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Visit websiteVerus bridge exploiter returns 4,052 ETH, retains $2.8 million bounty: onchain analyst
An attacker transferred 4,052.4 ETH worth $8.5 million back to Verus on Friday after the team proposed a bounty framework.
South Korea to review scrapping crypto tax plan after national petition hits 50,000 signatures
The petitioner said taxing cryptocurrency gains while abolishing taxes on traditional investments is unfair.
Ark Invest buys another $5 million in Bullish shares as stock slides 3%
Ark Invest bought a total of 139,117 shares of Bullish, worth about $5 million, across three of its ETFs on Thursday.
Ethereum Layer 2 Zero Network to wind down, joining string of protocols shuttering operations
Resources will be redirected to focus on growing Zerion's API and wallet service, the team said in a Thursday statement.
Galaxy's Novogratz and BitGo face off in court over $100 million claim: Bloomberg
In 2022, Galaxy said it was abandoning its acquisition plan due to BitGo's 'failure to deliver ... audited financial statements for 2021.'
Coinbase introduces thematic perps tracking China, AI and US national security equity indexes
The contracts are based on MarketVector’s existing AI, defense and China indexes that track the 10 largest companies per sector.
Former EF developer Dankrad Feist suggests $1 billion raise to form new Ethereum advocacy group
The Ethereum Foundation is a non-profit stewarding the development of the world's second-largest blockchain.
CLEAR token tanks 48% as Everclear winds down protocol, foundation and labs unit
Everclear achieved $500 million in monthly volume, but "never developed the commercial depth," the team said on Thursday.
JPMorgan says tokenized money market funds unlikely to grow beyond 15% of stablecoin market
Tokenized money market funds offer yield but still account for only around 5% of the stablecoin market, JPMorgan analysts said.
Chainlink, Anchorage-backed PAC names first bipartisan endorsements in 2026 midterm cycle
A newly formed political action committee released its first batch of endorsements as midterm elections begin to take shape.
HYPE token sets new record high above $60 amid rising Wall Street demand for Hyperliquid
Of note, Grayscale-linked wallets reportedly accumulated over $40 million worth of HYPE over the past week.
MoonPay announces fourth acquisition of the year with Decent, as it launches MoonPay Trade
This Decent deal comes on a wave of acquisitions by MoonPay, including DFlow and Sodot, which all support MoonPay Trade.
Boerse Stuttgart adds Societe Generale, SG-FORGE, and flatexDEGIRO to 'pan-European' tokenized settlement network
Nasdaq’s European trading venues will connect to Seturion to facilitate trading and settlement of tokenized securities.
Blockchain.com confidentially files for US IPO as crypto firms continue public market push
Blockchain.com confidentially filed with the SEC for an IPO, joining Circle, Gemini, and BitGo in crypto's sustained public markets push.
Cosmos co-founder's new multilateral clearing startup Cycles raises $6.4 million
The round, led by Blockchange Ventures, with support from Coinbase Ventures, among others, brings Cycle's total funding to $8.7 million.
Foundation raises $6.4 million to expand from bitcoin hardware wallets into AI agent authorization
The firm also announced the general availability of its flagship Passport Prime device and expanded access to its KeyOS developer platform.
Kraken parent Payward secures preliminary VARA approval for Dubai expansion
Kraken parent Payward secured preliminary VARA approval in Dubai, opening a pathway to expand regulated crypto services in the UAE.
'Rally slows into resistance': Bitcoin stalls below $78,000 as ETF outflows and long liquidations deepen recovery doubts
Bitcoin trades near $77,500 as ETF outflows extend to four days, long liquidations mount, and analysts flag $80,000 as the next key test.
Missouri AG sues CoinFlip, calls crypto ATMs 'getaway cars for fraud'
Missouri sued CoinFlip, alleging its cryptocurrency ATMs were used in widespread consumer fraud schemes and charged excessive fees.
Fantasy Top to shut down, says trading card game model was 'never built' for crypto
Its founder said the trading card game model was 'never built' for crypto, as monetization of the cards attracted investors, not gamers.
Wife of Sandbox co-founder Sebastien Borget targeted in kidnapping attempt at home in France: report
The wife of Sandbox co-founder Sebastien Borget was targeted in a kidnapping attempt as France logs over 41 crypto kidnappings in 2026.
US sanctions Sinaloa Cartel-linked cash-to-crypto laundering network tied to fentanyl trafficking
OFAC sanctioned a Sinaloa Cartel-linked cash-to-crypto network accused of laundering fentanyl proceeds through cryptocurrency transfers.
Syndicate Labs to wind down operations after five years, citing rollup market slump
Syndicate Labs said that the $330,000 exploit last month is unrelated to the decision to wind down operations.
IG Europe taps Bitpanda to expand crypto offerings in EU citing client demand
"Our clients want crypto exposure from a platform they trust. This partnership delivers it," IG Europe Managing Director Esteve Jane said.

