state regulators and urged Congress to impose stronger consumer protections on digital asset platforms.
Pi Network Token Unlocks: 775 Million PI Supply Wave Could Decide Price Direction in 2026
Pi Network is entering a major supply transition, with around 775.8 million PI tokens expected to unlock by the end of 2026, according to data shared from PiScan. These unlocks are based on claimable balances, including…
Ethereum Signals Bullish Reversal via Key MVRV Metric
Ethereum daily MVRV its 160-day SMA have formed the rare Golden Cross, signalling a bullish reversal.
Bitcoin shrugs off AI selloff but high-stakes Fed meeting could determine what's next
BTC held around $65,000, up 4% since Friday, while ether (ETH) hit its strongest price in nearly two months. Meanwhile, Nvidia’s 4.8% decline led AI-favorites lower, even as the overall Nasdaq was about flat thanks to g…
Fanatics Buys CFTC-Registered Exchange in Prediction Markets Land Grab
Fanatics is buying its way deeper into prediction markets, striking a deal to acquire a federally regulated exchange and clearinghouse from brokerage giant BGC Group as sports-betting heavyweights race to stake out grou…
Prediction Market Traders Brace for Surprise Fed Rate Hike
Prediction-market traders today sharply raised the implied odds of a Federal Reserve rate hike, one day before the central bank’s two-day July meeting begins.
Elon Musk: Humans Will Lose Control of AI Within a Decade
Artificial intelligence could surpass the combined intelligence of humanity within about five years, and humans are unlikely to remain in control of the technology within a decade, according to Elon Musk.
Microsoft Says MDASH Beats Claude Mythos and GPT-5.6 Sol in Cybersecurity Test
Microsoft has released its first dedicated cybersecurity model named MAI-Cyber-1-Flash and plugged it into MDASH, a vulnerability-hunting system that it says beats Anthropic’s Mythos 5 and OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol while cos…
Searchable NYC Property Database Puts Wealthy Residents at Risk, Critics Warn
A searchable database built from New York City's public property assessment records is drawing backlash from prominent figures in the crypto industry, who argue that making the information easier to search effectively c…
Cross River to enable P2P payments, banking services for X Money
The banking-as-a-service provider will power X Money’s peer-to-peer payments, FDIC-insured accounts and Visa debit cards as the platform expands its financial services.
SparkKitty Malware Found in App Stores Targets Crypto Wallet Seed Phrases
A new report from cybersecurity firm Check Point details how the SparkKitty malware campaign targeted cryptocurrency users by scanning photos stored on infected Android and iPhone devices for wallet recovery phrases and…
Bitmine Nears Goal of Controlling 5% of Ethereum Supply With $11.8 Billion Treasury
Crypto treasury firm BitMine Immersion Technologies said Sunday it has increased its Ethereum holdings to 5.79 million ETH, bringing its combined crypto holdings, cash, marketable securities, and strategic investments t…
Tether’s XAUt gold token receives Shariah certification to expand Islamic finance access
The certification could expand access to Tether’s gold-backed token among Islamic financial institutions and investors seeking Shariah-compliant exposure to physical gold.
A Man Gave Border Agents His Phone Passcode. It Wiped Everything. Now He's Facing Federal Charges
The Atlanta resident has been charged under a rarely invoked federal statute—18 U.S.C. § 2232, a law that makes it illegal to knowingly destroy property to prevent authorities from seizing it—after he allegedly triggere…
What are perps, anyway? Everything you need to know about crypto’s hottest trading instrument
Perpetual swaps, also called perpetual futures or “perps” for short, are the dominant trading instrument in the crypto market, processing an estimated $40 to 50 trillion a year in volume. They dwarf spot trading, and th…